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BRFC 27 PBP Commentary |
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 Takamura Ippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippo has chosen Enforcer - Destroyer as his entrance music. Jimmy Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo forces Hopkins back against the ropes and clinches.
Hopkins trying to control the position but instead, Ippo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopkins into the ropes.
Ippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Hopkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ippo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Ippo stalling against the ropes.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins wants the takedown. Ippo is fighting it off but Hopkins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ippo's guard against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins trying to control but Ippo is working from the bottom.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ippo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ippo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hopkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Ippo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ippo, not yet.
Hopkins throwing strikes from guard but Ippo blocks nicely.
Ippo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Ippo seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ippo in particular looking to stall.
Hopkins is not content to let Ippo control the position.
Well, if Ippo 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.
Ippo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ippo stops Hopkins from getting back to his feet.
Ippo is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ippo controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ippo gets caught napping as Hopkins dives in and scores a takedown. Ippo manages to retain guard.
Ippo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ippo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopkins somewhat.
Ippo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hopkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hopkins cracks Ippo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ippo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hopkins, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Ippo tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo lands an elbow inside.
Hopkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ippo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Ippo tries to tie him up.
Ippo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Ippo.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike.
Ippo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ippo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takamura Ippo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Hopkins as he checks the leg kick.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ippo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Ippo throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hopkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Ippo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ippo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hopkins trying to control the action but Ippo is working from the bottom.
Ippo is trying to improve his position.
Hopkins trying to control the position but Ippo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo is trying to improve his position.
Hopkins wants to control but Ippo is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Hopkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hopkins is trying to ground and pound but Ippo uses the momentary lack of control by Hopkins to regain half guard.
Hopkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hopkins connects with a nice short shot to Ippo's temple.
Ippo is trying to maintain the position but Hopkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Hopkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ippo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hopkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ippo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ippo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopkins.
Jimmy Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ippo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ippo trying to keep a closed guard but Hopkins is proving a slippery customer.
Ippo wants to sweep here but Hopkins controlling him for the moment.
Ippo keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hopkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins feints and as Ippo raises his hands in defense, Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ippo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a couple of digs.
Hopkins being controlled here momentarily.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Ippo keeps moving.
Ippo seems keen to control Hopkins's posture.
Ippo is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ippo wants to improve his position but instead Hopkins has moved into half guard.
Ippo is trying to control but Hopkins manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ippo misses with a leg kick
so Hopkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ippo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hopkins scoring with some ground and pound.
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 is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ippo wants to sweep here but Hopkins controlling him for the moment.
Hopkins 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins stopping the sweep attempt from Ippo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Hopkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ippo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ippo pulls Hopkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Hopkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hopkins landing with the ground and pound.
Ippo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ippo, not yet.
Hopkins trying to control but Ippo is working from the bottom.
Takamura Ippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Ippo.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Ippo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hopkins has a takedown stuffed.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Ippo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Hopkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ippo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Ippo throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins throws a combination. Ippo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hopkins scores with a kick to the body.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Ippo's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hopkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ippo.
Ippo throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ippo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippo misses with a looping right.
Hopkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hopkins throws a good cross that connects.
Ippo slips a straight right by Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ippo tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ippo throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Hopkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hopkins.
Ippo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Ippo lands with a kick to the temple. Hopkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ippo takes one to the chin there.
Ippo wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ippo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ippo wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Jimmy Hopkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jimmy Hopkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Takamura Ippo had this to say: 'Owwie. My manager managed to forget to give me any sort of defensive capabilities at all, so this is it for me. Bye MMA; I'm off to start my own chain of restaurants, or somethin'.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Guillermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillermo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fractal - Amor (feat. Syrin). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Guillermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Rage!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage drops Guillermo with a beautiful combination! Guillermo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rage is looking for the KO!
Guillermo is rocked!
Guillermo wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Oh Guillermo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guillermo throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Guillermo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rage misses with the combination.
Rage blocks a leg kick.
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Guillermo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillermo 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.
Rage wants to get back to his feet but Guillermo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Guillermo wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position.
Guillermo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guillermo.
Rage has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guillermo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rage wants to stand up but Guillermo is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage drops Guillermo with a beautiful combination! Guillermo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rage is looking for the KO!
Rage tries to clinch up but Guillermo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rage pushes Guillermo up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guillermo managing to control the position.
Guillermo trying to control the position.
Guillermo controlling Rage's posture.
Rage wants to control from the top but Guillermo keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Rage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guillermo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guillermo holds on and takes a little breather.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Guillermo.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rage tries to score with a low kick but Guillermo moves his leg out of the way.
Guillermo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rage scores with a jab to the head.
Duke Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage lands a big right hand that sends Guillermo crashing to the mat! Rage stays standing though and waves Guillermo back to his feet!
Rage plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Guillermo to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Guillermo just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Rage!
In defeat, Eddie Guillermo stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got Lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Schmeling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemo Nozume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nozume's choice of entrance music: Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Calling. Jethro Schmeling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jethro Schmeling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemo Nozume!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozume slips a jab from Schmeling.
Nozume displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schmeling.
Nozume shoots in and bounces Schmeling off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nozume slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nozume controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nozume slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nozume tries to advance to mount but Schmeling denies him.
Schmeling is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Miyagi Famiy Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nozume advances to full mount.
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.
Nozume with shots to the head and body - Schmeling looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nozume sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schmeling tries to hold on but Nozume pushes him away.
Nozume landing shots from mount.
Schmeling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nozume.
Nozume looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nozume has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nozume lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nozume controlling the pace for now.
Schmeling is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozume raining down shots from the mount!
Nozume controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmeling tries to hold on but Nozume pushes him away.
Nozume takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nozume punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kemo Nozume dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmeling throws a body kick that misses.
Schmeling fails to land the takedown.
Nozume bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nozume 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.
Schmeling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmeling tries to get out of the position.
Nozume tries to score with some ground and pound. Schmeling controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Schmeling's face as Nozume controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozume is putting a hurting on Schmeling here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nozume happy to just control the position for now.
Kemo Nozume has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume misses with the ground and pound.
Schmeling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nozume trying to control the position but Schmeling is working away.
Nozume misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nozume has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmeling trying to remain calm as Nozume controls from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmeling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nozume tries to avoid it but Schmeling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nozume to the ground. Nozume escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schmeling or perhaps it was just good defense by Nozume, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jethro Schmeling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nozume keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmeling gets caught flat footed, as Nozume shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nozume's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nozume throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmeling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nozume advances position into side control!
Schmeling being controlled for a moment.
Nozume's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Nozume lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Nozume.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kemo Nozume 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. This is the final round!
Schmeling works over Nozume's head and body with a nice combination.
Nozume decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nozume controlling the action here.
More stalling from Nozume.
Nozume is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schmeling knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nozume is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nozume throws a jab when Schmeling was well out of range.
Nozume looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nozume throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kemo Nozume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozume works his way into side control.
Nozume is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Schmeling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nozume content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeling struggling a bit here.
Nozume is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Schmeling will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jethro Schmeling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nozume blocks a head kick by Schmeling.
Nozume shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nozume was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nozume content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemo Nozume comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nozume 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kemo Nozume!
Kemo Nozume wins by unanimous decision!
As Kemo Nozume got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Auvers blue'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Belto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito Belto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
251 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Belto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belto lands with a shot to the body.
Belto lands a left and a right that send Cena crashing to the mat, dazed. Belto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cena is rocked!
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Cena shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cena showed some decent athleticism there.
Oh Cena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belto gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belto is on top in guard.
Cena seems to have got his legs back now.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belto.
Cena is trying to keep Belto in close.
Belto pushing down on Cena's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cena is looking to improve his position.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belto.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cena to regain full guard.
Belto chips away with some ground and pound.
Belto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cena looking to control.
Belto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belto throwing strikes but missing.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belto.
Belto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belto in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cena is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vito Belto!
Vito Belto took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You make losing look easy!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Holm had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Darren Reus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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166 lbs
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20
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm doesn't manage to clinch there - Reus circles away.
Holm fails with a takedown attempt.
Reus throws a series of punches but Holm avoids them all with ease.
Holm connects with a nice looking jab.
Reus looks to land a combination. Holm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Mark Holm has been cut.
Reus lands with a slapping head kick.
Holm is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Reus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darren Reus!
A victorious Darren Reus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Simone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to If You Got The Money. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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131 lbs
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23
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simone as he avoids it easily.
Bautista dives in for a single leg takedown but Simone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bautista gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bautista won't be happy with that.
Simone 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bautista tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Simone stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista tries to improve position but can't.
Bautista seems a little lost for a moment, as Simone dominates the positioning.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Simone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bautista will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Simone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Simone.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simone keeps the fight on the outside.
Simone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Simone pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Simone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Simone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Bautista.
Bautista rushes Simone and presses him up against the ropes.
Bautista fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bautista fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simone drags the fight down to the ground.
Bautista stays in close to Simone's body and controls the position.
Bautista stopping the sweep attempt from Simone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista postures up in Simone's guard and throws a big left but Simone blocks it.
Simone pulls Bautista in close to prevent any damage.
Bautista throws a big elbow that misses.
Simone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautista is one step ahead there.
Bautista looking to sit in guard and control but Simone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Simone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Simone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bautista looks for a takedown but Simone sprawls well.
Simone stuffs the takedown.
Simone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simone.
Simone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bautista tries for a takedown but Simone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jack Simone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Bautista.
Simone throws a chopping leg kick but Bautista manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bautista has managed to clinch.
Bautista has a couple of punches blocked by Simone.
Simone tries to work over Bautista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone gets underhooks to prevent Bautista's takedown attempt.
Simone pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone wants to sweep but no luck.
Simone pulls Bautista in to control the position.
Bautista trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Bautista won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
Simone keeping moving, preventing Bautista from controlling successfully.
Simone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Bautista not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bautista motions for Simone to come forward. Bautista throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bautista sprawls and moves away.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simone as he avoids it easily.
Bautista darts in looking for a takedown but Simone gets double underhooks and turns Bautista into the ropes.
Bautista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simone swivels and escapes.
Simone tries to counter with a takedown but Bautista is quick to defend against it.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Simone as Bautista shoots in.
A jab from Simone misses.
Bautista is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bautista sprawls and moves away.
Bautista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simone defends it nicely.
Simone attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
Bautista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simone's waist but Simone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bautista off to one side.
Simone just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryo Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista looks to clinch
and Simone counters with a shoot takedown. Bautista fights it but they end up in guard.
Simone postures up in Bautista's guard and throws a big left but Bautista blocks it.
Simone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bautista is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Simone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simone 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt
and Simone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bautista trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simone is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Simone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
Bautista wants to clinch but Simone slips to the side
and Simone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bautista's guard.
Bautista looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bautista being controlled here, momentarily.
Jack Simone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bautista looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone looking to pass the guard.
Simone controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bautista tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Simone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simone feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Simone. No joy for Bautista on that attempt.
Simone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ryo Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bautista tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Simone.
Bautista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simone wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?
Simone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bautista for as long as he can get away with.
Simone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jack Simone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simone content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Nice sprawl there from Simone as Bautista shoots in.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Simone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Bautista.
Bautista closes the distance but Simone moves to the side
and Simone counters with a single leg into guard. Bautista didn't expect that.
Simone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Simone is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryo Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Simone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Jack Simone!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jack Simone!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jack Simone!
Jack Simone wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Simone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ryo Bautista had this to say: 'It was a well fought fight, I guess I didn't train hard enough, and the other guy just wanted it more. Props to him for his win, and next time I'll get out there and win. Thank you to my supporters next time guys'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Laschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Harrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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27
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Laschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Harrow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laschenko's head backwards.
Harrow slips a jab and a cross from Laschenko.
Harrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laschenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrow's head.
It looks like Richard Harrow has been cut.
Harrow misses with a low kick as Laschenko jumps back.
Harrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Harrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Laschenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrow.
Harrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrow throws a leg kick which misses Laschenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Laschenko tries to avoid it.
Harrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laschenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrow.
Harrow tries to clinch but Laschenko moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrow. That's going to slow Laschenko down.
Harrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laschenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrow missing with a left hand there. Laschenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laschenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrow checks a leg kick.
Harrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laschenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrow wants to clinch
and Laschenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laschenko.
Harrow moves into the clinch.
Harrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrow misses with a hook. Laschenko ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrow.
Laschenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laschenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laschenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Laschenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laschenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harrow moves out of range of the body kick from Laschenko.
Harrow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laschenko.
Harrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Laschenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laschenko avoids it.
Harrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Laschenko avoids the damage to the body.
Harrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laschenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laschenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Laschenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laschenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Laschenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrow tries to clinch up but Laschenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Laschenko throws a head kick that misses.
Laschenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laschenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laschenko is breathing heavily.
Harrow throws a series of punches but Laschenko avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Laschenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laschenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Laschenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laschenko tries to circle away but Harrow has him pinned against the ropes.
Harrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laschenko connects with a body shot that sends Harrow's belly button to the back.
Laschenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laschenko's calf.
Harrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laschenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Richard Harrow's cut even more.
Harrow connects with a leg kick. Laschenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laschenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab lands there for Laschenko.
Laschenko checks a low kick from Harrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laschenko misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Laschenko misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laschenko 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.
Harrow blocks a head kick by Laschenko.
Laschenko looks to land a combination but Harrow avoids it well.
Laschenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laschenko blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Laschenko throwing a counter right hand but Harrow manages to avoid it.
Harrow lands a head kick!
Harrow delivers a nice body kick.
Harrow forces Laschenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Harrow manages to break the clinch.
Laschenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Laschenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Harrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laschenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laschenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrow.
Harrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrow.
Harrow blocks the body kick.
Harrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Laschenko. That snapped Harrow's head back.
Laschenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrow.
Harrow wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laschenko blocks a jab.
It looked like Laschenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laschenko throws a right and a left that Harrow avoids nicely.
Laschenko misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laschenko misses with a looping left.
Laschenko throws a head kick that misses.
Laschenko misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Laschenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrow doesn't seem phased though.
Laschenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrow feints and then cracks Laschenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laschenko down.
Laschenko throws a sloppy head kick and Harrow moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrow. That's going to slow Laschenko down.
Harrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harrow gets a clinch.
Harrow has Laschenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Laschenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Laschenko controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrow.
Harrow manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laschenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrow thumps Laschenko with a low kick.
Laschenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laschenko.
Laschenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laschenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrow. Harrow obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Harrow tenderised Laschenko's leg. Laschenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrow moves out of range of the body kick from Laschenko.
Harrow fails with the takedown.
Harrow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laschenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laschenko.
Harrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laschenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrow counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been informed that Harrow has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harrow clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laschenko's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Harrow.
Harrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Harrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laschenko is defending well for now.
Harrow connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Harrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrow trying to land knees to the body.
Harrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laschenko can't break the clinch.
Laschenko has had enough of the clinch but Harrow keeps him there for the moment.
Harrow breaks from the clinch.
Harrow avoids the head kick by Laschenko.
A low kick from Laschenko misses
and Harrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laschenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrow.
Harrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Harrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Harrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laschenko misses with a few strikes there.
Laschenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laschenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sergei Laschenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Laschenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laschenko.
Laschenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laschenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laschenko throws a body punch but Harrow moves out of range.
Harrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrow.
Laschenko scores with a jab to the body.
Laschenko throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laschenko.
Harrow has closed the distance and engaged Laschenko in a clinch.
Laschenko working hard to break the clinch.
Harrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laschenko's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laschenko tries to break free but Harrow pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrow prevents Laschenko from breaking the clinch.
Harrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laschenko.
Harrow breaks the clinch.
Harrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harrow cracks the inside of Laschenko's front leg.
Laschenko misses with a few strikes there.
Harrow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Harrow tenderised Laschenko's leg. Laschenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laschenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrow slips a jab and a cross from Laschenko.
Harrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laschenko's calf.
A swing and a miss from Laschenko.
Harrow blocks a head kick by Laschenko.
Laschenko slips a jab from Harrow.
A little feinted left hand from Laschenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Laschenko misses its intended target.
Laschenko misses with a looping right.
Sergei Laschenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrow manages to break the clinch.
Laschenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrow can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Harrow. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow thumps Laschenko with a low kick.
Harrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Laschenko.
Harrow avoids the head kick by Laschenko.
Harrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrow is looking to clinch.
Harrow throws a shot from downtown. Laschenko moves away and avoids it.
Harrow gets a clinch.
Laschenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrow won't allow it.
Laschenko managing to block the knees to the body from Harrow.
Harrow is trying to maintain a safe position but Laschenko gets an underhook and turns Harrow into the ropes.
Laschenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrow won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laschenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laschenko's brow.
Laschenko is trying to force a seperation but Harrow has the dominant position.
Harrow is trying to drag Laschenko to the mat but Laschenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Harrow prevents Laschenko from breaking the clinch.
Harrow missing with knees to the body.
Sergei Laschenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Harrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrow 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Richard Harrow!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Richard Harrow!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Richard Harrow!
Richard Harrow wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgi Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurahimov comes to the ring accompanied by Michael Jackson - Thriller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
243 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgi Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandahammer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pandahammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdurahimov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdurahimov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdurahimov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pandahammer tries to buck Abdurahimov off but Abdurahimov is having none of it.
Abdurahimov wants to stand but Pandahammer has his arm trapped.
Abdurahimov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pandahammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pandahammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdurahimov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov swings around for an armbar but Pandahammer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Abdurahimov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer wants to pass the guard but Abdurahimov is keeping the position.
Abdurahimov is trying to control the position but Pandahammer postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Abdurahimov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pandahammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abdurahimov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandahammer has managed to get both his arms back between Abdurahimov's legs - danger averted.
Abdurahimov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Abdurahimov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pandahammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pandahammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abdurahimov looking to control.
Abdurahimov pulls Pandahammer in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abdurahimov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pandahammer defends it easily.
Pandahammer 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer wants to slow Abdurahimov down by chopping away at his legs.
Abdurahimov slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick that misses.
Abdurahimov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandahammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdurahimov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdurahimov.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick from Abdurahimov.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov checks a leg kick.
Abdurahimov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandahammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdurahimov can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdurahimov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamil Abdurahimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandahammer tries to move into range but Abdurahimov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but Abdurahimov moves out of range easily.
Abdurahimov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandahammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdurahimov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abdurahimov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pandahammer to the ground. Abdurahimov is now in Pandahammer's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pandahammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdurahimov tries to stand but Pandahammer is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Abdurahimov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Abdurahimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdurahimov shoots in for a double leg but Pandahammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abdurahimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandahammer can do to turn this around?
Abdurahimov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamil Abdurahimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdurahimov staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov backing away here, and Pandahammer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdurahimov moves out of range of the body kick from Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandahammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov with a poor takedown
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Shamil Abdurahimov has been cut.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdurahimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandahammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdurahimov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdurahimov throws a right hand that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a good low kick that Abdurahimov was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandahammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Pandahammer looks to land a left hand but Abdurahimov moved out of range nicely.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abdurahimov avoids a kick to the body.
Abdurahimov slips under a jab from Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pandahammer was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdurahimov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pandahammer is trying to keep Abdurahimov in close.
Abdurahimov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov forces his way into half guard.
Abdurahimov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov is looking for a kimura here.
Pandahammer tries to roll over but Abdurahimov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer wants to control but Abdurahimov is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pandahammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abdurahimov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abdurahimov's back!
Pandahammer is not going to allow Abdurahimov to sit and survive in this position.
Abdurahimov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandahammer controlling from the back.
Abdurahimov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Pandahammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdurahimov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pandahammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandahammer lands a nice hook to Abdurahimov's body. Abdurahimov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdurahimov misses with a takedown attempt - Pandahammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pandahammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov shoots for a takedown but Pandahammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pandahammer thinks about the counter body kick.
Pandahammer misses with a body kick.
Abdurahimov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abdurahimov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamil Abdurahimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandahammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abdurahimov at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdurahimov shoots for a double leg takedown but Pandahammer sprawls well. He's pushed Abdurahimov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamil Abdurahimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandahammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pandahammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abdurahimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer loads up on a big right hand but Abdurahimov slips the punch.
Pandahammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdurahimov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandahammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdurahimov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Giorgi Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdurahimov feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdurahimov is defended easily by Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov shoots in for a takedown but Pandahammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Pandahammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdurahimov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdurahimov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandahammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandahammer lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdurahimov moves in looking to clinch but Pandahammer pushes him off.
Abdurahimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdurahimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandahammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdurahimov manages to avoid it.
Abdurahimov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pandahammer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pandahammer drops Abdurahimov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abdurahimov looks back up at him and smiles so Pandahammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Abdurahimov is rocked!
Shamil Abdurahimov's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Abdurahimov dives in for a single leg takedown but Pandahammer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Abdurahimov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Abdurahimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pandahammer throws an overhand right that drops Abdurahimov like a sack of potatoes! Pandahammer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Pandahammer!
Shamil Abdurahimov spoke after the fight, saying 'I was robbed'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazimir Evgeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgeni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bones - Trash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazimir Evgeni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army misses with a body punch
and Evgeni counters with a stiff right hand.
Evgeni has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Army is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Army throws a lazy right hand but Evgeni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Evgeni needs to keep his hands up - Army had a free shot at his head there.
Army misses with an uppercut
and Evgeni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Army instigates a clinch.
Army misses with some punches.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evgeni is trying to force a seperation but Army has the dominant position.
Evgeni misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evgeni tries to work over Army's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Army.
Army tries to throw a body punch but Evgeni avoids it by throwing Army back against the ropes.
Evgeni can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evgeni blocks an uppercut.
Army lands a hook that snaps the head of Evgeni backwards.
Evgeni taking a breather.
Army misses with a punch on the inside.
Evgeni has had enough of the clinch but Army keeps him there for the moment.
Army misses with the head strike.
Army lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Army.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Army misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evgeni is trying to break the clinch but Army is controlling him.
Army lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evgeni backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evgeni backwards.
Army working aggressively here.
Evgeni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Army lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Evgeni tries to throw a body punch but Army avoids it by throwing Evgeni back against the ropes.
Evgeni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Evgeni working aggressively here.
Army works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evgeni is trying to maintain a safe position but Army gets an underhook and turns Evgeni into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Army fails to land.
Army misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evgeni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evgeni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Army lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Army.
Army working aggressively here.
Army stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evgeni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army misses with a punch on the inside.
Army tries a body shot but Evgeni blocks it.
Army scores with a nice hook to the head.
Army working aggressively here.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evgeni prevents a body shot from Army.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Evgeni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Army.
Army misses with a body punch.
Army blocks an uppercut.
Army lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Army creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Army misses with a punch to the body.
Army misses with some punches.
Evgeni blocking some punches.
Army lands a left hand.
Army softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Evgeni blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Army dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Army lunges at Evgeni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evgeni's hand.
Army slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Evgeni is rocked!
It looks like Kazimir Evgeni has been cut.
Army drops Evgeni with a straight right hand, right on the button! Army follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brazilian Army!
After winning the bout, Brazilian Army thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kazimir Evgeni was interviewed post fight and said 'I couldn't pull it off. I want to thank the fans who came to support this fight. Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Arcticus. Full credit to to my opponent for bringing his A-game. He was the better fighter. Much respect. For now I will just relax with my family.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bo Taka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle darts in and clinches Taka up against the ropes.
Bickle wants a takedown.
Taka manages to break the clinch.
Bickle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bickle wants to take a breather but Taka is having none of it.
Taka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taka has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bonsai Club MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taka tries to kick Bickle off but Bickle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bickle is working for a submission of some sort.
Taka is not content to let Bickle control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bickle lands a nice short elbow.
Bickle wants to work for an arm triangle but Taka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bickle working the head and body with strikes.
Taka pushes Bickle off looking to stand but Bickle dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bickle.
Bickle stops Taka from getting back to his feet.
Bickle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bickle is looking to take a break and control but Taka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Bickle 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.
Bickle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taka defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bickle prevents Taka from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taka defending well though.
Bickle is trying to control. Taka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bickle 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bickle scores with a takedown into Taka's guard.
Taka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bickle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bickle content to stall in guard here.
Taka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bickle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle drops back looking for a leg! Taka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taka manages to kick Bickle off! Bickle jumps back into Taka's guard.
Bickle is looking to work some ground and pound but Taka has wrist control.
Bickle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bickle stops Taka from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bickle distracts Taka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bickle pushes down on Taka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bickle is trying to work for a kimura but Taka is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taka ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Bickle throws a right hand that Taka ducks under and follows up with a left that Taka also avoids with ease.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Taka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle clinches with his opponent.
Taka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bickle is looking for a takedown.
Taka can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Taka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bickle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taka after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Bickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka tries to circle away but Bickle has him pinned against the ropes.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Bickle.
A cross from Taka lands.
Bickle walks into a left hand.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Taka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
Taka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Despite the aggression on Taka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taka thuds his right hand into Bickle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taka digs a good hook to Bickle's body.
Taka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bickle. Bickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle slips a jab from Taka.
A big right from Bickle misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle feints and as Taka raises his hands in defense, Bickle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bickle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taka can do to turn this around?
Bickle 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.
Taka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Taka pushes Bickle off and gets back to his feet.
Taka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Taka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taka lands a really nice looking cross but Bickle seems unphased.
Bickle misses with an uppercut
and Taka counters with a stiff right hand.
Bickle swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka cracks Bickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Taka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bo Taka has been cut.
Taka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bickle's head.
Taka throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle tried to counter with a leg kick but Taka avoided it.
Taka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Taka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taka.
Taka ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Taka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Bickle lands.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Taka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bickle fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Taka misses.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Taka circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taka stuffs the takedown.
Taka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taka cracks Bickle with an open hand slap.
Bickle defending well as Taka loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Taka.
Bickle swinging wildly here.
Taka throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle is looking for a counter combo.
Taka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taka works the jab nicely.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Taka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taka scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Taka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Taka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bickle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Taka slips the punch.
Taka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bickle's hands.
Bickle has his takedown stuffed
and Taka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taka lands a nice shot that snaps Bickle's head back.
Bickle shoots for a takedown but Taka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Taka.
Taka cracks the inside of Bickle's front leg.
Taka throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle throws a big counter combination but Taka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taka scores with a head kick. Bickle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Taka gets caught flat footed, as Bickle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bickle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taka is looking to stand up but Bickle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka is looking to stand back up but Bickle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Taka.
Bickle passes to side control.
Travis Bickle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bickle tries to move into full mount but can't pass Taka's legs.
Bickle trying to control the action but Taka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bickle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taka down.
Bickle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bickle landing strikes.
Bickle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bickle lands an elbow.
Bickle tries for a kimura but Taka is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Taka is trying to buck Bickle off.
Bickle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bickle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bickle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bickle is putting a hurting on Taka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Taka wants to get back to his feet but Bickle drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control the action but Taka is working from the bottom.
Taka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bickle tries to move to mount but Taka blocks the move with his legs.
Bickle in side control, throwing shots but Taka defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taka bucks up and tries to throw Bickle off but instead Bickle has got his back!
Taka is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bickle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Travis Bickle!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bo Taka!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bo Taka!
Bo Taka wins by split decision!
Bo Taka gave a mention to Highland Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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