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Destiny Tuesday 48 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon comes to the cage accompanied by Riot - Three Days Grace. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tasapaksu's choice of entrance music: Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Tasapaksu tenderised Raefon's leg. Raefon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raefon moves into the clinch successfully.
Raefon tries for a takedown but Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks.
Tasapaksu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raefon.
Tasapaksu taking a breather.
Raefon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Raefon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tasapaksu is working Raefon over against the cage.
Raefon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tasapaksu after a bit of a struggle.
Raefon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tasapaksu prevents it.
Raefon wants a takedown.
Tasapaksu stops a takedown attempt from Raefon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasapaksu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tasapaksu is pushing Raefon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
Tasapaksu stops a takedown attempt from Raefon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu has Raefon pressed against the cage.
Raefon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tasapaksu gets underhooks to prevent Raefon's takedown attempt.
Raefon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tasapaksu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raefon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tasapaksu is fending him off so far but Raefon persists. Nope, Tasapaksu circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raefon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tasapaksu on his heels. He'll look to pass Tasapaksu's guard now, I'm sure.
Raefon is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu is controlling Raefon's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tasapaksu is on top in guard.
Tasapaksu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tasapaksu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tasapaksu stopping the sweep attempt from Raefon.
Tasapaksu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tasapaksu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tasapaksu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon drops his hands momentarily and Tasapaksu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasapaksu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raefon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tasapaksu moves into range and clinches up with Raefon.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raefon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raefon backwards.
Raefon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raefon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tasapaksu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tasapaksu scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Tasapaksu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raefon doesn't seem phased though.
Raefon closes the distance and pushes Tasapaksu back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tasapaksu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu gets underhooks to prevent Raefon's takedown attempt.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad Raefon's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad Raefon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raefon wants a takedown but no success here.
Tasapaksu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raefon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Mad Raefon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raefon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Tasapaksu.
Raefon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tasapaksu prevents it.
Tasapaksu pushes Raefon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raefon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Raefon in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mad Raefon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu!
A relieved looking Tatti Tasapaksu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Needle In The Hay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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245 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Moon's torso.
Moon moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Monsun Moon has been cut.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moon quickly recovers to half guard.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to stand but can't do so whilst Moon controls his leg.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Moon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moon is rocked!
Brown lands a big elbow - Moon is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Brown!
An out of breath Anthony Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Better might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mother by Danzig. Evan Better is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mason Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better has a takedown stuffed.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Better tries to counter by clinching up but Marshall breaks away and moves out of range.
Marshall throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Marshall stuffs the takedown attempt from Better. Better gets slowly back to his feet.
Better misses with a head kick.
Better throws a leg kick that misses.
Better throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Better walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marshall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better misses with a low kick.
Marshall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Better feints a jab promting Marshall to slip. Better then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marshall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Better slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Better feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Better.
Better fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall with the counter takedown but Better avoids it easily.
Marshall digs a good hook to Better's body.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Better.
Better misses with a looping left.
Better digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Better moves away.
We've been informed that Marshall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Better scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Better lands with a good body shot.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Better moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall throws a jab when Better was well out of range.
Better throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Better misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters with a single leg into guard. Better didn't expect that.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marshall won't allow Better to sweep him here.
Marshall has gone for a leg lock! Better slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marshall's guard.
Marshall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is adopting a defensive guard.
Better landing with the ground and pound.
Better is working Marshall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better is pushing down on Marshall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marshall is fighting to maintain full guard but Better has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marshall is trying to control but can't.
Marshall controlling the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Better is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marshall trying to hold on to Better's head to control him but Better postures up.
Better trying to control from Marshall's half guard. Marshall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Better won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
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 Evan Better will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Better wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Better under the eye.
Marshall connects with a jab.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Better.
Better slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Better.
Better uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Better connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Better pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Marshall tries to counter it with a takedown but Better pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Mason Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Better lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Better looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Better slips a straight right by Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
Marshall throws a hook but Better avoids it easily.
Marshall slips a straight right by Better.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Better moves away.
Marshall stuns Better with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Better looks for a takedown but Marshall sprawls well.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall feints the counter takedown.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Better defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Better throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better just misses with a punch to the body.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Better slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Better.
Better is looking to counter the offense by Marshall and move into the clinch.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Marshall lands a jab to Better's midsection.
Marshall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Better keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Better throws a solid leg kick but Marshall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Better.
Marshall with a hook.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Better wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marshall slips a straight right by Better.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Marshall.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Better drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marshall sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Better.
Better will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Better lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
Better catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Better throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall moves forwards but Better connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Better.
Marshall throws a hook but Better avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Better tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Better.
Marshall catches Better with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Better lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Better.
A jab from Better finds it's way through Marshall's defenses.
Better feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Better's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Better lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall throws a jab when Better was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evan Better will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Better closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Better.
Better changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Better is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mason Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marshall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marshall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Better wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marshall misses with a head shot. Better uses the momentum to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall throws an elbow that misses. Better uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marshall's guard. Nice move by Better!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
Better distracts Marshall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Better trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Better throws a big right hand that misses.
Better throwing strikes from guard but Marshall blocks nicely.
Better will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall, not yet.
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.
Better loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Better missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Better trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Better pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Better misses with the combination.
Marshall checks a leg kick.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Marshall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Better.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Better defends it well.
Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Better throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better connects with a nice looking jab.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall moves forwards but Better connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Better bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Better.
Better clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Better thumps Marshall with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Better lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
Marshall stuns Better with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Better moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mason Marshall.
I think Better 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
A relieved looking Evan Better thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Margera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clutch - The Regulator. LaBeouf has chosen Riptide as his entrance music. Bam Margera had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a sloppy head kick
and LaBeouf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LaBeouf has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Margera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
LaBeouf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Margera in his tracks.
LaBeouf blocks a low kick nicely.
LaBeouf misses with a head kick.
Margera avoids the head kick by LaBeouf.
Margera motions for LaBeouf to come forward. Margera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LaBeouf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Margera is looking to counter the offense by LaBeouf and move into the clinch.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Margera lands a jab to LaBeouf's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Margera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaBeouf.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but LaBeouf slips the punch.
LaBeouf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
LaBeouf misses with a takedown attempt
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera scores with a nice head shot.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but LaBeouf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Margera darts in and clinches LaBeouf up against the cage.
Margera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Margera lands a jab to LaBeouf's midsection.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but LaBeouf is just out of range.
Margera scores with a leg kick.
Margera moves out of range of the leg kick from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf misses with a straight right.
Margera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
LaBeouf slips a jab from Margera.
LaBeouf unleashes a big counter combination but Margera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
LaBeouf avoids the head kick by Margera.
Margera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBeouf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Margera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera throws a body punch but LaBeouf moves out of range.
Margera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Margera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaBeouf misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Margera.
Margera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LaBeouf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Margera moves away from the strike by LaBeouf.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaBeouf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera throws a leg kick
and LaBeouf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaBeouf lands a jab to Margera's midsection.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaBeouf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaBeouf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Margera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of LaBeouf's head.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Margera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And LaBeouf tries to counter it with a takedown but Margera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
LaBeouf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
LaBeouf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaBeouf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Margera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LaBeouf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaBeouf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Margera connects with a right hand. LaBeouf shakes it off.
Margera misses with a hook. LaBeouf ducked under it nicely.
LaBeouf defending well as Margera loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Margera.
LaBeouf has his takedown stuffed
letting Margera counter with a right hand.
LaBeouf throws an overhand right that lands on Margera's shoulder, as Margera tries to avoid the shot.
Margera thinks about countering with a body kick.
Margera avoids the head kick by LaBeouf.
Margera throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling LaBeouf to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Margera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margera blocks a head kick by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf keeps the fight on the outside.
Margera thumps LaBeouf with a low kick.
Margera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LaBeouf scores with a body shot.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaBeouf moves out of range as Margera strikes.
LaBeouf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Margera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Margera.
LaBeouf misses with a body shot.
Margera takes a swing at LaBeouf's ribcage but misses.
Margera throws a low kick but LaBeouf avoids it.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaBeouf can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margera.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
LaBeouf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaBeouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margera manages to avoid it.
Margera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LaBeouf lands with an uppercut that bounces Margera off the cage and back into range.
LaBeouf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Margera lands with a nice body punch.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera throws a sloppy head kick
and LaBeouf counters with a nice double leg into side control. Margera won't be happy with that.
Margera can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera sneaks back into half guard.
LaBeouf throwing shots but Margera is blocking nicely.
Margera is doing well to control the position and prevent LaBeouf from advancing to side control.
Margera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
LaBeouf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaBeouf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is concentrating on defense, preventing LaBeouf from advancing position.
Margera tries to get to full guard but LaBeouf has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, LaBeouf seems content to control.
Margera trying to control but LaBeouf postures up.
Margera has hold of LaBeouf's hands but LaBeouf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Margera trying to control here.
LaBeouf is pressing down on Margera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Margera is holding on for now.
Margera gets back to full guard.
Margera being controlled here, momentarily.
Margera is pulling down on LaBeouf's head. It's preventing any offense from LaBeouf, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Margera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
LaBeouf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Margera has LaBeouf pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Margera lands a head shot.
LaBeouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Margera. Margera obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margera instigates a clinch.
Margera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaBeouf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Margera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaBeouf lands with a good body shot.
LaBeouf scores with a three punch combo!
LaBeouf throws a right hand that Margera ducks under and follows up with a left that Margera also avoids with ease.
Margera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Margera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and LaBeouf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Margera thinking.
Bam Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Margera throws a solid leg kick but LaBeouf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Margera.
LaBeouf throws a head kick but Margera moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Margera thows a leg kick but LaBeouf checks it
and LaBeouf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Margera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
LaBeouf shoots in and gets a takedown into Margera's guard.
Margera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf lands a couple of elbows.
Margera pulls LaBeouf in close to his closed guard and prevents LaBeouf from doing any damage or advancing position.
Margera is trying to keep LaBeouf in close.
Bam Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Margera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LaBeouf wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera trying to control the position here.
LaBeouf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LaBeouf being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Margera misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaBeouf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Margera tried to counter with a leg kick but LaBeouf avoided it.
LaBeouf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera scores with a nice body kick.
LaBeouf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the strikes.
Margera digs a good hook to LaBeouf's body.
Shia LaBeouf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaBeouf misses with a wild combination.
Margera misses with a body kick.
LaBeouf blocks a head kick by Margera.
Margera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Margera misses with a hook
and LaBeouf counters with a series of strikes. Margera will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaBeouf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Margera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Margera throws a jab but it's blocked by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf throws out a counter right but Margera avoids it with no problem.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margera tries a head kick but it misses.
LaBeouf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LaBeouf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shia LaBeouf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Margera 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 Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bam Margera!
Bam Margera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Shia LaBeouf had this to say: 'thanks for coming out everyone! have to think through my future in mma'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shanji Bikram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shanji Bikram!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bikram ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Bikram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Bikram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Bikram walks into a straight right hand from Smith .
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bikram counters with a leg kick.
Bikram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
Smith swinging wildly here.
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!
Smith lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bikram connects with a body shot.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bikram.
Bikram has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bikram moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Bikram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Bikram misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Bikram lands a jab.
Bikram throws a head kick that misses.
Bikram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bikram lands a nice shot to the body.
Bikram throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bikram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bikram circles away.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bikram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram.
Bikram flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bikram.
Bikram looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Bikram looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Bikram throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Bikram throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith .
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Bikram looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Bikram seems unphased.
Bikram scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Bikram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith .
Smith throws out a loose jab but Bikram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Bikram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Bikram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bikram scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bikram lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bikram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dives in and grabs Bikram's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bikram pushes down on Smith 's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bikram.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bikram.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid body kick from Bikram.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram lands a nice looking body kick.
Shanji Bikram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith .
Bikram is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Smith , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Smith backs off Bikram throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Smith avoids the body shot from Bikram.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bikram.
Bikram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shanji Bikram will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bikram misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Bikram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Bikram counters with a nice body kick.
Bikram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bikram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bikram defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Bikram misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bikram swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Bikram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bikram is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Bikram defends it.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Bikram's head.
Bikram is controlling Smith 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bikram pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Bikram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith .
Bikram misses the shot to the body.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a takedown into Bikram's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bikram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bikram is adopting a defensive guard.
Bikram is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bikram is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bikram is wriggling around but Smith manages to pass to half guard.
Bikram kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Bikram misses with a low kick.
Bikram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Bikram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bikram tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Bikram catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bikram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bikram works over Smith 's head and body with a nice combination.
Bikram throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith misses the jab.
Bikram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bikram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith working away.
Bikram is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Bikram controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bikram controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Bikram kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shanji Bikram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bikram tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith .
Bikram blocks a jab.
Smith works Bikram's body with a nice hook.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Bikram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bikram throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Smith catches Bikram right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bikram sprawls well. Bikram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bikram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bikram slips under a jab from Smith .
Bikram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bikram manages to avoid it.
Smith defending well as Bikram loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Bikram has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith lands a jab.
Bikram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bikram jabs at Smith 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bikram with a hook.
Shanji Bikram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bikram moves away from the strike by Smith .
Smith missing with a left hand there. Bikram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bikram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
No joy there for Smith , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bikram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bikram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith thuds his right hand into Bikram's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bikram jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bikram's guard.
Bikram manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bikram fails to land.
Bikram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith .
Bikram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bikram throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bikram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bikram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Bikram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bikram prevents a body shot from Smith .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bikram is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bikram throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith .
Bikram blocking some punches.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bikram lands a left hand.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bikram avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bikram.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Bikram misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bikram just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith 's brow.
Bikram swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shanji Bikram.
Well Bikram has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shanji Bikram!
Our winner, Shanji Bikram, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas has chosen Małpa - Sztorm as his entrance music. Vaas Haas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Vasilyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas works Vasilyevich's body with a nice hook.
Vasilyevich walks into a stiff left hand from Haas.
Haas throws a hook but Vasilyevich avoids it easily.
No luck for Vasilyevich with that takedown attempt.
Vasilyevich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilyevich takes one to the side of the head.
Haas tries to land a leg kick but Vasilyevich saw it coming and moves away.
Haas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilyevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haas tries to avoid it but Vasilyevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haas to the ground. Haas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vasilyevich with a body shot.
Haas lands a big head kick that sends Vasilyevich tumbling to the mat! Haas takes a step backwards and waves Vasilyevich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vasilyevich is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh Vasilyevich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasilyevich is breathing heavily.
Vasilyevich leaves his chin hanging out and Haas seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Vasilyevich crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vaas Haas!
Vaas Haas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Ivan Vasilyevich had this to say: 'I wasnt mentally prepared, ill come back stronger then ever for next fight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes into the arena with Andrea Bocelli - Por ti volare blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tunamoto.
Velmu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velmu lunges at Tunamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tunamoto's hand.
Velmu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tunamoto pushes Velmu up against the cage in a clinch.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velmu or not.
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto is looking to control Velmu's arms but Velmu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tunamoto has his back to the cage.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto wants to break free but Velmu has control.
Tunamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto pushes Velmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tunamoto.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu misses with a double jab
and Tunamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velmu takes one on the button.
Tunamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
Tunamoto thuds a left hand into Velmu's body.
Tunamoto clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Velmu won't want to take too many of those.
We've been informed that Tunamoto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tunamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Tunamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velmu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tunamoto lands with a left to the head.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Nice elbow from Tunamoto.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Tunamoto tries to land a front kick but Velmu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velmu tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Velmu.
Velmu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Velmu misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velmu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tunamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Tunamoto digs a right hand underneath Velmu's ribcage. Velmu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velmu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Velmu cracks Tunamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tunamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velmu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Velmu takes one to the chin there.
Yrjoe Velmu's cut is getting worse.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velmu has Tunamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Tunamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tunamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velmu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Tunamoto circles away.
Tunamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tunamoto clinches.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses.
Velmu gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velmu looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Velmu lands a high kick!
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velmu scores with a shot to the body.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velmu looks to land a right hand but Tunamoto moved out of range.
Tunamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velmu 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.
Tunamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Velmu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Velmu with a jab.
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Velmu in a clinch.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Velmu.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu throws a looping overhand right but Tunamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Tunamoto lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Velmu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tunamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Velmu.
Tunamoto lands a head kick. Velmu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Tunamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tunamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunamoto.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tunamoto can pounce on him.
Velmu misses with a body kick.
Velmu tries to clinch up
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Tunamoto lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto tries to work over Velmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu blocks the elbow strike.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velmu is keeping busy.
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Velmu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velmu thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Tunamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Velmu closes the distance but Tunamoto moves to the side
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Tunamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velmu throws out the jab.
Velmu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tunamoto has managed to clinch.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velmu's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Tunamoto is stalling here.
Tunamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Yrjoe Velmu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Velmu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Velmu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tunamoto connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for Velmu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Nice body kick there by Velmu.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
Velmu gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tunamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Tunamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tunamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velmu's brow.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto works the jab nicely.
Jeez, Yrjoe Velmu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Velmu cracks Tunamoto with a good jab.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Velmu misses
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto slips under a jab from Velmu.
Velmu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tunamoto's head.
Velmu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tunamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velmu swings for the body but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto instigates a clinch.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velmu tries to keep at a distance but Tunamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tunamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto pushes Velmu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muraki Tunamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tunamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Velmu shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yrjoe Velmu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Destroy Everything. Jaius Garcius 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garcius!
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcius is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Garcius has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Garcius.
Hoffman is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Hoffman 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcius working the ground and pound from side control.
Hoffman gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius is nestled in close to Hoffman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman manages to get to full guard.
Garcius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hoffman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Garcius doesn't defend quickly enough and Hoffman has managed to lock this one up! Can Garcius escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hoffman on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Albert Hoffman !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Albert Hoffman made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jaius Garcius stepped up to the mic, saying 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano has chosen Driving Blind as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Hermano finds it's way through Suri's defenses.
Suri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot by Hermano.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
Hermano lands with an overhand left.
Suri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hermano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hermano connects with a solid leg kick.
Hermano needs to keep his hands up - Suri had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Suri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermano looks to land a right hand but Suri moved out of range.
Hermano takes one to the chin there.
Hermano tries to score with a low kick but Suri moves his leg out of the way.
Suri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suri tries to counter with a takedown but Hermano is quick to defend against it.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermano.
Suri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hermano wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano moves into the clinch successfully.
Hermano working aggressively here.
Hermano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Hermano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suri struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermano controls his hands.
Suri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermano.
Hermano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermano pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hermano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suri defends it easily.
Suri won't allow Hermano to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suri passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Hermano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hermano gets back to half guard.
Suri prevents Hermano from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suri with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermano looking for submissions off his back.
Suri controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermano is looking to get back to full guard here but Suri has managed to pass to side control instead.
The referee asks Suri politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suri prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suri misses with a looping right.
Hermano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suri is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Suri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Hermano misses its intended target.
Hermano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Hermano scores with a decent looking hook.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suri as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hermano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hermano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suri checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Hermano misses.
Hermano staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano lands a nice looking body shot.
Hermano throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Hermano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Suri to counter with a crisp jab.
Hermano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Suri defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano throws out a loose jab but Suri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermano.
Hermano misses with a looping left.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Hermano.
Jab by Hermano.
Suri throws out a powerful jab.
Hermano looks to score with a jab to the body but Suri is just out of range.
Pelle Hermano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Hermano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Suri.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Hermano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Hermano throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Hermano misses with a jab to the body
and Suri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hermano being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Suri is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hermano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermano is looking to reverse the position.
Hermano is not content to let Suri control the position.
Hermano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano lands with a punch from half guard.
Suri preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Suri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suri.
Suri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suri is pulling down on Hermano's head to control his posture.
Hermano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hermano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four 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.
Suri seems keen to control Hermano's posture.
Hermano preventing the sweep.
Hermano throws an elbow that misses. Suri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hermano's guard. Nice move by Suri!
Suri is stalling in the full guard.
Hermano wants to sweep but no luck.
Hermano keeping moving, preventing Suri from controlling successfully.
Hermano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Hermano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hermano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermano lands a right hook to the body.
Hermano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Hermano throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Hermano only half commits.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Hermano lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano throws a leg kick that misses.
Suri takes one to the chin there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hermano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suri tries to counter with a takedown but Hermano is quick to defend against it.
Hermano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Hermano.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suri is out of range and Hermano settles back down.
Hermano wants to slow Suri down by chopping away at his legs.
Suri is looking to counter punch.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri connects with a leg kick. Hermano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suri moves away from the strike by Hermano.
Hermano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hermano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suri.
Hermano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hermano takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Hermano.
Hermano throws a leg kick
so Suri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hermano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suri controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Suri has passed into side control.
Suri takes a little break here. Hermano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suri trying to control the position but Hermano is working away.
Hermano is trying to escape the position but Suri is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is looking to reverse the position.
Hermano is not content to let Suri control the position.
Hermano is trying to improve his position.
Suri is staying tight to Hermano's torso, preventing him from escaping.
A control attempt from Hermano but he's now mounted!
Suri looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Suri looking to control but Hermano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hermano can't escape the position.
Suri content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suri trying to control but Hermano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pelle Hermano just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hermano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Suri throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Suri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hermano slips a straight right by Suri.
Hermano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suri tries to bum rush Hermano with a series of wild strikes but Hermano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hermano avoids the body shot from Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suri moves forwards but Hermano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermano.
Hermano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Suri throws a right hand that misses
and Hermano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano throws a nice looking combination but Suri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suri misses with a double jab.
Suri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermano.
Hermano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hermano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suri connects with the punch.
Hermano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sher Shah Suri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
Hermano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano slips a jab from Suri.
Hermano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Suri defends it well.
Hermano throws an overhand right that lands on Suri's shoulder, as Suri tries to avoid the shot.
Hermano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suri.
Suri cracks a nice hook into Hermano's ribs.
Hermano throws a front kick aimed at Suri's knee but Suri avoids it well.
Suri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hermano closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Suri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermano tries to throw a body punch but Suri avoids it by throwing Hermano back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermano throws a punch but it's blocked by Suri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermano.
Hermano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Suri.
Hermano lands a hook that snaps the head of Suri backwards.
Hermano throws a punch but it's blocked by Suri.
Suri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Suri fails to land.
Suri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suri can't find room to land a body shot as Hermano controls the action.
Suri blocks a body shot from Hermano.
Suri misses with some punches.
Suri lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano tries a body shot but Suri blocks it.
Suri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermano.
Hermano is working Suri over against the cage.
Hermano throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suri.
Suri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suri smiles and moves away.
Suri thuds his right hand into Hermano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermano moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermano throws a leg kick but Suri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suri attempts a counter takedown but Hermano avoids it well and moves away.
Suri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Suri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano 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.
Suri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hermano.
A quick step to the side and Suri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermano loads up on a big right hand but Suri slips the punch.
Hermano checks the leg kick.
Hermano feints and then cracks Suri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suri down.
Hermano misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Suri lands.
Suri swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermano.
Suri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hermano moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri had his way with Pelle Hermano in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hermano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suri.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
Hermano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suri.
Hermano looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Hermano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hermano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Suri!
Hermano goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hermano but great work by Suri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri trying to control the position but Hermano is working away.
Hermano seems a little lost for a moment, as Suri dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri continues to stall.
Suri is looking to take a break and control but Hermano is keeping him honest, looking to work 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.
Hermano wants to control but Suri postures up.
Suri content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Suri'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.
Hermano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hermano is not content to let Suri control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hermano throws a leg kick which misses Suri's front leg but catches the back leg as Suri tries to avoid it.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Suri cracks Hermano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hermano throws a hook but Suri blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano throws a hook but Suri blocks it.
Hermano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Hermano should have avoided that one.
Suri throws a sloppy body shot
and Hermano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermano lands a jab-cross combination.
Suri cracks Hermano with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suri.
Hermano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suri.
Nice takedown defense from Suri. No joy for Hermano on that attempt.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sher Shah Suri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sher Shah Suri.
I think Hermano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sher Shah Suri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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