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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes to the ring accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.



177 cm
43
142 lbs
21 - 34 - 0
182 cm
49
117 lbs
21 - 41 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valdez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Lankari manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.

Lankari gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valdez regains guard.
Lankari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lankari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lankari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Valdez wants to sweep here but Lankari controlling him for the moment.
Valdez keeping full guard, as Lankari tries to pass.
Lankari has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lankari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.

Valdez is working an open guard so Lankari takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Valdez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lankari's guard.
Valdez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lankari scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Valdez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valdez showed some decent athleticism there.

Lankari kicks off Valdez and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valdez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lankari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valdez is in Lankari's guard.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Lankari manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.

Valdez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lankari regains guard immediately.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lankari managing to control the position.

Lankari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!

Lankari uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lankari gets caught napping as Valdez dives in and scores a takedown. Lankari manages to retain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lankari holds on and takes a little breather.
Lankari'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.
Lankari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valdez manages to get himself to full guard.


The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lankari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Valdez is trying to control the position but Lankari postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lankari stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Valdez tries to sprawl but Lankari drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Lankari decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Valdez looking to score a takedown here. Lankari is defending well but Valdez drives through and ends up in Lankari's guard.
Lankari seems keen to control Valdez's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valdez trying to control but Lankari is working from the bottom.
Lankari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valdez manages to get himself to full guard.


Lankari gets to his feet - Valdez follows without any prompting.

Lankari tries to sprawl but Valdez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lankari tries to kick Valdez off in order to stand up. Valdez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lankari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lankari keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lankari trying to control but Valdez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lankari pushes a forearm under Valdez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Valdez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hans Lankari!
Hans Lankari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ronald Fredrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



193 cm
22
212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0
193 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


Arcticus University: London


FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Blade has managed to clinch.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick is trying to pull guard but Blade turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blade works on Fredrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blade after a bit of a struggle.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blade prevents it.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Fredrick.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
A short right from Blade.
Fredrick jumps guard but Blade stands there with Fredrick around his waist. Fredrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredrick tries to pull guard but Blade won't allow it.
A short right from Blade.
Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrick looks winded!
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards.

Fredrick is rocked!
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Fredrick is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blade lands a big right hand that drops Fredrick! The killer instinct kicks in and Blade finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Blade!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
A victorious Jake Blade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Ronald Fredrick stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll see you soon!!!'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manjuelez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is el Jarabe Tapatio. This should be a great matchup!



182 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 7 - 0
185 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manjuelez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pettersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettersson throws a lazy head kick

and Manjuelez counters by moving into the clinch.

Pettersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Manjuelez clinches.

Pettersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettersson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Pablo Manjuelez has been cut.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Pettersson fakes the leg kick and cracks Manjuelez in the body.
Pettersson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pettersson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Manjuelez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manjuelez showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing good reports from Manjuelez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Manjuelez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pettersson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez controlling the action here.
Manjuelez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettersson's head.
Manjuelez stalling away here and it's allowed Pettersson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Manjuelez throwing strikes from guard but Pettersson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manjuelez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manjuelez passes Pettersson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Manjuelez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Manjuelez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pettersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manjuelez.
Manjuelez is taking a breather. Pettersson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez wants to take a breather but Pettersson is having none of it.
Manjuelez slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pettersson misses with a combination
and Pettersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettersson lands a high kick!
Pettersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pettersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manjuelez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manjuelez blocks a head kick by Pettersson.
An attempted straight right counter from Manjuelez misses the target.
Pettersson misses with a head kick.
Pettersson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Manjuelez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pettersson's guard.
Manjuelez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pettersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manjuelez is controlling him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson keeping full guard, as Manjuelez tries to pass.
Manjuelez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manjuelez.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manjuelez postures up in Pettersson's guard and throws a big left but Pettersson blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pettersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pettersson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manjuelez's head.
Pettersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manjuelez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettersson.
Tim Pettersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettersson looks to throw a body kick

and Manjuelez counters by moving into the clinch.
Manjuelez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pettersson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pettersson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Manjuelez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manjuelez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manjuelez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manjuelez throws a hook but Pettersson blocks it.
Pettersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manjuelez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pettersson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tim Pettersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettersson throws a right hand that Manjuelez ducks under and follows up with a left that Manjuelez also avoids with ease.
Manjuelez is looking for a counter combo.

Manjuelez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pettersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Manjuelez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manjuelez wants a takedown.
Pettersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manjuelez can't get the takedown.
Pettersson is trying to push Manjuelez away but Manjuelez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Manjuelez wants a takedown.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manjuelez has him pressed against the ropes.
Manjuelez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manjuelez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pettersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettersson misses with a few strikes there.
Pettersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manjuelez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettersson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pettersson throws a front kick that sends Manjuelez stumbling back into the ropes.
Manjuelez is breathing heavily.
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!
Pettersson throws a right hand that Manjuelez ducks under and follows up with a left that Manjuelez also avoids with ease.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manjuelez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pettersson throws a sloppy head kick and Manjuelez moves out of range easily.
Pettersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manjuelez tries to counter with a takedown but Pettersson is quick to defend against it.
Manjuelez moves out of range of the body kick from Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a head kick that misses.

Manjuelez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pettersson is trying to stand up here but Manjuelez is controlling him well.
Manjuelez misses with a head shot. Pettersson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Manjuelez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Pettersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Manjuelez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Pettersson throws a head kick but Manjuelez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pettersson.
Manjuelez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Manjuelez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pettersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manjuelez throwing strikes from guard but Pettersson blocks nicely.
Manjuelez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Manjuelez has gone for a leg lock! Pettersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manjuelez's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pettersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez has Pettersson pulled in close to control his posture.
Pettersson postures up in Manjuelez's guard and throws a big left but Manjuelez blocks it.
Manjuelez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Manjuelez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pettersson defending well though.
Still in half guard, Manjuelez seems content to control.
Pettersson won't allow Manjuelez to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Manjuelez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pettersson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pettersson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pettersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Manjuelez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manjuelez manages to get to full guard.
Pettersson stopping the sweep attempt from Manjuelez.
Pettersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettersson throwing strikes but missing.
Pablo Manjuelez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manjuelez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Manjuelez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manjuelez pushing down on Pettersson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manjuelez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manjuelez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manjuelez is taking a breather. Pettersson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manjuelez tries to pass to full mount but Pettersson defends it.
Manjuelez thows a huge punch but Pettersson dodges it nicely.

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.
Manjuelez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manjuelez moves into full mount! Pettersson won't be happy about that!
Manjuelez looking to control but Pettersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manjuelez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pettersson tries to buck Manjuelez off but he can't manage it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pettersson is squirming around, avoiding Manjuelez's attempts to control the action.
Manjuelez throwing strikes here but Pettersson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pettersson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Manjuelez.
Pettersson really wants to buck Manjuelez off and get back to his feet.
Pettersson is squirming around, avoiding Manjuelez's attempts to control the action.

That's six 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.
Manjuelez controlling from the full mount.
Manjuelez tries to control but Pettersson wriggling away.

Manjuelez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pettersson turns into him and now he's in Manjuelez's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manjuelez is trying to control the position but Pettersson postures up.
Pettersson stopping the sweep attempt from Manjuelez.
Pettersson postures up and lands a big shot to Manjuelez's brow.
Well,Manjuelez is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Pettersson scoring with some ground and pound.
Pettersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pettersson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pettersson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manjuelez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pettersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pettersson is looking to work some ground and pound but Manjuelez has wrist control.
Manjuelez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pettersson manages to get himself to full guard.

Manjuelez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson keeping full guard, as Manjuelez tries to pass.
Manjuelez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manjuelez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pettersson is keeping the position for now.
Manjuelez trying to control but Pettersson is working from the bottom.
Pettersson can't keep his opponent in guard - Manjuelez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pablo Manjuelez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson won't allow Manjuelez to pass to mount.
Manjuelez is working hard here to advance position.
Pettersson is trying to stand.
Manjuelez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manjuelez avoids the head kick by Pettersson.
Tim Pettersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manjuelez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Manjuelez showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tim Pettersson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tim Pettersson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tim Pettersson!

Tim Pettersson wins by unanimous decision!

A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tim Pettersson made sure he mentioned Bushido Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



177 cm
41
218 lbs
19 - 11 - 1
188 cm
41
185 lbs
35 - 33 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barrett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar throws an off balance right hand

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oppelaar's guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Oppelaar.

Oppelaar working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson passes Oppelaar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Oppelaar wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Oppelaar is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oppelaar avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppelaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oppelaar tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson working Oppelaar over with strikes.
Johnson prevents Oppelaar from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oppelaar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppelaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oppelaar is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson won't allow Oppelaar to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Oppelaar is retaining full guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oppelaar wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oppelaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson controls Oppelaar momentarily but Oppelaar frees himself.
Oppelaar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing.
Oppelaar cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Oppelaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Oppelaar tries to pass.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Iron Palace that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Oppelaar cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Oppelaar content to stall in guard here.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Oppelaar postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Oppelaar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like Barrett Johnson has been cut.
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oppelaar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
Oppelaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oppelaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oppelaar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oppelaar looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Oppelaar's head. It's preventing any offense from Oppelaar, at least for the moment.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Oppelaar controlling him for the moment.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oppelaar working some strikes from top position.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Oppelaar landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oppelaar is one step ahead there.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Oppelaar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Oppelaar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oppelaar is one step ahead there.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Our spies down at at Vicious Striking inform us that Oppelaar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Oppelaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.

Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Oppelaar chips away with some ground and pound.
Oppelaar stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppelaar postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Oppelaar connects with a couple of short punches.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.

Johnson has his foot on Oppelaar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oppelaar works his way back into a safe position though.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Oppelaar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oppelaar postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Oppelaar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Oppelaar with a nice head shot there.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Oppelaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barrett Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!


Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oppelaar.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Oppelaar knocks Johnson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Johnson is rocked!

Barrett Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Barrett Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Oppelaar! That's hurt Johnson! Will he recover? Oppelaar fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!



165 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
168 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Tipton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar is looking to slow Tipton down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edgar. That's going to slow Tipton down.
Tipton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edgar. That's going to slow Tipton down.
Edgar thumps Tipton with a low kick.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tipton shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Tipton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tipton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tipton takes the fight into the clinch.
Tipton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tipton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tipton.
Tipton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tipton drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Edgar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edgar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Edgar scores with a one two! Tipton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Edgar throws the left hand but Tipton avoids the punch easily.
As Edgar tries to get set, Tipton tries to push him back and clinch up but Edgar manages to avoid the attempt.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Tipton avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tipton missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tipton blocks a jab.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tipton moves away.
Good shot there by Edgar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edgar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tipton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Edgar tests Tipton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tipton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edgar loads up on a big right hand but Tipton slips the punch.
Tipton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tipton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Tipton avoids it well.
Tipton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edgar sprawls and moves away.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.

Tipton clinches.

Tipton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tipton manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Edgar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tipton wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Tipton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from Tipton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tipton is putting a hurting on Edgar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Edgar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Edgar wants to control but Tipton postures up.
Edgar taking punishment in the form of punches.

Tipton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Edgar has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Edgar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edgar is trying to work for a sweep but Tipton has mounted him!
Tipton avoids the attempt from Edgar to control.
Edgar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edgar tries to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Tipton punishing his opponent with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edgar can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tipton lands a couple of good shots and Edgar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Edgar is covering up but some of the strikes from Tipton are getting through and doing damage.

Edgar is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to escape but Tipton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Edgar covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Edgar is still in real trouble! Can Tipton finish him?
Tipton throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.
Tipton trying to control momentarily.
Tipton gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Edgar is holding onto Tipton's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
You can see the frustration on Edgar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tipton loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Edgar hold on?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Edgar right now.
Tipton is not going to allow Edgar to sit and survive in this position.

Tipton looking to break Edgar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Edgar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tipton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tipton punishes Edgar with strikes from the back mount.

Edgar is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tipton gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tipton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Edgar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Edgar for a finish.
Edgar trying to get back to his feet but Tipton is in full control for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tipton is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Edgar. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Tipton is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Edgar. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tipton trying to control momentarily.

Edgar defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tipton's arms.

Tipton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tipton lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Tipton gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Tipton is looking for the choke from the back position but Edgar is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Tipton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Edgar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Edgar trying to get back to his feet but Tipton is in full control for now.

Edgar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tipton.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Tipton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Edgar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Edgar for a finish.
Edgar trying to control the hands but Tipton breaks the grip.
Tipton is looking to control Edgar but Edgar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tipton has the hooks in. Edgar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Tipton manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Edgar can't escape the position.
Tipton misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Tipton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Edgar drops his hands momentarily and Tipton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edgar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tipton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frankie Edgar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Edgar.
Tipton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tipton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edgar swivels and escapes.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tipton manages to avoid it.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar throws a front kick aimed at Tipton's knee but Tipton avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tipton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tipton is defended easily by Edgar.
Edgar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Edgar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edgar.

It looks like Byron Tipton has been cut.
Tipton 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.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Edgar scores with a four punch combination!

Tipton is rocked!
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Tipton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar with a jab.
Tipton wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for Tipton on that attempt.
Tipton seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Tipton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tipton blocks the body kick.
Edgar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tipton if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar lands a nice hook to Tipton's body. Tipton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Tipton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tipton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edgar.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tipton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to avoid it but Tipton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edgar to the ground. Edgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edgar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tipton.
And Edgar responds with a good body kick, but Tipton manages to step out the way in time.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tipton is just out of range.
Edgar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edgar blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a hook but Tipton avoids it easily.
Edgar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edgar connects with a body shot.
Edgar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tipton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tipton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Tipton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tipton fails with the takedown.
Edgar slips under a jab.
Tipton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Jab by Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Tipton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tipton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.
Tipton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tipton.
Tipton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tipton ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tipton tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Edgar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tipton avoids the head kick by Edgar.
Tipton tries to counter with a takedown but Edgar is quick to defend against it.
Tipton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tipton drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tipton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Edgar connects with a right hand. Tipton shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Edgar misses the target.
Tipton tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tipton backs up against the ropes.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Tipton. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Edgar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Tipton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tipton catches Edgar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Tipton misses.
Edgar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tipton misses with a takedown
and Edgar counters with a one-two to the body.
Tipton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tipton lands a leg kick that knocks Edgar off balance momentarily.

Tipton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Edgar to the ground. Tipton is now in Edgar's guard.
Edgar has his hands on Tipton's head, controlling the position.
Edgar is looking to stand up but Tipton isn't so interested in that idea.
Byron Tipton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edgar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tipton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Tipton from controlling successfully.
Tipton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edgar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar wants to stand but Tipton is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tipton is defended easily by Edgar.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edgar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tipton on the side of the head.
Edgar scores with a punch to the head.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tipton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edgar pinned against the ropes. Edgar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A countering left hand to the body from Edgar misses.
Edgar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tipton tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tipton eats them both and turns towards Edgar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tipton shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Tipton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Edgar throws a counter combo.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tipton moves away.

Tipton gets a double leg takedown into Edgar's guard.
Tipton throwing strikes but missing.
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edgar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tipton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edgar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tipton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byron Tipton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Tipton misses with a straight left.
Edgar slips under a jab from Tipton.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tipton.
Edgar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tipton's head backwards.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.
Tipton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edgar pinned against the ropes. Edgar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Tipton shoots in for a double leg but Edgar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tipton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps Tipton's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Tipton avoids nicely.
Edgar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tipton throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Tipton only half commits.
Tipton avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tipton looks for a takedown but Edgar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Tipton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar blocks a leg kick.
No luck for Tipton with that takedown attempt.
Edgar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tipton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tipton takes one to the side of the head.
Tipton scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Edgar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tipton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tipton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frankie Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Tipton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Tipton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tipton is in Edgar's guard.

Edgar pushes Tipton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Good leg kick by Edgar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Edgar.
Edgar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edgar lands a head kick. Tipton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Edgar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Edgar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tipton misses with a low kick as Edgar jumps back.
Good leg kick by Edgar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tipton dives in for a single leg takedown but Edgar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Tipton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Edgar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Edgar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tipton's guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tipton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Tipton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edgar tries to stand but Tipton is controlling from the bottom.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Tipton.
Edgar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Edgar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Edgar postures up.
Edgar is looking to stand up but Tipton won't let him.

Tipton looking for a triangle here. Edgar is fighting it but it looks tight! Tipton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Edgar is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, Byron Tipton took to the microphone: 'I just beat the former champ...AGAIN! My first title defense has been a success!'.
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RATING
68%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emiliano Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the ring accompanied by London Calling. Zapata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EINA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!



190 cm
33
198 lbs
12 - 12 - 0
189 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emiliano Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves shoots in and drives through. Zapata sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Zapata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zapata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zapata looks to land a combination. Graves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Zapata as Graves shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapata throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.
Graves fails to land the takedown.
Zapata throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries to counter with a takedown but Zapata is quick to defend against it.
Zapata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zapata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Zapata shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zapata, right into the meat.
Zapata throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Graves 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.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Graves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zapata circles away.
Zapata lands a right hook to the body.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata connects with a leg kick. Graves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves moves out of range of the leg kick from Zapata.
Zapata leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zapata is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zapata.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapata scores with a kick to the midsection.
Graves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zapata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Zapata as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Zapata, which made it look bad.
Graves with a poor takedown
and Zapata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zapata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zapata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zapata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Zapata finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Zapata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zapata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata fakes the leg kick and cracks Graves in the body.
Zapata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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!
Zapata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zapata is fending him off so far but Graves persists. Nope, Zapata circles away and we're back to standing.
Zapata scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Zapata lands with a shot to the body.
Zapata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Graves is rocked!
Zapata throws a pinpoint strike between Graves's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Graves crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Zapata scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emiliano Zapata!
After winning the bout, Emiliano Zapata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Alex Graves stepped up to the mic, saying 'No way, no way. That crap was stopped too soon!'.
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RATING
43%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dark Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. T.I. - Go get it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rafael Vieira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.



172 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0
185 cm
25
186 lbs
7 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Terror rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vieira with a jab.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terror misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terror misses with the combination.
Terror dips to his left and cracks Vieira with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror scores with a one two! Vieira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Terror connects with a single shot there.
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terror.
Terror throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vieira.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vieira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but Terror blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira slows down the pace here.

Vieira gets control of Terror's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vieira working a defensive guard but Terror passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira tries to get to full guard but Terror has control of the leg.
Vieira wants to control but Terror is keeping busy.
Vieira is looking for a sweep. Terror is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Terror there.
Vieira trying to control here.
Terror thows a huge punch but Vieira dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to control but Terror is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vieira moves into full guard.
Terror working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vieira's head.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully.
Terror might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Vieira pushes a forearm under Terror's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Terror is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Vieira!
A relieved looking Rafael Vieira 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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RATING
35%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dermis Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crose McCringe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.



176 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
170 cm
32
146 lbs
9 - 5 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermis Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa scores with a nice strike.
Gamboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Gamboa closes the distance and clinches.
Gamboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
McCringe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Gamboa.
A nice left hand lands by Gamboa.
Gamboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gamboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCringe is looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Gamboa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Gamboa fails to land.
A short right from Gamboa.
McCringe wants to take the fight to the mat but Gamboa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dermis Gamboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crose McCringe.
Gamboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Gamboa lands with a right to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCringe 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.
Gamboa scores with a knee to the head.
McCringe is looking to take this one to the mat.
McCringe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCringe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gamboa.
A nice left hand lands by Gamboa.
Gamboa presses McCringe against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gamboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gamboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamboa.
McCringe goes for a takedown attempt but Gamboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McCringe staying out of range there.
McCringe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gamboa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCringe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been told by Gamboa's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gamboa lands with a right hand.
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!
McCringe ducks under a wild hook from Gamboa.
McCringe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gamboa defends it nicely.
Gamboa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCringe manages to circle out of the way.
McCringe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a slapping body shot.
Gamboa throws an off balance right hand
and McCringe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCringe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gamboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gamboa lands a nice uppercut.
Gamboa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Gamboa on the inside.
Gamboa lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Gamboa.
Gamboa crunches a lovely knee into McCringe's ribcage.
McCringe looks winded!
Gamboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gamboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gamboa scores with a shoulder strike.
McCringe tries to pull guard but Gamboa holds him up against the ropes and eventually McCringe drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gamboa lands a left hand.
Gamboa misses with a punch to the body.
McCringe tries to pull guard but Gamboa won't allow it.
Gamboa gets through McCringe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gamboa scores with a knee to the head.
Gamboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Gamboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gamboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gamboa works on McCringe's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Gamboa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Gamboa lands a right hand.
Gamboa scores with a knee to the head.
Gamboa connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCringe's face.
A knee to the head by Gamboa.
McCringe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gamboa fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa scores with a shot to the body.
Gamboa misses with a wild body shot.
McCringe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gamboa scores with a jab to the head.

McCringe instigates a clinch.
Gamboa stops a takedown attempt from McCringe.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gamboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamboa.
McCringe jumps guard but Gamboa stands there with McCringe around his waist. McCringe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gamboa scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gamboa.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCringe tries to pull guard but Gamboa holds him up against the ropes and eventually McCringe drops back down to his feet.
McCringe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gamboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gamboa pushes McCringe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamboa.
McCringe wants a takedown.
McCringe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gamboa to keep the fight standing.
McCringe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees to the body from Gamboa.
Gamboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Gamboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gamboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Gamboa working McCringe over with knees to the body.
Gamboa lands an uppercut.
Gamboa lands a right hand.
McCringe tries to score a body lock takedown but Gamboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
Gamboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Gamboa lands an uppercut.
Gamboa stops a takedown attempt from McCringe.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Still in the clinch, Gamboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gamboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamboa obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamboa.
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamboa.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa gets through McCringe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gamboa.
Gamboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCringe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a knee to the head.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
Gamboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gamboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

McCringe is rocked!
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
Gamboa landing knees to the head.
McCringe is still on wobbly legs! Can Gamboa finish him?
Gamboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gamboa scores with a shoulder strike.
Gamboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Gamboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamboa lands a hook that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Gamboa lands a good knee to the midsection. McCringe won't want to take too many of those.
Gamboa lands a good knee to the midsection. McCringe won't want to take too many of those.
McCringe seems to have recovered his senses.
Gamboa scores a nice knee to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamboa.
McCringe wants a takedown.
Gamboa with a knee to the head.
McCringe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gamboa is defending well.
Gamboa crunches a lovely knee into McCringe's ribcage.
Gamboa lands with a right to the head.
Gamboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCringes head.
A hook to the body from Gamboa.
A shot in the inside from Gamboa.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Gamboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCringe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCringe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gamboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a body punch.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gamboa.
Gamboa lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gamboa.
Gamboa is leaning against McCringe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gamboa scores with a knee to the head.
Gamboa lands a good knee to the midsection. McCringe won't want to take too many of those.
Gamboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCringe is trying to pull guard but Gamboa turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gamboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Gamboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
McCringe is trying to pull guard but Gamboa has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dermis Gamboa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Gamboa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCringe doesn't seem bothered though.
Gamboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gamboa misses with a low kick.
Gamboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCringe in his tracks.
Gamboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCringe in his tracks.

Gamboa clinches up against the ropes.
Gamboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Gamboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gamboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gamboa lands a knee to the body.
Gamboa scores with a knee to the head.
McCringe is breathing heavily.
McCringe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCringe jumps guard but Gamboa turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCringe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamboa lands with a light punch inside.
Gamboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCringe can do to turn this around?
McCringe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gamboa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dermis Gamboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crose McCringe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gamboa.
A right hand to the body from Gamboa.
Gamboa scores with a shoulder strike.
Gamboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamboa.
Gamboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gamboa unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCringe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamboa.
Dermis Gamboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gamboa gets through McCringe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gamboa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamboa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gamboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Gamboa.
Gamboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gamboa lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa jerks McCringe's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McCringe drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Gamboa goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Gamboa because McCringe was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dermis Gamboa!
An out of breath Dermis Gamboa 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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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eva Contonio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!



185 cm
25
187 lbs
11 - 4 - 0
182 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Contonio drives through and clinches with Boy against the ropes.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Contonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contonio.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Contonio.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contonio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boy's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boy's brow.
A short uppercut from Boy.
Boy prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Contonio working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
I was talking to Boy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boy blocks a body shot from Contonio.
Contonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio misses with an elbow strike.
Boy lands a right hand.
Contonio misses with an elbow strike.
Contonio working aggressively here.
Boy lands a right hand.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Boy lands a shot to the body.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Contonio looks winded!
Contonio misses with a body punch.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Boy lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boy lands a good knee to the midsection. Contonio won't want to take too many of those.
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Boy.
Boy working Contonio over with knees to the body.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy is leaning against Contonio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boy landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.

Contonio is rocked!
Nice body punch from Boy.
Boy lands an uppercut.
Contonio is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?
Boy works on Contonio's body with a couple of short punches.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contonio avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Contonio avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Contonio's head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boy's brow.
Contonio seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Contonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Contonio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Contonio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Contonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Boy.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contonio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Contonio avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Boy drops Contonio onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Contonio is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Boy pushes Contonio against the ropes. Boy is working some dirty boxing. Boy pushes off with a quick right hook! Contonio goes down! Contonio tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Boy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Boy!
Beast Boy retains his middleweight title!
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Hardy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.



183 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0
195 cm
25
187 lbs
18 - 7 - 1
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Stewart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hardy tries to sprawl but Stewart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.

Stewart wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy pushes Stewart off looking to stand but Stewart dives back in and keeps control.

Hardy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stewart keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stewart walks into a jab.
Hardy stuns Stewart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brian Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hardy stuns Stewart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.

Stewart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Stewart getting side control.

Hardy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stewart keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.

Hardy breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Stewart into the ropes.
Stewart dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Stewart's head and hops out.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Stewart throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Hardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stewart.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
Stewart slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Stewart, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Stewart's belly button to the back.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stewart off to one side.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stewart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stewart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stewart misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy catches Stewart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stewart tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy slips a jab from Stewart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Stewart didn't see that one coming.
Stewart throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Stewart shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy slips a straight right by Stewart.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a hook.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy misses the jab.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Hardy scores with a one two! Stewart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stewart off to one side.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Stewart backpedaling.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stewart tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
Stewart throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.

Stewart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Hardy wants to stand but Stewart is controlling the position.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

Hardy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Stewart is looking for a takedown.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stewart's head backwards.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart at a distance.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stewart attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stewart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Stewart's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stewart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stewart shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stewart. Stewart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stewart.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart fails with the takedown.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Stewart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stewart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Stewart throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.

Stewart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Stewart.
Hardy tries to escape but Stewart is in control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hardy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hardy digs a good body shot into Stewart's ribs.
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stewart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
Stewart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Stewart attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Stewart misses the target.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Hardy scores with a jab to the head.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy leaves Stewart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brian Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Stewart's body. Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart slips under a jab from Hardy.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Stewart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stewart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Stewart pushes Hardy against the ropes but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Stewart takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Stewart.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Stewart slips under a jab from Hardy.
Stewart misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Stewart slips a straight right by Hardy.
Stewart shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hardy catches Stewart right on the button with a cross.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Stewart shoots in.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw.

Stewart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pushes Stewart off looking to stand but Stewart dives back in and keeps control.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stewart working Hardy over with strikes.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Stewart in his half guard.
Stewart trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Stewart is controlling him
Stewart winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stewart trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hardy 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!


No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Stewart attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the ropes. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stewart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a right hand that Stewart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart also avoids with ease.
Hardy slips a straight right by Stewart.
Stewart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.

Stewart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Stewart getting side control.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Stewart is controlling him

Stewart is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stewart to get the leverage.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Hardy is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Don Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.

Stewart dives in and scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardy throws a one two combo.

Stewart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardy sprawls well initially but Stewart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Stewart is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stewart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.

Hardy is defending against the submission attempts here by Stewart.
Hardy is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands strikes from half guard.
Stewart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Stewart's head.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the ropes. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Stewart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Don Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Stewart isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Stewart throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Stewart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stewart showed some decent athleticism there.
Hardy tries to kick Stewart off but Stewart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Stewart is trying to work for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy has hold of Stewart's hands but Stewart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardy tries to kick Stewart off but Stewart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Stewart is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stewart seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Stewart in his half guard.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Stewart is trying to work for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Stewart throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Hardy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stewart manages to mount him!
Brian Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Hardy.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Brian Hardy!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Brian Hardy!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Brian Hardy!

Brian Hardy wins by unanimous decision!

Brian Hardy is the new welterweight champion!
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