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Destiny 126: Wisk vs. Smith PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter's entrance music is Under and Over it by ffdp. A fine choice. HeavyWeight Prizefighter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
27 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prizefighter throws a head kick but Villegas moves out of range.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Villegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villegas loads up on a big right hand but Prizefighter slips the punch.
Prizefighter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Villegas does no damage.
Prizefighter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villegas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prizefighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
HeavyWeight Prizefighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Prizefighter misses.
Villegas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prizefighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Villegas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prizefighter at a distance.
Prizefighter lands a nice hook to Villegas's body. Villegas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas misses with a hook to the body
and Prizefighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Villegas lands a head shot.
Prizefighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prizefighter misses the body punch
and Villegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Villegas misses.
Prizefighter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villegas's calf.
Prizefighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villegas circles away quickly and effectively.
Villegas gets caught napping as Prizefighter dives in and scores a takedown. Villegas manages to retain guard.
Villegas pushes Prizefighter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fabio Villegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villegas misses with a wild combination.
Villegas misses with an uppercut
and Prizefighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villegas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prizefighter avoids the body shot from Villegas.
Villegas throws a nice looking combination but Prizefighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prizefighter is looking to counter the offense by Villegas and move into the clinch.
Villegas blocks a head kick by Prizefighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Prizefighter as he connects with a hook.
Prizefighter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Villegas's head.
Villegas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Fabio Villegas has been cut.
Prizefighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Villegas takes a swing at Prizefighter's ribcage but misses.
Villegas throws a series of punches but Prizefighter avoids them all with ease.
Prizefighter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Villegas misses with a wild body shot.
Prizefighter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Villegas quickly recovers to half guard.
Prizefighter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Prizefighter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prizefighter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Prizefighter prevents Villegas from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prizefighter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Villegas is not content to let Prizefighter control the position.
Prizefighter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prizefighter controlling the pace.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prizefighter pulls his head out easily.
Villegas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Prizefighter lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter lands strikes from half guard.
Prizefighter is looking for a kimura here.
Prizefighter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prizefighter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prizefighter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prizefighter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Prizefighter seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Villegas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
A victorious HeavyWeight Prizefighter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Duddy throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duddy looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Duddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Duddy misses with the combination.
Duddy takes one on the button.
Duddy lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Duddy misses with a wild body shot.
Duddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Declan Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Duddy 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Duddy was not able to check.
Duddy throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Duddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Duddy is breathing heavily.
Duddy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duddy.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Duddy's ribs.
Duddy walks into a jab.
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!
Duddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duddy is rocked!
Duddy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas.
Oh Duddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas pounces like a tiger and cracks Duddy with a vicious hook! Duddy is down but not out! Thomas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ash Thomas!
After the fight, Ash Thomas 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Bailey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Te Rauparaha's chin.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey misses with a hook.
It looked like Rauparaha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey misses with a hook. Rauparaha ducked under it nicely.
Rauparaha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bailey 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.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rauparaha throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey throws an off balance right hand
and Rauparaha counters with an inside leg kick.
Rauparaha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bailey checks it well.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Rauparaha throws a big counter combination but Bailey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bailey with a poor takedown
and Rauparaha counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauparaha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey connects with a nice looking jab.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Rauparaha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Rauparaha counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Rauparaha counters with a good low kick that Bailey was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Bailey - just one landing.
We've been told by Rauparaha's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bailey shoots in and bounces Rauparaha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rauparaha wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey scoring with some ground and pound.
Rauparaha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Bailey tries to free his leg and advance position but Rauparaha is retaining full guard.
Rauparaha pulls Bailey in to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bailey working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Rauparaha blocks nicely.
Rauparaha pulls Bailey in to control the position.
Bailey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey postures up in Rauparaha's guard and throws a big left but Rauparaha blocks it.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauparaha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rauparaha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rauparaha is on top in guard.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey looking for a guillotine here but Rauparaha defends easily.
Rauparaha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bailey regains half guard.
Rauparaha wants to pass the guard but Bailey is defending well.
Rauparaha passes to full mount!
Rauparaha controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey has given up his back here. Will Rauparaha look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Bailey trying to control the position but Rauparaha manages to sink in the hooks.
Rauparaha working for a choke but Bailey is defending well.
Rauparaha is riding his opponent, not letting Bailey buck him off.
Bailey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rauparaha's guard. Nice work there by Bailey.
Rauparaha looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauparaha, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Bailey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey misses with a lunging right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Rauparaha avoids nicely.
Bailey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauparaha pinned against the cage. Rauparaha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Te Rauparaha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauparaha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauparaha.
Rauparaha is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha staying out of range there.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Rauparaha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bailey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rauparaha's waist but Rauparaha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailey off to one side.
Bailey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauparaha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rauparaha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bailey avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bailey.
Bailey scores with a three punch combo!
Rauparaha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alex Bailey has been cut.
Rauparaha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Rauparaha's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
As Bailey looks to move away, Rauparaha throws a big counter combo bu Bailey just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauparaha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rauparaha on the side of the head.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauparaha.
The crowd cheers as Bailey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rauparaha doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauparaha. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey connects with the punch.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauparaha defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha lands an overhand right.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rauparaha throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rauparaha defends it well.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Te Rauparaha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Te Rauparaha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Rauparaha throws a big counter combination but Bailey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Rauparaha misses.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown but Rauparaha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bailey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rauparaha throws a big counter combination but Bailey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Te Rauparaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Bailey.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Rauparaha jumps back.
A punch combination from Bailey misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey moves out of range of the leg kick from Rauparaha.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
Rauparaha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailey checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Rauparaha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Rauparaha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rauparaha misses.
Bailey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rauparaha defends it well.
Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Rauparaha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rauparaha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rauparaha duly obliges.
Bailey lands with an uppercut that bounces Rauparaha off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Bailey's cut.
That's time! Rauparaha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bailey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bailey scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey lunges at Rauparaha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rauparaha's hand.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Rauparaha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rauparaha counters with a straight right hand.
Rauparaha throws out a leg kick but Bailey moves out of range and Rauparaha only half commits.
Rauparaha slips a jab from Bailey.
Donk. Bailey catches Rauparaha right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Rauparaha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Rauparaha counters with a three punch combo that has Bailey backing up. Bailey nods at Rauparaha to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Rauparaha misses with a leg kick.
Bailey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy body kick from Bailey
and Rauparaha counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick that misses.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Rauparaha is out of range.
Bailey cracks Rauparaha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey shoots in but Rauparaha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Bailey looks to move away, Rauparaha throws a big counter combo bu Bailey just gets out of the way.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Bailey.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rauparaha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bailey misses with a lunging right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey throws an off balance right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a thumping low kick.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey ducks right into an uppercut from Rauparaha.
Bailey is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauparaha finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Bailey seems to have recovered his senses.
Rauparaha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
It looked like Rauparaha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bailey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bailey walks into a stiff left hand from Rauparaha.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Rauparaha throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Bailey scores with a sloppy right hand. Rauparaha should have avoided that one.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Rauparaha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey swings for the body but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Rauparaha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Bailey checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with an uppercut
and Rauparaha counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey throws an off balance right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bailey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rauparaha half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Rauparaha counters with a left to the body.
Alex Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauparaha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey tries to bum rush Rauparaha with a series of wild strikes but Rauparaha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauparaha throws a big counter combination but Bailey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Te Rauparaha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Te Rauparaha.
Well Bailey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Bailey!
After winning the bout, Alex Bailey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burer Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flodder slips a jab and a cross from Mutant.
Mutant misses with a wild body shot.
Flodder throws a lazy uppercut
and Mutant counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Flodder misses.
Flodder throws a hook to the side of Mutant's head but Mutant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mutant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flodder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flodder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mutant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Flodder moves out of range.
Flodder blocks a jab.
Flodder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mutant.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mutant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flodder.
Kees Flodder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flodder slips under a jab from Mutant.
Mutant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flodder is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Flodder misses its intended target.
Flodder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Flodder misses.
Flodder fails to land with a series of punches.
Flodder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Flodder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flodder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mutant doesn't manage to clinch there - Flodder circles away.
A jab from Mutant misses.
Flodder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mutant.
Mutant blocks a jab.
A combination from Mutant does no damage.
A combination from Flodder does no damage.
Flodder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Flodder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flodder.
Flodder throws a series of punches but Mutant moves out of range.
Mutant connects with a jab.
Flodder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flodder throws out a loose jab but Mutant uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flodder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mutant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutant moves out of range as Flodder strikes.
Mutant tries to counter with a clinch but Flodder shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutant staying out of range there.
A combination from Mutant does no damage.
Mutant throws a body punch but Flodder moves out of range.
Mutant throws a series of strikes that have Flodder backpedaling.
Flodder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left lands for Flodder.
Mutant scores with a nice head shot.
Flodder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Flodder.
Flodder misses with an uppercut.
Mutant missing with a left hand there. Flodder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutant misses with an uppercut. Flodder saw that one coming.
Mutant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mutant is rocked!
Mutant is looking to chop away at Flodder's legs.
Mutant is still on wobbly legs! Can Flodder finish him?
Flodder loads up on a big right hand but Mutant slips the punch.
Mutant unleashes a big counter combination but Flodder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mutant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flodder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flodder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flodder misses with a straight right.
Mutant seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flodder backs up against the cage.
Mutant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mutant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Mutant does no damage.
Mutant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Flodder back to the cage. Mutant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mutant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Flodder misses.
Flodder throws a right hand that Mutant ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutant also avoids with ease.
Flodder tests Mutant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flodder lands a glancing blow to the side of Mutant's head.
Mutant moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutant is looking for the big counter here.
Mutant moves away from the strike by Flodder.
Mutant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flodder throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Flodder misses.
Mutant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a few strikes there.
Mutant misses with a wild combination.
Mutant missing with a left hand there. Flodder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flodder attempts a counter takedown but Mutant avoids it well and moves away.
Mutant is working the combinations to good effect here.
Flodder lands with an overhand left.
Mutant throws a hook but Flodder blocks it.
Flodder lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mutant falls backwards - clearly groggy! Flodder dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kees Flodder!
Kees Flodder made sure to mention his sponsor, Mystic Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
155 lbs
30 - 26 - 1 |
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43
155 lbs
40 - 27 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
30 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Leeroy scores with a punch to the head.
Orgun dives in for a single leg takedown but Leeroy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leeroy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leeroy takes a swing at Orgun's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orgun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orgun throws a good cross that connects.
Orgun fails to land the takedown.
Orgun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leeroy tries to improve position but can't.
Orgun tries to advance to mount but Leeroy denies him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orgun laying and praying for a moment but Leeroy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Orgun is looking to take a break and control but Leeroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is stalling here. Leeroy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Orgun seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leeroy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Orgun manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leeroy's best efforts.
Orgun wants to get back to full guard but Leeroy has passed into side control.
Orgun is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Leeroy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leeroy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Orgun manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leeroy won't allow Orgun to pass to mount.
Orgun prevents Leeroy from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leeroy won't allow Orgun to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun passes to side control.
Orgun works to advance to full mount. Leeroy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Orgun jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leeroy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leeroy and Orgun has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Leeroy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orgun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leeroy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Orgun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leeroy is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun trying to control but Leeroy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leeroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orgun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leeroy keeping moving, preventing Orgun from controlling successfully.
Orgun tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeroy is retaining full guard.
Orgun advances position into side control!
Orgun trying to control the action but Leeroy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeroy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orgun off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Orgun rolls, trying to escape but Leeroy keeps control of the position.
Orgun is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Leeroy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leeroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeroy swings for the body but Orgun moves out of range.
Orgun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orgun looks for a takedown but Leeroy sprawls well.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orgun is defended easily by Leeroy.
Orgun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Murat Orgun has been cut.
Leeroy connects with a body shot that sends Orgun's belly button to the back.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeroy gets caught napping as Orgun dives in and scores a takedown. Leeroy manages to retain guard.
Orgun looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Orgun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leeroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leeroy's back!
Orgun working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Orgun trying to control.
Orgun has got his arm under Leeroy's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Leeroy has spun round into Orgun's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Orgun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Orgun is retaining full guard.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
Leeroy is stalling in the full guard.
Orgun wants to sweep but no luck.
Leeroy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
Leeroy pushes down on Orgun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orgun tries to roll over but Leeroy keeps him under control.
Orgun trying to control but Leeroy postures up.
Leeroy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orgun is looking for a sweep. Leeroy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leeroy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
Leeroy trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Orgun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeroy throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Leeroy coming out on top.
Leeroy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orgun is able to avoid easily.
Leeroy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leeroy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orgun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeroy.
Leeroy punishes Orgun's body with a nice straight punch.
Leeroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leeroy enables Orgun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leeroy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leeroy has his feet on Orgun's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orgun dives in for a single leg takedown but Leeroy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Orgun slips a jab from Leeroy.
Orgun shoots in looking for a takedown. Leeroy tries to sprawl out of it but Orgun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leeroy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murat Orgun's cut.
That's time! Orgun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orgun shoots in looking for a takedown. Leeroy tries to sprawl out of it but Orgun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leeroy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leeroy is looking to chop away at Orgun's legs.
Leeroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orgun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leeroy defends well and Orgun ends up having to push Leeroy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orgun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orgun gets a takedown into half guard.
Leeroy kicks off Orgun and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeroy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leeroy wants it to stay on the feet.
Orgun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leeroy finds it's way round the side to connect with Orgun's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leeroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Orgun is just out of range.
Leeroy throws a lazy right hand but Orgun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orgun is looking to counter the offense by Leeroy and move into the clinch.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orgun moves away.
A jab lands there for Leeroy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orgun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun slips a straight right by Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leeroy lands a right hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orgun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leeroy throws a leg kick but Orgun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orgun catches Leeroy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leeroy misses with a wild body shot.
Orgun darts in looking for a takedown but Leeroy gets double underhooks and turns Orgun into the cage.
Leeroy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leeroy misses with an uppercut.
Leeroy connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck for Orgun with that takedown attempt.
Leeroy lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeroy. Orgun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orgun moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orgun goes for a double leg but Leeroy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leeroy continues to drive forward.
A clash of legs there as Orgun blocks the low kick.
It looked like Orgun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leeroy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orgun drives through with a takedown into Leeroy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Orgun tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeroy is retaining full guard.
Leeroy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Leeroy won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
Leeroy looking to pass the guard.
Leeroy 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.
Orgun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is really struggling to control Leeroy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bruce Leeroy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murat Orgun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leeroy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Orgun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leeroy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Orgun is trying to keep Leeroy in close.
Leeroy looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeroy wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orgun's head backwards.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leeroy throws out a leg kick but Orgun moves out of range and Leeroy only half commits.
Orgun shoots in for a takedown but Leeroy shows good takedown defense.
Orgun needs to keep his hands up - Leeroy had a free shot at his head there.
Leeroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orgun.
Leeroy lands a jab to Orgun's midsection.
Leeroy fakes the leg kick and cracks Orgun in the body.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orgun has a takedown stuffed.
Orgun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leeroy can pounce on him.
Orgun lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leeroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leeroy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leeroy!
Bruce Leeroy made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jabber misses.
Jabber misses with a two punch combination.
Jabber throws an overhand right that lands on Boulks's shoulder, as Boulks tries to avoid the shot.
Boulks tries to counter with a takedown but Jabber is quick to defend against it.
Jabber closes the distance and clinches.
Boulks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boulks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jabber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boulks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabber cracks Boulks with an open hand slap.
Jabber misses with a double jab
and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber taking a bit of punishment here - Boulks scoring with strikes.
Boulks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jabber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boulks gets to mount! Jabber was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boulks looking to control but Jabber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boulks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boulks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boulks landing shots from mount.
Boulks punching from mount but Jabber doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Boulks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jabber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boulks tries to control but Jabber wriggling away.
Jabber blocking the ground and pound.
Boulks 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've been hearing that Boulks has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boulks tries to control but Jabber wriggling away.
Boulks misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks cracks Jabber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jabber taking shots to the head.
Boulks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabber because Boulks loaded up on that one.
Jabber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boulks throwing strikes here but Jabber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jabber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jabber blocking the ground and pound.
Boulks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabber because Boulks loaded up on that one.
Jabber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boulks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jabber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boulks throwing strikes here but Jabber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boulks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jabber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jabber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jabber is staying active underneath Boulks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jabber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.
Boulks trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Jabber wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Boulks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jabber doesn't manage to clinch there - Boulks circles away.
Jabber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boulks in his tracks.
Jabber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jabber throws a nice head kick!
Jabber throws an overhand right that lands on Boulks's shoulder, as Boulks tries to avoid the shot.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Jabber.
Jabber throws a leg kick
and Boulks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jabber's guard.
Boulks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulks connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boulks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulks trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Boulks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boulks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabber can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jabber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jabber trying to control from half guard but Boulks is working away.
Boulks is looking to improve his position.
Boulks trying to control from the bottom.
Boulks is trying to control but Jabber passes into side control!
Boulks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jabber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks is looking for a sweep.
Boulks is trying to control Jabber's posture but Jabber avoids it.
Jabber wants to take a breather but Boulks manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jabber.
Boulks is looking for a triangle but Jabber pushes his legs off easily.
Boulks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jabber has passed into half guard!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jabber in particular looking to stall.
Boulks trying to control here.
Boulks is trying to control but Jabber manages to pass to mount!
Jabber controlling the pace for now.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Jabber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks tries to hold on but Jabber postures up.
Boulks working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boulks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Jabber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boulks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jabber loads up on a big right hand but Boulks slips the punch.
Boulks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jabber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boulks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jabber sprawls and moves away.
Jabber moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabber misses with a body shot.
Boulks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jabber sprawls and moves away.
Jabber connects with a right hand. Boulks shakes it off.
Jabber throws a wild body kick that Boulks sees coming a mile off.
Boulks changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That kick from Jabber tenderised Boulks's leg. Boulks is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jabber.
Boulks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jabber sprawls and moves away.
Jabber misses the shot to the body.
Boulks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jabber sprawls and moves away.
Jim Jabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabber lands a head shot.
Jabber misses with a head kick.
Jabber instigates a clinch.
Boulks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabber lands a damaging elbow.
Jabber wants to break free but Boulks has control.
Boulks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabber misses the shot to the body.
Boulks appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jim Jabber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Jabber.
Jabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boulks tries to counter with a takedown but Jabber is quick to defend against it.
A punch lands to the side of Boulks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jabber misses with a hook to the body
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Jabber fights it but they end up in guard.
Boulks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boulks is working Jabber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabber is looking to stand up but Boulks isn't so interested in that idea.
Boulks trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Boulks postures up in Jabber's guard and throws a big left but Jabber blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jabber pulls Boulks in to control the position.
Jabber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boulks controls the pace.
Boulks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Will Boulks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabber has momentary wrist control but Boulks slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boulks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulks connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jabber's head.
Jabber has control of Boulks's left arm, preventing Boulks from doing any damage.
Boulks landing with the ground and pound.
Jabber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boulks's guard.
Boulks is looking for a triangle here but Jabber uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jabber laying and praying for a moment but Boulks takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jabber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jabber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jabber!
A relieved looking Jim Jabber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Will Boulks had this to say: 'Sorry,next time I will win..I promise'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
171 lbs
40 - 20 - 2 |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter blocks the body kick.
Hak staying out of range there.
Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Hak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
To Hak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak misses with a left hand
and Poulter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poulter looks for the body kick but Hak saw that one coming.
Hak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hak.
Hak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Hak pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak misses with the body kick
and Poulter counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Hak.
A hook to the body from Hak.
Hak breaks the clinch.
Hak misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter blocks a leg kick.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hak keeps the fight on the outside.
Hak throws a good cross that connects.
Poulter blocks the body kick.
Poulter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poulter tries to clinch but Hak is having none of it.
Poulter wants to clinch.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hak throws the left hand but Poulter avoids the punch easily.
Poulter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulter blocks the leg kick.
Hak misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Hak is predictable there
and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poulter.
Hak lands with a light punch inside.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter blocks a body shot from Hak.
Hak pushes Poulter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulter avoids the damage to the body.
Hak crunches a lovely knee into Poulter's ribcage.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hak works on Poulter's body with a couple of short punches.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hak.
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak trying to stall but Poulter improves his position.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter looks winded!
Hak stalling in the clinch.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Hak stalls.
Hak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poulter up against the cage.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak looking to stall.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poulter letting Hak take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hak trying to control the position but instead, Poulter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hak into the cage.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hak.
A short right from Hak.
Hak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hak taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
To Hak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poulter tries to clinch but Hak moves out of range.
Hak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poulter blocks an uppercut.
Poulter lands a nice uppercut.
Poulter misses with the head strike.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Hak blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Hak to work.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Poulter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak lands a knee to the body.
Poulter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hak slowing the pace effectively.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hak controlling the action here for a moment.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Hak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hak is struggling to control the position.
To Hak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hak breaks from the clinch.
Hak throws a push kick but Poulter slaps the foot to one side.
Hak tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hak throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Hak shakes him off and moves away.
Hak moves into range and clinches up with Poulter.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
Poulter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak misses with some punches.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulter.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Poulter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hak tries to work over Poulter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Poulter.
Poulter misses with some punches.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Poulter avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Poulter misses with a knee to the head.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Hak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Hak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hak stalling against the cage.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak just leaning against Poulter, taking a breather.
Poulter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Poulter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hak is unloading with more strikes now! Poulter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). To Hak!
To Hak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wily Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger has chosen Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys as his entrance music. Wily Swagger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wily Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swagger taking a breather here.
Swagger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Escargesa can't do much from the bottom here.
Escargesa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Swagger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Escargesa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Swagger throws a strike aimed at the side of Escargesa's head but Escargesa avoids it well.
Escargesa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Netherlands Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Swagger looks up at the clock and then as Escargesa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Swagger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Swagger controlling the position.
It looks like Swagger might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Escargesa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa tries to buck Swagger off but Swagger is having none of it.
Swagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escargesa keeps working.
Escargesa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swagger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Escargesa is working hard here to advance position.
The strikes coming from Swagger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Escargesa is trying to control Swagger's posture but Swagger avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Escargesa's face as Swagger controls the position.
Escargesa manages to get back to half guard.
Escargesa pushes Swagger off looking to stand but Swagger dives back in and keeps control.
Swagger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Escargesa is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swagger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escargesa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa is concentrating on defense, preventing Swagger from advancing position.
Swagger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escargesa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Escargesa wants to get back to full guard.
Escargesa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escargesa trying to control here.
Swagger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Swagger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escargesa is looking to improve his position.
Escargesa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Escargesa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swagger is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swagger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Swagger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Escargesa is looking to improve his position.
Swagger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swagger is thwarting Escargesa's attempts to control the position.
Swagger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Escargesa is trying to get back to full guard.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swagger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Swagger trying to control but Escargesa is having none of it.
Swagger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swagger lands a nice shot to the head.
Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Escargesa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escargesa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wily Swagger dominated that round.
That's time! Escargesa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escargesa gets caught flat footed, as Swagger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Escargesa seems to have got his legs back now.
Escargesa is looking for a triangle but Swagger pushes his legs off easily.
Escargesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swagger is aware though and is defending well.
Escargesa has his foot on Swagger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swagger works his way back into a safe position though.
Escargesa has his foot on Swagger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swagger works his way back into a safe position though.
Swagger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wily Swagger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Escargesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swagger advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger controls the position.
Escargesa is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger grinds an elbow into Escargesa's temple.
Swagger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Escargesa to see if he's OK.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but Escargesa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escargesa is trying to get back to half guard.
Escargesa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Escargesa is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa seems a little lost for a moment, as Swagger dominates the positioning.
Swagger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swagger taking a break here but Escargesa is having none of it and regains half guard.
Escargesa has hold of Swagger's hands but Swagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swagger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escargesa trying to control from the bottom.
Swagger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escargesa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escargesa manages to get to full guard.
Swagger working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa looking for a guillotine here but Swagger defends easily.
Swagger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Escargesa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Swagger escapes and throws Escargesa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Escargesa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Escargesa taking a bit of punishment here - Swagger scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa is looking for a sweep.
Escargesa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Escargesa is looking for a sweep.
Swagger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Escargesa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Escargesa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Escargesa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escargesa is not content to let Swagger control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escargesa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wily Swagger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Escargesa tries to sprawl but Swagger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Escargesa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vincent Escargesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger cracks Escargesa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swagger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Escargesa is trying to defend but Swagger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escargesa actively working from the bottom here.
Escargesa is looking to control Swagger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escargesa avoid being mounted?
Swagger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Escargesa is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Swagger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Escargesa is looking to control Swagger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escargesa avoid being mounted?
Swagger is working for a submission of some sort.
Escargesa trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Escargesa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Swagger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Swagger goes for a takedown attempt but Escargesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Escargesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swagger shoots in and gets a takedown into Escargesa's guard.
Swagger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Swagger tries to free his leg and advance position but Escargesa is retaining full guard.
Escargesa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swagger defends well.
Swagger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Swagger chips away with some ground and pound.
Swagger postures up and lands a big shot to Escargesa's brow.
Swagger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Escargesa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escargesa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swagger postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Escargesa covers up, he's hurt! Swagger keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Swagger and the ref steps in to end the fight! Swagger can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wily Swagger!
An out of breath Wily Swagger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coconut Sprinkles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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32
255 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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280 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Pouncey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprinkles misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sprinkles.
Pouncey lands a nice shot that snaps Sprinkles's head back.
Sprinkles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sprinkles lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pouncey.
Pouncey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pouncey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sprinkles has hold of Pouncey's hands but Pouncey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sprinkles is refusing to be controlled, as Pouncey sits in half guard.
Sprinkles wants to get back to full guard.
Sprinkles trying to hold on to Pouncey's head to control him but Pouncey postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pouncey prevents Sprinkles from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sprinkles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pouncey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pouncey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sprinkles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pouncey trying to control but Sprinkles is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sprinkles working a defensive guard here.
Pouncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprinkles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprinkles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pouncey manages to get himself to full guard.
Sprinkles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sprinkles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pouncey keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Pouncey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Pouncey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouncey pulls Sprinkles in close to his closed guard and prevents Sprinkles from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sprinkles wants to pass the guard but Pouncey is keeping the position.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pouncey trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick lands from Sprinkles.
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.
Pouncey looking to score a takedown here. Sprinkles is defending well but Pouncey drives through and ends up in Sprinkles's guard.
Sprinkles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouncey is one step ahead there.
Sprinkles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Sprinkles keeps moving.
Sprinkles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pouncey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sprinkles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pouncey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pouncey throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coconut Sprinkles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sprinkles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelvin Pouncey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pouncey scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Pouncey misses
and Sprinkles counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pouncey!
Pouncey wants to control but Sprinkles postures up.
Pouncey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sprinkles connects with a decent elbow.
Pouncey is looking to regain half guard here but Sprinkles keeps moving and retains side control.
Sprinkles working the body and head with strikes.
Sprinkles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pouncey keeps working.
Pouncey taking a bit of punishment here - Sprinkles scoring with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sprinkles working his ground and pound in the gym.
Sprinkles working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pouncey is looking to regain half guard here but Sprinkles keeps moving and retains side control.
A big shot lands for Sprinkles! That's hurt Pouncey! Will he recover? Sprinkles fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coconut Sprinkles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wisk.
Smith slips under a jab.
Wisk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wisk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wisk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Wisk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wisk wants it to stay on the feet.
Wisk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wisk leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Smith .
Wisk lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Wisk's head but Wisk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wisk tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Wisk moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Wisk is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith scores with a jab. Wisk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Wisk wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a series of punches but Wisk avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Wisk scores with a nice body kick.
Wisk scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wisk moves out of range of the strikes.
Wisk lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wisk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut there from Smith .
Smith misses with a hook. Wisk ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Wisk blocks it.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wisk is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith prevents Wisk from standing back up.
Wisk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wisk has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Wisk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wisk keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wisk swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
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.
Wisk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wisk as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wisk misses its target.
Wisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wisk counters by moving into the clinch.
Wisk has a couple of punches blocked by Smith .
Wisk is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wisk down to the mat. Wisk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wisk moves away from the strike by Smith .
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Wisk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith looks to land a combination but Wisk avoids it well.
Wisk is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wisk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith .
Wisk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wisk throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wisk pinned against the cage. Wisk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Wisk scores with a jab.
Smith misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith staying out of range there.
No joy there for Smith , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Wisk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith .
Wisk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Wisk ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook. Wisk ducked under it nicely.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Wisk counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk tries to clinch up.
Wisk ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Wisk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Wisk counters with a nice uppercut.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Smith .
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wisk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith .
MC Wisk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisk fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wisk. Wisk obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wisk.
Wisk thuds a left hand into Smith 's body.
Wisk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Wisk staying out of range there.
Wisk slips a straight right by Smith .
MC Wisk is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Wisk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wisk rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Wisk on the inside.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Wisk. Beautiful body shot.
Wisk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Wisk tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wisk misses the target.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Wisk counters with an outside leg kick.
Wisk lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith 's hand.
Wisk misses with a wild body shot.
Wisk lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith goes for a double leg but Wisk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wisk continues to drive forward.
Smith swings for the body but Wisk moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith .
Wisk lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
That's time! Wisk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wisk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wisk lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wisk. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Wisk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wisk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Wisk takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk knocks out Smith with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Wisk before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Wisk picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MC Wisk!
MC Wisk retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath MC Wisk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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