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Bushido 12: Road to Gold R4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Odds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mighty Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Odds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evan Odds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mighty Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odds circles away quickly and effectively.
Odds throws a hook to the side of Mouse's head but Mouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mouse, pushing him back against the ropes.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Odds has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Odds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mouse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odds avoids it.
Mouse looking to slow down the pace here.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odds has Mouse pushed against the ropes.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Mouse is trying to break free.
Mouse avoids a wild elbow strike from Odds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odds prevents Mouse from breaking the clinch.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse is trying to break the clinch but Odds has him pressed against the ropes.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mouse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odds misses with an elbow strike.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Mouse avoids the elbow strike from Odds, against the ropes.
Odds misses with an elbow over the top.
Mouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mouse tries to break the clinch but Odds is controlling the position.
Mouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odds has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odds lands an elbow that stopped Mouse in his tracks for a moment.
Mouse working hard to break the clinch.
Mouse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odds.
Odds throws an elbow that misses.
Mouse avoids the elbow strike from Odds, against the ropes.
Odds lands a nice elbow.
Odds lands an elbow that stopped Mouse in his tracks for a moment.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Mouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Odds.
Odds misses with an elbow strike.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike from Odds.
Mouse tries to break free but Odds pushes him back against the ropes.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Odds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouse's efforts to push away.
Odds holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Odds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odds throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds lands a damaging elbow.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Odds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odds has him pressed against the ropes.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Mouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odds pushes off an throws an elbow but Mouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mouse tries to break free but Odds pushes him back against the ropes.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse tries to break the clinch but Odds is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Odds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Odds misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Odds dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mouse throws a series of punches but Odds moves out of range.
Mouse works over Odds's head and body with a nice combination.
Odds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Odds lands an elbow inside that Mouse shrugs off.
Odds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Odds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouse can do to turn this around?
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odds.
Mouse is trying to force a seperation but Odds has the dominant position.
Odds lands an elbow just above Mouse 's eye.
Nice elbow from Odds.
Mouse is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odds misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odds.
Mouse is trying to push Odds away but Odds has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Odds lands an elbow inside that Mouse shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odds lands an elbow that stopped Mouse in his tracks for a moment.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Odds finish him?
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Odds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds lands a damaging elbow.
Mouse wants to stall.
Odds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouse's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is trying to break the clinch but Odds is controlling him.
Mouse avoids the elbow strike from Odds, against the ropes.
Odds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mouse's defenses.
Mouse manages to break the clinch.
Odds darts in and clinches Mouse up against the ropes.
Mouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Odds.
Odds lands an elbow just above Mouse 's eye.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mouse stalling in the clinch but Odds improves position.
Mouse tries to break free but Odds pushes him back against the ropes.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Odds has Mouse pressed against the ropes, preventing Mouse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Mouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odds lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds misses with an elbow over the top.
Odds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mouse's defenses.
Mouse avoids a wild elbow strike from Odds.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Evan Odds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odds pushes off an throws an elbow but Mouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Odds misses with an elbow over the top.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mouse is trying to force a seperation but Odds has the dominant position.
Mouse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odds pushes off an throws an elbow but Mouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Odds throws an elbow that misses.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds looking to stall.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Odds lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Odds dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Odds misses with a looping right.
Odds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Odds avoids them all with ease.
Odds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mouse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouse.
Odds throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouse.
Odds rushes Mouse and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odds lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odds throws an elbow that misses.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odds lands an elbow just above Mouse 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Odds lands a nice elbow.
Odds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odds.
Odds is trying to maintain a safe position but Mouse gets an underhook and turns Odds into the ropes.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odds lands an elbow inside.
Mouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odds pushes off an throws an elbow but Mouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mouse wants to break free but Odds has control.
Odds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mouse avoids the elbow strike from Odds, against the ropes.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mouse is trying to break free.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
Odds lands an elbow inside that Mouse shrugs off.
Mouse tries to break the clinch but Odds is controlling the position.
Mouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Odds won't allow it.
Odds keeps control of Mouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouse's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Odds.
Odds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odds misses with an elbow strike.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odds misses with an elbow over the top.
Mouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Odds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odds leaning against his opponent.
Odds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse blocks the elbow strike.
Mouse working hard to break the clinch.
Mouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Odds won't allow it.
Mouse dodges an elbow strike from Odds.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds throws an elbow but it misses.
Mighty Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Mouse avoids a wild elbow strike from Odds.
Odds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odds throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odds throws an elbow but misses.
Odds lands an elbow that stopped Mouse in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Odds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Odds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Odds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafal Kula will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafal Kula!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews lands with a right hand.
Kula lands with a right hand.
Kula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrews.
A left lands for Kula.
Andrews misses with a lunging right hand
and Kula counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrews takes a swing at Kula's ribcage but misses.
Justin Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kula.
A little feinted left hand from Andrews on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kula scores with a nice head shot.
Kula looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kula bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrews's head.
Andrews misses with a wild body shot.
Kula throws out a loose jab but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kula let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kula. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Justin Andrews has been cut.
Andrews throws a body punch but Kula moves out of range.
Kula takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kula. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kula gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andrews to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andrews is working Kula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kula avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Andrews forces his way into half guard.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andrews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andrews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andrews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Andrews winds up and cracks Kula with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andrews passes to full mount!
Andrews lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kula hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kula tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andrews 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.
Andrews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kula looks a forlorn figure.
Andrews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews lands a big elbow.
Kula in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Andrews connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Andrews landing strikes from the mount and Kula is in trouble!
Andrews landing strikes from the mount and Kula is in trouble!
Kula is rocked!
Kula is squirming around, avoiding Andrews's attempts to control the action.
Kula is still in real trouble! Can Andrews finish him?
Andrews postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kula badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Andrews around the waist but Andrews pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Andrews is the winner by TKO! Andrews jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Andrews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Park Jeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park Jeung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Johnson's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Park Jeung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Jeung tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jeung is looking to escape.
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.
Jeung is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeung is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Jeung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jeung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jeung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jeung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Jeung won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jeung from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jeung is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jeung defends well.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeung landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeung trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson working for a triangle but Jeung defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Helsinki Fight Club inform us that Johnson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Johnson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jeung is defending well. Johnson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jeung has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Johnson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzhokhar Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Boyfriend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dzhokhar Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Boyfriend!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyfriend defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Boyfriend scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Dzhokhar Volkov has been cut.
Volkov misses with a hook. Boyfriend ducked under it nicely.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyfriend.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyfriend on the side of the head.
It looks like Daniel Boyfriend has been cut.
Boyfriend is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Volkov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Boyfriend! Volkov dives in looking to finish! Boyfriend is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dzhokhar Volkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Assad Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marat Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Assad Abdullah's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Assad Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah has been working on his balance at Men of Mayhem, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Magomedov.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov sends Abdullah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Magomedov is motioning to the referee to let Abdullah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah switches off momentarily and Magomedov cracks him with a monster right hand! Abdullah topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Magomedov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Magomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marat Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demestos Bleach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demestos Bleach!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laine closes the distance and clinches.
Laine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Laine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laine wants to get back to striking at distance but Bleach won't allow it.
Bleach tries a knee to the head but Laine blocks it.
Laine goes for a takedown attempt but Bleach pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bleach has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
Laine scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleach is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bleach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bleach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine tries for a takedown but Bleach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bleach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bleach misses with a straight left.
Laine throws a big counter combination but Bleach scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laine rushes Bleach and presses him up against the ropes.
Bleach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine is looking to break free of the clinch but Bleach has double underhooks.
Bleach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bleach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laine prevents it.
A short left from Laine.
Bleach is trying to pull guard but Laine has him pressed against the ropes.
Bleach misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleach blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Bleach misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleach is trying to break free.
Laine lands a damaging elbow.
Bleach is trying to force a seperation but Laine has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Laine - that landed with a thud.
Bleach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laine is leaning against Bleach and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine has Bleach pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
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!
Laine stalling against the ropes.
Bleach tries to circle away but Laine has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bleach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bleach is looking to control Laine's arms but Laine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bleach has his back to the ropes.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Laine.
Laine moves into the clinch successfully.
Laine creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bleach with a big uppercut! Bleach tries to clinch up but Laine pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Bleach to the mat! Bleach covers up and Laine unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boris Laine!
Boris Laine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jezza Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jezza Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Kyle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
No joy there for Kyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kyle scores with a hook.
Kyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jezza Kyle has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Kyle saw that one coming.
Kyle misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle moves out of range as Judah strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah 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.
Kyle misses with a body shot
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle misses with a body shot
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kyle thinking.
Judah throws a combination. Kyle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kyle is rocked!
Judah drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kyle's head, knocking him out cold! Judah is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elijah Judah!
During a confident post fight interview, Elijah Judah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Big Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohammed Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Big Baby!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar jabs at Big Baby's body.
Big Baby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Big Baby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Big Baby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jafar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Big Baby has time to react.
Big Baby tries for a takedown but Jafar circles away easily
and Jafar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Big Baby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jafar sprawls well initially but Big Baby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Big Baby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Big Baby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jafar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Big Baby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Big Baby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jafar defending well though.
Big Baby seems to be working for a kimura but Jafar defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Baby is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jafar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Big Baby.
Big Baby wants to free his trapped foot but Jafar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Jafar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Big Baby drops an elbow to the side of Jafar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Big Baby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Big Baby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jafar tries to kick Big Baby off but Big Baby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Big Baby trying to control the action but Jafar is working from the bottom.
Big Baby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Big Baby in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jafar tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Big Baby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Big Baby!
Roy Big Baby bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Owens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz comes to the ring accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Owens Jr has chosen Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Owens Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz misses with a combination
and Owens Jr counters by clinching up.
Aziz can't find room to land a body shot as Owens Jr controls the action.
Owens Jr misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Owens Jr - that landed with a thud.
Owens Jr pushes Aziz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aziz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Owens Jr to keep the fight standing.
Owens Jr tries a body shot but Aziz blocks it.
Owens Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aziz looking to stall.
Owens Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Owens Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aziz.
Owens Jr tries to throw a body punch but Aziz avoids it by throwing Owens Jr back against the ropes.
Owens Jr breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Aziz coming out on top.
Aziz connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owens Jr.
Aziz takes a swing at Owens Jr's ribcage but misses.
Aziz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aziz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aziz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Owens Jr digs a good hook to Aziz's body.
Nice uppercut there from Aziz.
Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aziz jabs Owens Jr right on the nose. Owens Jr blinks but takes it well.
Owens Jr misses with a body shot.
Aziz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Owens Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Owens Jr with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens Jr misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Owens Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Owens Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owens Jr. Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aziz lands a right hook to the body.
Owens Jr lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Aziz.
Aziz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Owens Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Owens Jr misses with a straight right.
Aziz throws a series of punches but Owens Jr avoids them all with ease.
Aziz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens Jr moves away.
Aziz lands with an overhand left.
Aziz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Owens Jr misses with an uppercut. Aziz saw that one coming.
Owens Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz throwing a counter right hand but Owens Jr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz with a hook.
Aziz staying out of range there.
Aziz with a hook.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Aziz and Owens Jr goes tumbling to the canvas! Aziz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Owens Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aziz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Owens Jr is still in real trouble! Can Aziz finish him?
Owens Jr is looking to escape.
Owens Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Aziz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aziz throwing shots but Owens Jr is blocking nicely.
Aziz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Owens Jr keeps working.
Aziz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Owens Jr is just riding it out for now. Aziz eventually gives up the hold.
Aziz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Owens Jr defends it well.
Aziz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Owens Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Owens Jr tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Aziz manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aziz throws out a loose jab but Owens Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens Jr with a jab.
Owens Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jalaluddin Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Owens Jr throws a hook to the side of Aziz's head but Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aziz defending well as Owens Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Aziz slips a jab from Owens Jr.
Aziz slips under a jab.
Aziz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Owens Jr throws a body punch but Aziz moves out of range.
Owens Jr throws a hook to the side of Aziz's head but Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Aziz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens Jr.
Aziz jabs at Owens Jr's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aziz was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owens Jr can do to turn this around?
Owens Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aziz moves away.
Owens Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aziz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Owens Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Aziz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Owens Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owens Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aziz tries to bum rush Owens Jr with a series of wild strikes but Owens Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Aziz.
Owens Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Owens Jr misses with a straight right.
Owens Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aziz moves away.
Owens Jr dodges the punch combination from Aziz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz slips under a jab from Owens Jr.
Aziz lands a really nice looking cross but Owens Jr seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Aziz.
Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Owens Jr has time to react.
Aziz lands a jab to Owens Jr's midsection.
Owens Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aziz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aziz catches Owens Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Owens Jr to the canvas!
Aziz drops back looking for a leg! Owens Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Owens Jr manages to kick Aziz off! Aziz jumps back into Owens Jr's guard.
Aziz 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.
Owens Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aziz.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens Jr wants to stand and escape but Aziz is having none of it.
Aziz wants to control from the top but Owens Jr keeps moving.
Owens Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aziz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Owens Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Owens Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Owens Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aziz throws out a loose jab but Owens Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aziz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Owens Jr's head backwards.
Owens Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Owens Jr drops his hands momentarily and Aziz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Owens Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aziz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Owens Jr. Owens Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Owens Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Aziz walks into a left hand.
Aziz throws a left that rocks Owens Jr and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Aziz dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Owens Jr regain composure!
Owens Jr wants to get back to his feet but Aziz drags him back down.
Aziz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aziz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owens Jr.
Owens Jr connects with a single shot there.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aziz to score with a decent uppercut.
Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owens Jr throws out the jab.
Aziz jabs Owens Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Owens Jr lunges at Aziz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aziz's hand.
A slow jab from Owens Jr misses its intended target.
Aziz gets tackled into the ropes by Owens Jr. Owens Jr maintains the clinch.
Aziz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owens Jr smiles and moves away.
Owens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aziz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens Jr throws the left hand but Aziz avoids the punch easily.
Owens Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aziz.
Aziz looks to throw the jab but Owens Jr is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Owens Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Owens Jr catches Aziz right on the button with a cross.
Aziz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Owens Jr's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Owens Jr. Owens Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens Jr.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Aziz scores with a nice head shot.
Aziz throws out a loose jab but Owens Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aziz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Owens Jr tries to move into range but Aziz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
Owens Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aziz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Aziz lands a right hook to the body.
Owens Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Owens Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens Jr avoids the body shot from Aziz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens Jr connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Aziz. Beautiful body shot.
Aziz looks to land a right hand but Owens Jr moved out of range.
A big right from Aziz misses.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aziz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owens Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Owens Jr misses the shot to the body.
Owens Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Owens Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Aziz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Owens Jr thinking.
Aziz digs a good hook to Owens Jr's body.
Owens Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aziz scores with a jab. Owens Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Owens Jr finds it's target.
Aziz jabs Owens Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens Jr.
Owens Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Aziz misses its intended target.
Owens Jr ducks under a wild hook from Aziz.
A countering left hand to the body from Owens Jr misses.
Aziz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Owens Jr momentarily.
Aziz scores with a jab to the body.
Owens Jr misses with a body shot.
Owens Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Robert Owens Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Aziz.
Aziz staying out of range there.
Owens Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Aziz circles away.
Aziz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens Jr.
Owens Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aziz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Owens Jr under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens Jr has Aziz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Owens Jr lands an uppercut.
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!
Owens Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aziz gets control of Owens Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aziz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aziz looking for a sweep. Not yet Aziz, not yet.
Aziz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Owens Jr doesn't defend quickly enough and Aziz has managed to lock this one up! Can Owens Jr escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Aziz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jalaluddin Aziz!
Jalaluddin Aziz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamati Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamati Kauri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius Ii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kauri circles away.
Kauri wants to counter with a clinch but Vinicius Ii pushes him away.
Vinicius Ii shoots for a double leg takedown but Kauri sprawls well. He's pushed Vinicius Ii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kauri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinicius Ii defends it well.
Vinicius Ii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kauri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vinicius Ii trying to keep a closed guard but Kauri is proving a slippery customer.
Kauri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kauri stands and throws Vinicius Ii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vinicius Ii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vinicius Ii stops Kauri from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kauri advances nicely into full mount.
Vinicius Ii is trying to escape the mount.
Kauri looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii can't escape the position.
Vinicius Ii regains half guard.
Kauri wants to free his trapped foot but Vinicius Ii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kauri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kauri trying to pass the guard but Vinicius Ii defending well.
Vinicius Ii wants to get back to full guard.
Kauri is pressing down on Vinicius Ii's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vinicius Ii is holding on for now.
Vinicius Ii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vinicius Ii actively working from the bottom here.
Kauri wants to free his trapped foot but Vinicius Ii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vinicius Ii wants to control but Kauri is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii controlling the position well.
Kauri passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vinicius Ii can't escape the position.
Kauri has hold of Vinicius Ii's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vinicius Ii manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kauri wants to take his opponent's back but Vinicius Ii doesn't allow it.
Kauri takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Kauri working for a choke but Vinicius Ii is defending well.
Vinicius Ii rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vinicius Ii trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri wants to pass the guard but Vinicius Ii is defending well.
Vinicius Ii gets back to full guard.
Vinicius Ii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vinicius Ii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vinicius Ii wants to pass the guard but Kauri is defending well.
Vinicius Ii is working hard here to advance position.
Vinicius Ii is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kauri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vinicius Ii seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kauri is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Vinicius Ii!
Marcus Vinicius Ii retains his welterweight title!
As Marcus Vinicius Ii got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: JIU JITSUUUU!'.
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