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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capanga Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capanga Junior is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capanga Junior!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Junior finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
It looks like Billy Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Junior circles away easily
and Junior counters with a left to the body.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Junior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ortiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Junior throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Junior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Junior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Junior lands a slapping body shot.
Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Junior lands.
Ortiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior lands a big uppercut and Ortiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ortiz looks OK. Junior waves Ortiz back to his feet!
Junior flashes Ortiz a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ortiz's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ortiz crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Junior punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Capanga Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Beast Mode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Garcia thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Garcia throws a lazy body kick
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas 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.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
It appears Garcia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Thomas throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Derrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Garcia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
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!
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Thomas punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Sergio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia 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.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergio Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the ropes.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garcia.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia has Thomas pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Thomas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Thomas throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Garcia attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garcia takes a step back to recover.
Thomas throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia avoids the head kick by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garcia dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
Thomas clinches up against the ropes.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Derrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thomas just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Garcia throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Garcia slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
And Thomas responds with a good body kick, but Garcia manages to step out the way in time.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Sergio Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Garcia throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the ropes.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Thomas.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Derrick Thomas!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas wins by majority decision!
A relieved looking Derrick Thomas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Ray (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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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stevie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ray! But no joy.
Ben Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ray moves into the clinch.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray can't break the clinch.
Miller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ray is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller blocking some punches.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Miller gets control of Ray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing Ray from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ray is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miller.
Ray tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ray's best efforts.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ray wants to stand but Miller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller trying to control but Ray postures up.
Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ray pulls his head out easily.
Miller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Miller tries to roll over but Ray keeps him under control.
Ray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miller trying to hold on to Ray's head to control him but Ray postures up.
Ray seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller actively working from the bottom here.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Ray is going to stand back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Ray's guard.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Ray has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller 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.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Ray is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ray's guard.
Ray is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is keen to just control but Ray is a slippery customer.
Miller is pressing down on Ray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ray is holding on for now.
Miller misses with a head shot. Ray uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Miller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Ray moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Miller fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Miller tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Ray.
Ray prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray working aggressively here.
Ray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ray to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ray clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ray is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Miller landing with strikes.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes.
Miller looking to break Ray's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ray remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Miller will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Miller is landing with strikes. Ray can't take much more of this.
Miller is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Miller tries to get the hooks in deep but Ray pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with an elbow to the head.
Miller is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Miller gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Miller gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Miller apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Stevie Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Ray throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ray at a distance.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ray is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Ray is looking for the big counter here.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Ray.
Donk. Miller catches Ray right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ray is trying to break free.
Ray lands a shoulder strike.
Ray lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Miller lands a jab to Ray's midsection.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Miller here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Ray steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ray cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Ray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Ray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller throws a lazy body kick
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Miller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Ray.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ray is able to avoid easily.
Ray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ray instigates a clinch.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing Miller back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Ray - just one landing.
Ray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Ray shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller is looking to wear down Ray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ray lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ray is out of range.
Miller cracks Ray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ray quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ray tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ray is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Ray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller prevents Ray from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller seems to be working for a kimura but Ray defends the submission attempt.
Stevie Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray is defending against the submission attempts here by Miller.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents Ray from standing back up.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ben Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller wants to take a breather but Ray is having none of it.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ray is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ray's head.
Miller 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.
Ray is looking to escape.
Miller is working for a kimura but Ray is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller throwing shots but Ray is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ray is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ray pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller wants to control but Ray is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray misses with a straight left.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller thows a leg kick but Ray checks it
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Miller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ben Miller!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ben Miller!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ben Miller!
Ben Miller wins by unanimous decision!
Ben Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suckerpunch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Suckerpunch throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Suckerpunch and move into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Suckerpunch scores with a four punch combination!
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith throws the left hand but Suckerpunch avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suckerpunch lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suckerpunch back to the ropes. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Suckerpunch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Suckerpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith drops Suckerpunch with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eldar Smith!
A relieved looking Eldar Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Kroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joachim Kroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroll throws a right hand that Sigfridsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigfridsson also avoids with ease.
Sigfridsson lands a jab to Kroll's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a jab when Kroll was well out of range.
Kroll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Joachim Kroll has been cut.
Sigfridsson jabs at Kroll's body.
Kroll throws a right hand that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a left to the body.
Sigfridsson sends Kroll crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sigfridsson is motioning to the referee to let Kroll up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Sigfridsson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kroll clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Sigfridsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes into the arena with Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle misses with a body punch
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle swinging wildly here.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy cracks Bickle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy with a nice cross.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
Bickle wants a takedown.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Bickle has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bickle tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bickle drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Bickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Kennedy cracks Bickle with a nice body shot.
Bickle is breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body punch.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kennedy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bickle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kennedy tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bickle misses with a right hand
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Bickle misses
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennedy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Bickle's head.
Bickle is rocked!
Bickle blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Oh Bickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
Bickle seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bickle.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Bickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bickle's gas tank.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Kennedy finds it's way through Bickle's defenses.
A jab from Kennedy finds it's way through Bickle's defenses.
Kennedy lands a left and a right that send Bickle crashing to the mat, dazed. Kennedy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bickle throws a lazy body kick
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kennedy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bickle. Kennedy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (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.
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23
155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seok's hands.
Seok scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Seok lands a nice forearm strike.
Seok in side control, throwing shots but Mendoza defends.
Seok throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mendoza tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mendoza trying to get back to his feet but Seok is in full control for now.
Well, with Seok on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mendoza is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Seok has got one arm under Mendoza's chin. This could be trouble... Mendoza trying to control the other hand but Seok gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mendoza has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Sang Seok!
A relieved looking Lee Sang Seok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirzaev has chosen Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirzaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mirzaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirzaev scores with a decent looking hook.
Mirzaev takes one to the side of the head.
Mirzaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirzaev misses with a looping left.
Burpha lands a head kick. Mirzaev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burpha dips to his left and cracks Mirzaev with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Burpha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirzaev lands a jab to Burpha's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burpha.
Burpha cracks the inside of Mirzaev's front leg.
Mirzaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burpha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a good low kick that Mirzaev was not able to check.
Mirzaev connects with a leg kick. Burpha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Mirzaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirzaev swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.
Mirzaev moves away from the strike by Burpha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mirzaev.
Burpha scores with a push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mirzaev as he connects with a hook.
Burpha connects with a single shot there.
Mirzaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burpha circles away quickly and effectively.
Burpha lands a glancing blow to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Mirzaev throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
Burpha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Mirzaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Mirzaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mirzaev throws a combination. Burpha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mirzaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Burpha is looking to slow Mirzaev down with leg kicks.
Burpha throws a lazy right hand but Mirzaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev misses with an uppercut. Burpha saw that one coming.
Mirzaev throws a body kick that misses.
Mirzaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burpha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mirzaev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burpha.
Mirzaev misses with a hook.
Mirzaev misses with a straight right.
Mirzaev throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Mirzaev. Those never looked like landing.
Mirzaev misses with a kick to the body
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.
Mirzaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burpha counters with a one-two to the body.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burpha.
Mirzaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.
Burpha closes the distance and clinches.
Burpha scores with a shot to the side of Mirzaev's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev has had enough of the clinch but Burpha keeps him there for the moment.
Mirzaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burpha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Mirzaev tries to break free but Burpha pushes him back against the ropes.
Burpha keeps control of Mirzaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Burpha has double underhooks.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Burpha has double underhooks.
A short left from Burpha.
Burpha lands with a left to the head.
Burpha is working Mirzaev over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.
Mirzaev can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burpha pushes Mirzaev back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mirzaev breaks from the clinch.
Burpha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burpha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirzaev's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mirzaev.
Burpha blocks a head kick by Mirzaev.
Burpha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mirzaev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mirzaev.
That kick from Burpha tenderised Mirzaev's leg. Mirzaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mirzaev misses with a straight left.
Burpha moves away from the strike by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mirzaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Mirzaev moved out of range nicely.
Mirzaev misses with a left hand
and Burpha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Burpha moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burpha.
A short right from Burpha on the inside.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Burpha.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bapu Burpha will probably get the nod.
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.
Mirzaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mirzaev misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Burpha slams his shin into Mirzaev's torso.
Mirzaev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burpha counters with a nice body kick.
Mirzaev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
Burpha slips a jab and a cross from Mirzaev.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mirzaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Burpha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Burpha.
Burpha lands a nice looking body kick.
Burpha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bapu Burpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirzaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirzaev lands a nice looking body shot.
Mirzaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
Mirzaev misses with a looping left.
Mirzaev is breathing heavily.
Burpha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mirzaev will feel that in the morning.
Burpha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burpha.
Burpha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burpha scores with a nice strike.
Burpha's corner calls for a 1-2. Burpha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mirzaev walks into a straight right hand from Burpha.
Mirzaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Burpha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mirzaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mirzaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirzaev tries to clinch but Burpha moves out of range.
Mirzaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Mirzaev misses the target.
Good exchange - Burpha coming out on top.
Burpha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev thuds his right hand into Burpha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burpha swinging wildly here.
Burpha throws out a powerful jab.
Mirzaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
A big right from Mirzaev misses.
Burpha throws out a powerful jab.
Mirzaev throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirzaev thows a leg kick but Burpha checks it
and Burpha counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
Mirzaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burpha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirzaev at a distance.
Burpha pushes Mirzaev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burpha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Burpha.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Burpha has double underhooks.
Burpha pushes Mirzaev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burpha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirzaev's elbow.
Mirzaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Burpha has double underhooks.
Burpha prevents Mirzaev from breaking the clinch.
Burpha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mirzaev or not.
Mirzaev tries to break free but Burpha pushes him back against the ropes.
Burpha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirzaev's efforts to push away.
Mirzaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burpha lands a nice uppercut.
Bapu Burpha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burpha lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burpha fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burpha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mirzaev or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burpha.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.
Burpha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mirzaev.
Burpha lands a hook 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!
Mirzaev tries to break free but Burpha pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
Still in the clinch, Burpha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mirzaev is trying to break the clinch but Burpha is controlling him.
Mirzaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mirzaev tries to break the clinch but Burpha is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Burpha digs a right hand into Mirzaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mirzaev's gas tank.
Burpha lands a body punch.
Burpha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mirzaev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burpha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mirzaev can turn it around.
Burpha works on Mirzaev's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapu Burpha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burpha lands a right hook to the body.
Mirzaev looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burpha.
Burpha jabs at Mirzaev's body.
Mirzaev 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.
Mirzaev misses with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a nice body shot.
Mirzaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burpha.
Burpha scores with a shot to the body.
Mirzaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burpha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha closes the distance and pushes Mirzaev back into the ropes.
Mirzaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burpha can't find room to land a body shot as Mirzaev controls the action.
Mirzaev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burpha.
Mirzaev tries to break free but Burpha pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Burpha fails to land.
Burpha lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burpha scores with a shot to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Burpha lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.
Burpha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirzaev can do to turn this around?
Burpha lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirzaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burpha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Burpha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mirzaev is trying to break the clinch but Burpha is controlling him.
Mirzaev is trying to push Burpha away but Burpha has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burpha.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Burpha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha tries to work over Mirzaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev is trying to break the clinch but Burpha has him pressed against the ropes.
Burpha lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burpha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burpha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burpha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirzaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirzaev has had enough of the clinch but Burpha keeps him there for the moment.
Burpha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burpha misses with a punch to the body.
Mirzaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burpha lands with an overhand left.
Mirzaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burpha.
Burpha checks a low kick from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with a hook.
Mirzaev is rocked!
Burpha connects with a high kick.
Mirzaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Burpha finish him?
Crunch! Burpha slams his shin into Mirzaev's torso.
Mirzaev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burpha counters with a big right hand! Oh Mirzaev is in trouble here! Burpha follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bapu Burpha!
Bapu Burpha retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Bapu Burpha was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Thorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tsuruta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the body
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn is looking for a counter combo.
Tsuruta misses with a hook.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
A lazy left from Tsuruta finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta scores with a body shot.
Tsuruta shoots in but Thorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tsuruta throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorn on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Tsuruta. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorn misses the target.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorn throws out a leg kick but Tsuruta moves out of range and Thorn only half commits.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Thorn throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Thorn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuruta has his takedown stuffed
and Thorn counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Thorn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tsuruta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thorn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damien Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomi Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tsuruta manages to pass to side control.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Thorn's head.
Tsuruta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsuruta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsuruta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tsuruta wants to pass to mount but Thorn is defending the position.
Tsuruta thows a huge punch but Thorn dodges it nicely.
Thorn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn pushes Tsuruta off looking to stand but Tsuruta dives back in and keeps control.
Tsuruta looks to land a strike but Thorn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thorn tries to get out of the position.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorn is looking to stand up but Tsuruta isn't so interested in that idea.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuruta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Donk. Thorn catches Tsuruta right on the button with a cross.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorn misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn swinging wildly here.
Tsuruta cracks Thorn with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta stuns Thorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorn thumps Tsuruta with a low kick.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thorn defends it well.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Thorn throws a leg kick which misses Tsuruta's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsuruta tries to avoid it.
Thorn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damien Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn tries to counter with a takedown but Tsuruta is quick to defend against it.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Tsuruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tsuruta lands with a good body shot.
Thorn takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Thorn avoids it easily.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
Thorn misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Thorn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thorn defending well as Tsuruta loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the head.
Thorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsuruta shoots and misses
and Thorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorn misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Tsuruta. Beautiful body shot.
Thorn lands a two punch combo.
Tsuruta darts in looking for a takedown but Thorn gets double underhooks and turns Tsuruta into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a nice head shot.
Tsuruta jabs Thorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorn tests Tsuruta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorn connects with a high kick.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
It looked like Thorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tsuruta lands with a straight right. Thorn didn't see that one coming.
Tsuruta walks into a left hand.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Thorn cracks Tsuruta with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta catches Thorn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsuruta takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thorn is fending him off so far but Tsuruta persists. Nope, Thorn circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsuruta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorn throws a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tsuruta. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorn is retaining full guard.
Thorn wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
Thorn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tsuruta sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to move into range but Thorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
It looked like Thorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking hook.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorn is looking to slow Tsuruta down with leg kicks.
Thorn looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thorn defends it well.
Thorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorn as he connects with a hook.
Tsuruta misses with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a left and a right that stings Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with an uppercut. Tsuruta saw that one coming.
Tsuruta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thorn's head.
Thorn misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsuruta works Thorn's body with a nice hook.
Damien Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Tsuruta blocks the leg kick.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Thorn tries to land a leg kick but Tsuruta saw it coming and moves away.
Thorn misses with a left hand
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Thorn.
Tsuruta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Thorn moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Thorn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsuruta with a jab.
Tsuruta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Thorn.
Well Tsuruta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tomomi Tsuruta!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tomomi Tsuruta!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Volland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhachev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Islam Makhachev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Volland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhachev scores with a jab to the head.
Islam Makhachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhachev misses with a hook. Volland ducked under it nicely.
Makhachev misses with a double jab
and Volland counters with a stiff right hand.
Volland thuds his right hand into Makhachev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volland misses with a double jab.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut.
Volland looks to land a left hand but Makhachev moved out of range nicely.
Volland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Makhachev ducks under a wild hook from Volland.
We've been hearing reports that Volland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Makhachev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut. Volland saw that one coming.
Makhachev steps into range and cracks Volland with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Volland flops backwards and Makhachev dives into his guard looking to finish!
Volland is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volland is looking for a triangle but Makhachev pushes his legs off easily.
Oh Volland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makhachev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Volland is proving hard to escape from.
Makhachev preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Volland is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Volland stops Makhachev from standing up.
Makhachev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makhachev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland seems to have got his legs back now.
Makhachev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volland.
Volland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volland stands and throws Makhachev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Volland working the ground and pound but Makhachev is defending the strikes.
Volland in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Volland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Volland working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Makhachev is not content to let Volland control the position.
Volland cracks Makhachev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Volland scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Makhachev down.
Volland tries to score with some ground and pound. Makhachev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Makhachev is trying to buck Volland off.
Makhachev dodges the ground and pound from Volland.
Makhachev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Makhachev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Volland connects with a decent elbow.
Volland scoring with punches from side control.
Makhachev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makhachev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Makhachev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makhachev is rocked!
Volland cracks Makhachev with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Volland immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Makhachev is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Volland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Volland!
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