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BRFC 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyanne Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyik Tyunduer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ignacio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to see you again chris brown. Reyanne Ignacio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reyanne Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyik Tyunduer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyunduer checks a leg kick.
Ignacio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio tries to land a leg kick but Tyunduer saw it coming and moves away.
Reyanne Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyunduer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyunduer gets a clinch.
Tyunduer avoids the elbow strike from Ignacio, against the ropes.
Tyunduer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyunduer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyunduer moves into range and clinches up with Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyunduer avoids it.
Ignacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyunduer.
Ignacio wants to stall.
Tyunduer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignacio avoids the damage to the body.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyunduer instigates a clinch.
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!
Tyunduer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignacio lands with a kick to the temple. Tyunduer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyunduer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ignacio looking to throw knees to the head but Tyunduer is blocking nicely.
Ignacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyunduer tries to land a knee to the head but Ignacio blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Ignacio.
Tyunduer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tyunduer is pushing Ignacio up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyunduer with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyunduer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignacio looking to throw knees to the head but Tyunduer is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyunduer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyunduer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyunduer with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyunduer throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignacio cracks Tyunduer with a nice body shot.
Tyunduer lands with a light punch inside.
Tyunduer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignacio manages to break the clinch.
Tyunduer moves out of range as Ignacio throws a body kick.
Ignacio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignacio lands a head kick. Tyunduer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tyunduer moves into range and clinches up with Ignacio.
Ignacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyunduer missing with knees to the body.
Ignacio looking to throw knees to the head but Tyunduer is blocking nicely.
Tyunduer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignacio.
Ignacio scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses
and Tyunduer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyunduer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyunduer.
Tyunduer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyunduer misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Tyunduer misses.
Ignacio throws a head kick but Tyunduer moves out of range.
Ignacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignacio is breathing heavily.
Ignacio scores with a head kick. Tyunduer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tyunduer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tyunduer forces Ignacio back against the ropes and clinches.
Ignacio tries a knee to the head but Tyunduer blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignacio scores with a knee to the head.
Tyunduer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyunduer lands a nice elbow.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch.
Ignacio misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyunduer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ignacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ignacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyunduer pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyunduer in particular looking to stall.
Ignacio wants to improve his position but Tyunduer is controlling well.
Tyunduer stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Tyunduer 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyik Tyunduer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ignacio misses with a body kick.
Ignacio slips a jab and a cross from Tyunduer.
Reyanne Ignacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyunduer pushes Ignacio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ignacio trying to control the position but instead, Tyunduer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignacio into the ropes.
Tyunduer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ignacio is trying to keep an underhook but Tyunduer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ignacio is not content to let Tyunduer control the position.
Ignacio tries to roll over but Tyunduer keeps him under control.
Well, if Tyunduer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyunduer stands up from Ignacio's guard - Tyunduer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyunduer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Ignacio.
Ignacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyunduer moves into range and clinches up with Ignacio.
Tyunduer misses with a knee to the head.
Tyunduer tries for a takedown but Ignacio manages to get underhooks.
Ignacio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vyik Tyunduer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyunduer gets through Ignacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignacio taking a breather.
Ignacio is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyunduer gets an underhook and turns Ignacio into the ropes.
Tyunduer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ignacio's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyunduer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick and Tyunduer moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyunduer misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyunduer rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignacio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyunduer is out of range and Ignacio settles back down.
As Ignacio backs off Tyunduer throws a huge counter combo but Ignacio manages to avoid it all.
Ignacio throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Ignacio tenderised Tyunduer's leg. Tyunduer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyunduer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ignacio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tyunduer throws a right hand that Ignacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Ignacio also avoids with ease.
Tyunduer rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyunduer moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyunduer.
Ignacio tries to break the clinch but Tyunduer is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer is struggling to control the position.
Ignacio is trying to break the clinch but Tyunduer has him pressed against the ropes.
Ignacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignacio breaks the clinch.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses.
Tyunduer looks to land a combination but Ignacio avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyunduer obliges.
Tyunduer lands an elbow just above Ignacio 's eye.
Tyunduer breaks from the clinch.
Tyunduer scores with a shot to the body.
Ignacio dodges the punch combination from Tyunduer.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses.
Tyunduer rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer manages to break the clinch.
Ignacio avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyunduer has Ignacio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ignacio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tyunduer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ignacio trying to control the position but instead, Tyunduer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignacio into the ropes.
Ignacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyunduer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyunduer lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Reyanne Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio wants to stall.
Tyunduer misses with an elbow strike.
Tyunduer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ignacio regains guard.
Tyunduer stays in close to Ignacio's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyik Tyunduer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reyanne Ignacio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ignacio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyunduer. Tyunduer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyunduer moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tyunduer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignacio is trying to break the clinch but Tyunduer is controlling him.
Ignacio avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyunduer.
Ignacio misses with a knee strike.
Tyunduer lands an uppercut.
Ignacio tries to land a knee to the head but Tyunduer blocks with his arms.
Ignacio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tyunduer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyunduer prevents a body shot from Ignacio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tyunduer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyunduer looking to stall.
Ignacio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyunduer blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyunduer stalls.
Tyunduer has Ignacio pushed against the ropes.
Ignacio misses with a knee strike.
Tyunduer manages to break the clinch.
Tyunduer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyunduer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ignacio up against the ropes.
Tyunduer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignacio.
Ignacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyunduer instigates a clinch.
Tyunduer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignacio pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyunduer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tyunduer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer tries a knee to the head but Ignacio blocks it.
A knee to the head by Tyunduer.
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!
Tyunduer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyunduer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignacio is defending well for now.
Tyunduer manages to break the clinch.
Vyik Tyunduer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyunduer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignacio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tyunduer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyunduer has closed the distance and engaged Ignacio in a clinch.
Ignacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyunduer is defending well for now.
Ignacio lands a knee to the head.
Ignacio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyunduer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyunduer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyunduer lands a damaging elbow.
Ignacio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyunduer wants the takedown. Ignacio is fighting it off but Tyunduer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ignacio's guard against the ropes.
Ignacio is looking to stand back up but Tyunduer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ignacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer not doing much here.
Ignacio is looking for a sweep. Tyunduer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyunduer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vyik Tyunduer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ignacio is looking for a sweep. Tyunduer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ignacio is looking to escape.
Tyunduer controlling the action here.
Tyunduer tries to pass to full mount but Ignacio defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tyunduer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reyanne Ignacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignacio flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyik Tyunduer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyunduer 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Vyik Tyunduer!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Vyik Tyunduer!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Vyik Tyunduer!
Vyik Tyunduer wins by unanimous decision!
Reyanne Ignacio was interviewed post fight and said 'hes got lucky'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hump Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rems is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by rock n roll to the world. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Rems!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rems throws a head kick that misses.
Face forces Rems back against the ropes and clinches.
Face landing knees to the body.
Rems looks winded!
Rems takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ryan Rems has been cut.
Rems takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Face.
Our sources have told us that Face has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Face lands a knee to the body.
Face working Rems over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rems tries to circle away but Face has him pinned against the ropes.
Face landing knees to the body.
Face drops Rems with a big knee straight up the middle! Rems is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rems is rocked!
Face has managed to clinch.
Rems is still on wobbly legs! Can Face finish him?
Face lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Ryan Rems's cut even more.
Face gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Face unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Face is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A fake to the body and Face gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Rems! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Rems falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hump Face!
Ryan Rems was interviewed post fight and said 'rock n roll to the world'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bear blocks a low kick nicely.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bear gets tackled into the ropes by Hopkins. Hopkins maintains the clinch.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins has him pressed against the ropes.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bear's coach down at La Grande BJJ & Muay Thai was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bear's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hopkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hopkins has Bear pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear lands a left hand.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yogi Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins clinches.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bear.
Hopkins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bear scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
Bear thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
Hopkins shoots and misses
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks Bear with an uppercut!
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Bear circles away easily
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Bear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bear lands with a right hand.
Bear blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Bear breaks away
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
Bear leaves Hopkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bear does it's job there.
Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Bear finds it's way through Hopkins's defenses.
Bear lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bear defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Bear moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear moves into the clinch.
Hopkins has Bear pressed against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bear. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear misses with some punches.
Hopkins gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hopkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hopkins looks to land a strike but Bear avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Bear is pulling down on Hopkins's head to control his posture.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hopkins.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins sets himself, and Bear steps forward looking for the clinch! Hopkins avoids it this time.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Bear on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Bear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Bear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Bear looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Bear scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Hopkins sets himself, and Bear steps forward looking for the clinch! Hopkins avoids it this time.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins has his takedown stuffed
and Bear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear pushes Hopkins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins goes for a takedown attempt but Bear pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear seems keen to control Hopkins's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand up but Hopkins is controlling him.
Hopkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hopkins trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins has managed to clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bear makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hopkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Bear manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hopkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hopkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Hopkins drags him back down.
Bear tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear lands a jab.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Bear's leg. Bear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Bear lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopkins doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Bear.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear regains half guard, as Hopkins was trying to land strikes.
Jimmy Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to escape.
Bear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopkins.
Yogi Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hopkins is thwarting Bear's attempts to control the position.
Hopkins trying to control the pace.
Hopkins trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bear lands with a shot to the body.
Bear missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bear.
Bear thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bear is trying to defend but Hopkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bear makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bear.
Hopkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bear is looking to stand up but Hopkins isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bear 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Yogi Bear wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheng's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chong - Ding dong kong. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Cheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rust Cohle!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle walks into a straight right hand from Cheng.
Cheng lands a lovely overhand right.
Cheng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cohle misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Cohle misses
and Cheng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Cheng finds it's way through Cohle's defenses.
Cohle is rocked!
Cohle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheng as he jumps to the side.
Cohle is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheng finish him?
Cheng fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cohle to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cohle looks to clinch but Cheng throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cohle taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bo Cheng!
In his post fight interview, Bo Cheng gave a big smile as he said 'Im CREE'BO, rememba thaat!! Get up get up, more fighting.. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dijoban Totohami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Tuomioja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuomioja is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The boys are back in town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dijoban Totohami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Tuomioja!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomioja digs a good body shot into Totohami's ribs.
Totohami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Totohami is looking to slow Tuomioja down with leg kicks.
Tuomioja has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tuomioja throws a series of punches but Totohami moves out of range.
Tuomioja lands the left hand.
Totohami moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Totohami avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Totohami.
Tuomioja on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Totohami ducks under a wild hook from Tuomioja.
Tuomioja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Totohami closes the distance and pushes Tuomioja back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuomioja pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tuomioja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Totohami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tuomioja breaks the clinch.
Totohami smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tuomioja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Totohami has closed the distance and engaged Tuomioja in a clinch.
Totohami is trying to stall.
Tuomioja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tuomioja is trying to trip Totohami. He has hold of a leg but Totohami is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tuomioja persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totohami wants to stand but Tuomioja is controlling the position.
Tuomioja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuomioja trying to control the position from guard on top but Totohami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuomioja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuomioja throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuomioja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Totohami is breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Totohami
and Tuomioja counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totohami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuomioja counters with a series of strikes that sends Totohami to the canvas! Tuomioja follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Tuomioja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Totohami can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuomioja controls the pace.
Totohami can't keep his opponent in guard - Tuomioja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tuomioja is controlling the pace.
Tuomioja seems to be working for a kimura but Totohami defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomioja stops Totohami from getting back to his feet.
Tuomioja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tuomioja has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Tuomioja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tuomioja throws a series of strikes that have Totohami backpedaling.
Totohami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Totohami throws a head kick that misses
and Tuomioja counters with a right hand to the body.
Totohami throws a leg kick which misses Tuomioja's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuomioja tries to avoid it.
Totohami throws a series of punches but Tuomioja moves out of range.
Tuomioja doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tuomioja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Totohami takes one to the chin there.
Tuomioja moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Totohami goes down! Can Tuomioja finish him!?
Totohami is rocked!
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!
Tuomioja slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oh Totohami is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuomioja is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Totohami is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Totohami being controlled for a moment.
Tuomioja works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Totohami takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomioja cracks Totohami with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tuomioja immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Totohami is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tuomioja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Tuomioja!
Benjamin Tuomioja 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin McGrath struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Marcus Kingston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin McGrath!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGrath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kingston won't be happy with that.
Kingston throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kingston cracks McGrath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Calvin McGrath has been cut.
A punch combination from McGrath misses.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
And McGrath tries to counter it with a takedown but Kingston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands a left and a right that send McGrath crashing to the mat, dazed. Kingston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McGrath is rocked!
McGrath looks winded!
Kingston lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McGrath up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kingston from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McGrath's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Kingston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjoen Lott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Rockhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjoen Lott!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rockhold is defended easily by Lott.
Rockhold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lott pinned against the ropes. Lott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lott stuffs the takedown.
Rockhold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Rockhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rockhold tries to pull guard but Lott forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Lott stops a takedown attempt from Rockhold.
Rockhold tries to pull guard but Lott won't allow it.
Lott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Lott's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lott moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rockhold tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold can't do much from the bottom here.
Lott taking a break here but Rockhold is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lott blocks the strikes from Rockhold.
Lott trying to mount his opponent but Rockhold defends it.
Rockhold is looking for a sweep. Lott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rockhold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lott is trying to control. Rockhold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rockhold wants to control but Lott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lott tries to pass to full mount but Rockhold defends it.
Lott is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold trying to control from the bottom.
Rockhold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockhold wants to improve his position but Lott is controlling well.
Rockhold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lott's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rockhold's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lott trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lott is trying to break free.
Rockhold avoiding Lott 's attempts to control his hands.
Rockhold misses with a punch to the head.
Lott is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rockhold off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lott is trying to break free.
Lott tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lott tries to lock up and control but Rockhold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lott is trying to stand back up but Rockhold is controlling him
Lott keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rockhold throwing shots but Lott is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott has one foot on Rockhold's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rockhold.
Lott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rockhold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lott managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rockhold.
Rockhold trying to control the action but Lott is working from the bottom.
Lott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lott can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjoen Lott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rockhold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lott swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rockhold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lott dives in and scores a takedown into Rockhold's guard.
Bjoen Lott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lott wants to pass the guard but Rockhold is keeping the position.
Rockhold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rockhold keeping moving, preventing Lott from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lott postures up.
Lott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rockhold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lott has Rockhold in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lott striking off his back but it's not causing Rockhold any problems.
Lott controlling the position.
Rockhold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rockhold throws an elbow that misses. Lott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rockhold's guard. Nice move by Lott!
Lott throwing strikes but missing.
Rockhold keeping moving, preventing Lott from controlling successfully.
Lott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rockhold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lott has managed to get both his arms back between Rockhold's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold controls Lott momentarily but Lott frees himself.
Rockhold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rockhold is trying to keep Lott in close.
Lott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lott wants to control from the top but Rockhold keeps moving.
Rockhold looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lott passes into side control.
Rockhold is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lott decides to stand back up. Lott steps back and let's Rockhold get back to his feet.
Rockhold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lott as he avoids it easily.
Rockhold shoots in but Lott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lott wants to counter the offense by Rockhold and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Rockhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockhold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rockhold is not content to let Lott control the position.
Rockhold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lott slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott seems to be working for a kimura but Rockhold defends the submission attempt.
Lott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lott is controlling the pace.
Lott trying to advance position but Rockhold counters by regaining guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockhold looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockhold, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjoen Lott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rockhold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lott stuns Rockhold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rockhold with a poor takedown
and Lott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rockhold shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rockhold showed some decent athleticism there.
Lott is trying to stand up here but Rockhold is controlling him well.
Rockhold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rockhold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rockhold.
Lott is looking to control Rockhold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lott avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lott wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lott is not content to let Rockhold control the position.
Rockhold trying to pass the guard but Lott defending well.
Rockhold is working hard here to advance position.
Lott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lott wants to sweep here but Rockhold controlling him for the moment.
Lott controlling Rockhold's posture.
Lott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Lott wants to sweep but no luck.
Lott controls Rockhold momentarily but Rockhold frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rockhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rockhold is defended easily by Lott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Rockhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockhold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rockhold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rockhold fails with a takedown attempt.
Lott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lott. No joy for Rockhold on that attempt.
Demian Rockhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lott throws out a counter right but Rockhold avoids it with no problem.
Lott pushes Rockhold up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rockhold is working for takedown but Lott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rockhold regains guard.
Rockhold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockhold is working an open guard so Lott takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lott stuns Rockhold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lott remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bjoen Lott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockhold is not content to let Lott control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lott is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjoen Lott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lott 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bjoen Lott!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bjoen Lott!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bjoen Lott!
Bjoen Lott wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brazilian Army has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwegowy East!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army looks to land a left hand but East moved out of range nicely.
East takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Army, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
East throws a counter combo.
East has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from East there as he acknowledges the shot.
Army misses with a series of wild punches.
East is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Army.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch but East swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on East's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Army is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
East's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Army connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! East scrambles back to his feet.
East is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army drops East with a straight left! Oh this is bad for East! Army dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brazilian Army!
A less than humble Brazilian Army misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diggs's choice of entrance music: STILL BLAZIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Crote walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Diggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Crote doesn't seem phased though.
De Crote shoots in looking for a takedown but Diggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Crote's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Diggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diggs scores with a hook.
De Crote drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diggs keeping full guard, as De Crote tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diggs holds on and takes a little breather.
Diggs keeping moving, preventing De Crote from controlling successfully.
Diggs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Crote gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Crote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Crote passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote seems to be working for a kimura but Diggs defends the submission attempt.
De Crote is thwarting Diggs's attempts to control the position.
De Crote controlling the action here.
Diggs is defending against the submission attempts here by De Crote.
Diggs trying to hold on to De Crote's head to control him but De Crote postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Crote seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Crote is thwarting Diggs's attempts to control the position.
De Crote is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diggs is defending against the submission attempts here by De Crote.
Diggs is trying to get back to full guard.
De Crote is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diggs sees it coming and defends easily.
De Crote wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Crote trying to control from half guard but Diggs is working away.
De Crote is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diggs is just riding it out for now. De Crote eventually gives up the hold.
Diggs is controlling De Crote's trapped leg to prevent De Crote from advancing to side control.
De Crote is looking for a kimura here.
De Crote is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Crote performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diggs wants to control but De Crote is keeping busy.
De Crote is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Crote trying to control from half guard but Diggs is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piere De Crote dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diggs lands a front kick.
De Crote shoots in and drives through. Diggs sprawls well.
De Crote takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
De Crote feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diggs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diggs working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says De Crote as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Diggs screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with De Crote! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Piere De Crote!
An out of breath Piere De Crote 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Domani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Jocelyn Alice - Jackpot. 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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245 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Domani !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith with a hook.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Domani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Domani lands a head shot.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Domani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Domani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Domani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Domani moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Domani .
Domani can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Domani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries a body shot but Domani blocks it.
Smith tries to work over Domani 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Domani scores with a hook to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Domani presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Domani is controlling him.
Domani gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Domani works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Domani .
Domani lands a body shot.
Domani scores with a hook to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Domani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Domani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Domani pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Domani has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Domani can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Domani .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Domani .
Domani lands a right hand.
Domani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Domani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Domani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Domani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Domani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Domani is just out of range.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Domani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Domani - just one landing.
Smith is rocked!
Domani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Domani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Domani gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Domani !
Eric Domani decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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