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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez's entrance music is Wake Me Up. A fine choice. Spooge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Litte Things - One Direction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loves To Spooge!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Spooge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spooge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spooge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Spooge sneaks out the side door and pushes Cortez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Spooge moves out of range easily.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle, before Cortez throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Spooge's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cortez lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rafael Cortez!
Rafael Cortez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Finally I have found my home. Thank you Team Burns and everyone for giving me my home and making me into a great fighter. I lived in Spain my whole life and this life is different for me, but I'm so gratefull.'.
In defeat, Loves To Spooge stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to the fans for their support.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sadie - Burst Zero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma wants to slow Sarazen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanma closes the distance but Sarazen moves to the side
enabling Sarazen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Hanma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma clinches with his opponent.
Hanma lands with a left to the head.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Sarazen prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Sarazen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Sarazen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma throws an elbow that misses.
Sarazen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarazen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Hanma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarazen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma misses with a knee to the head.
Hanma misses with a knee to the head.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma cracks Sarazen with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarazen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarazen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarazen.
Sarazen can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Sarazen controls the action.
Sarazen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarazen.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarazen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarazen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma missing with knees to the body.
Hanma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarazen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sarazen fails to land.
Sarazen can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Hanma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
A short right from Sarazen on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sarazen is defending well for now.
Sarazen managing to block the knees to the body from Hanma.
A nice left hand lands by Sarazen.
Hanma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sarazen lands with a light punch inside.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma is looking to clinch.
Sarazen blocks the body kick.
Sarazen tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarazen walks into a jab.
Sarazen is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Sarazen misses with a straight left.
Hanma swings for the body but Sarazen moves out of range.
Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanma works Sarazen's body with a nice hook.
Sarazen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanma momentarily.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Sarazen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sarazen throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarazen manages to avoid it.
Hanma instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sarazen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanma.
Hanma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Sarazen checks it.
Sarazen misses with a straight right.
Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarazen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarazen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarazen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sarazen on the inside.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanma as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Sarazen wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma tries to clinch but Sarazen is having none of it.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Sarazen moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Hanma with a hook.
Sarazen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarazen misses with a looping right.
Hanma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sarazen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma lands a jab to the nose.
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Sarazen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma throws a jab when Sarazen was well out of range.
Sarazen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarazen throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown but Sarazen shows good takedown defense.
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!
Sarazen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a two punch combo.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Sarazen's head but Sarazen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Sarazen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sarazen misses with a head kick.
Hanma scores with a leg kick.
Hanma cracks the inside of Sarazen's front leg.
Sarazen clinches up with Hanma and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarazen lands a right hand.
Hanma tries to work over Sarazen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarazen throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
A head punch on the inside from Sarazen fails to land.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hanma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarazen.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Sarazen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Sarazen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma looking to throw knees to the head but Sarazen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Sarazen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Sarazen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarazen misses with the head strike.
Sarazen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hanma.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
Hanma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanma trying to land knees to the body.
Hanma blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gene Sarazen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma scores with a jab to the head.
Hanma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarazen's calf.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarazen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Sarazen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarazen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Sarazen looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Sarazen moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sarazen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarazen cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanma misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sarazen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Sarazen.
Sarazen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanma tries to clinch there but Sarazen circles away.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarazen.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Sarazen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma lands a jab to Sarazen's midsection.
Sarazen blocks the body kick.
Hanma moves out of range as Sarazen strikes.
Sarazen thows a leg kick but Hanma checks it
and Hanma counters with a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanma.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarazen keeps working.
The referee asks Hanma politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hanma prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is dominant here and he's now got Sarazen's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hanma lands strikes to the head.
Hanma lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hanma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanma doesn't have the hooks in and Sarazen manages to turn into his guard.
Sarazen looking to pass the guard.
Hanma trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hanma looking to control.
Sarazen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanma is retaining full guard.
Hanma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarazen manages to get himself to full guard.
Sarazen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarazen wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma landing with the ground and pound.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Sarazen is keeping the position.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarazen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma advances to half guard.
Sarazen wants to control but Hanma passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma grinds an elbow into Sarazen's temple.
Sarazen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sarazen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hanma has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hanma working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma staying calm.
Sarazen tries to escape but Hanma is in control.
Sarazen is not content to let Hanma control the position.
Hanma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sarazen is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanma 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanma!
Jack Hanma tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szandor Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Storm's choice of entrance music: Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Szandor Storm was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szandor Storm!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm fakes the leg kick and cracks Randall in the body.
Storm lands a left and a right that send Randall crashing to the mat, dazed. Storm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Randall is rocked!
It looks like Jason Randall has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Storm throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Randall is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Szandor Storm!
Szandor Storm tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by MMMBop. Rollo Lothbrok will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolt Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris wants to control but Lothbrok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lothbrok not doing much here.
Morris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morris.
Morris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lothbrok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Morris is tightening it up a little... Lothbrok has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lothbrok reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lothbrok taps out! Nice BJJ there by Morris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bolt Morris!
An out of breath Bolt Morris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
And Polo tries to counter it with a takedown but Pope pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope is looking to counter punch.
Pope clinches up with Polo and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Polo's head.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Polo wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
Polo gets a trip 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!
Polo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to get to full guard but Polo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Polo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pope is staying active underneath Polo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pope works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pope can't keep his opponent in guard - Polo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pope trying to hold on to Polo's head to control him but Polo postures up.
Polo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo stops Pope from getting back to his feet.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pope trying to hold on to Polo's head to control him but Polo postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pope throws a jab when Polo was well out of range.
Polo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polo.
Polo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pope drives through and clinches with Polo against the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Polo's face.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Polo looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Polo tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope lands a right hand.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polo is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope working Polo over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Polo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pope tries to land a front kick but Polo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Polo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Polo 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.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Pope misses with a double jab
and Polo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Polo throws a push kick but Pope slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Polo if he has to take too many more of those.
Polo gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Polo connects with a nice short shot to Pope's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Pope trying to control but Polo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polo wants to take a breather but Pope is having none of it.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
Polo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polo looking for a submission but Pope manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Polo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Polo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pope, up you get!
Pope misses with a body shot
and Polo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pope's knee momentarily.
Polo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polo throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Polo lands a jab to the nose.
Pope has Polo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Polo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Polo is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polo.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pope just stands there and leans against the cage.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polo closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking for a sweep.
Pope is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Polo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Polo is very close to passing his half guard.
Pope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope is not content to let Polo control the position.
Pope is looking for a sweep. Polo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pope is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Polo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Polo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polo connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Polo scoring with some ground and pound.
Polo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pope has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Polo has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Polo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Polo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pope seems a little lost for a moment, as Polo dominates the positioning.
Pope is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Polo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polo.
Pope wants to sweep but Polo has passed to side control!
Polo working the head with strikes.
Polo working the ground and pound.
Polo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Polo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pope takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pope takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pope is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo working the ground and pound but Pope is defending the strikes.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Polo trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Polo in side control, throwing shots but Pope defends.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Polo trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Pope tries to improve position but can't.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Polo moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Polo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Polo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Polo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pope pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Pope does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Polo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
After winning the bout, Jan Pope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). January Kwiecinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiecinski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olah lands a left and a right that send Kwiecinski crashing to the mat, dazed. Olah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kwiecinski is rocked!
It looks like January Kwiecinski has been cut.
Kwiecinski walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Olah! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Halo Olah!
An out of breath Halo Olah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petyr Baelish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petyr Baelish!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tests Baelish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason slips a jab from Baelish.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Baelish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason rushes Baelish and presses him up against the cage.
Mason comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Petyr Baelish has been cut.
Baelish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baelish prevents a body shot from Mason.
Baelish has hold of one of Mason's legs. Mason is fighting the takedown attempt but Baelish gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mason kicks Baelish off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Baelish slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baelish! But no joy.
Baelish loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baelish just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baelish takes one on the button.
Mason misses the jab.
Baelish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Baelish throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baelish fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baelish throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Baelish slips a jab from Mason.
Mason explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Baelish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Baelish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baelish to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baelish throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baelish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baelish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baelish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Baelish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mason on the side of the head.
It looks like Mitch Mason has been cut.
Mason checks a leg kick.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Baelish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Mason misses
and Baelish counters with a low kick, right behind Mason 's knee.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mason! Baelish is out on his feet! Mason rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Baelish is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Baelish is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Mason!
After the big win, Mitch Mason made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harlon Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by USA. Elwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harlon Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Elwood!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes gets tackled into the cage by Elwood. Elwood maintains the clinch.
Elwood managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Elwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elwood.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Elwood.
Elwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elwood backwards.
A short right from Elwood on the inside.
Elwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elwood connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Hughes's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hughes cracks the inside of Elwood's front leg.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Elwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Elwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elwood throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes cracks Elwood with an open hand slap.
Jake Elwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Elwood's legs.
Elwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elwood throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elwood.
Elwood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hughes eats them both and turns towards Elwood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes throws a wild hook but Elwood just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Hughes gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Elwood raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Elwood!
After winning the bout, Jake Elwood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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251 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Grundy blocks the low kick.
Grundy connects with the punch.
Heidegger misses with a straight right.
Grundy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heidegger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heidegger swings widly with a right hand
and Grundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Grundy misses with a hook.
Grundy moves away from the strike by Heidegger.
Heidegger tries to land a front kick but Grundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heidegger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grundy moves out of range as Heidegger strikes.
Heidegger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heidegger looks to throw the jab but Grundy is out of range.
Grundy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grundy wants to clinch but Heidegger slips to the side
and Grundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
A jab lands there for Grundy.
Grundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heidegger.
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grundy is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger connects with a right hand. Grundy shakes it off.
Heidegger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grundy is looking to counter punch.
Grundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heidegger. Heidegger obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Heidegger.
Grundy moves in looking to clinch but Heidegger pushes him off.
Heidegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Grundy's head coaches at White Lotus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heidegger pushes Grundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Heidegger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grundys head.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Grundy prevents a body shot from Heidegger.
Grundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heidegger backwards.
Grundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heidegger has him pressed against the cage.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heidegger.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Heidegger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two 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!
Heidegger throws a head punch that misses.
Heidegger is leaning against Grundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heidegger lands a body punch.
Grundy is breathing heavily.
Heidegger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Heidegger.
Heidegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heidegger lands with a right to the head.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Nice body punch from Heidegger - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Heidegger lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heidegger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heidegger scores with a shot to the side of Grundy's head.
Grundy is rocked!
Grundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Grundy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Heidegger as the two fighters clinch.
Grundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger lands a left hand.
Heidegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heidegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Grundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heidegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heidegger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grundy to his knees! Heidegger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Puck Heidegger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Mercer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn looks to throw a body kick
and Mercer counters by moving into the clinch.
Mercer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kahn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Kahn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercer throws a front kick aimed at Kahn's knee but Kahn avoids it well.
Mercer throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Kahn throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercer scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kahn as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kahn - the referee stops the clock and Mercer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kahn. Mercer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Kahn coming out on top.
Kahn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercer's sensitive parts.
Mercer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kahn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mercer is in Kahn's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn wants to stand and escape but Mercer is having none of it.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mercer has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Kahn is working Mercer over against the cage.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
Kahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn is looking to counter punch.
Mercer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kahn cracks Mercer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Mercer.
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kahn.
Kahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A left lands for Kahn.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Mercer checks the leg kick.
Mercer swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Kahn sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Kahn avoids it this time.
Kahn motions for Mercer to come forward. Kahn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer connects with a body shot that sends Kahn's belly button to the back.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahn, right into the meat.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercer's hands.
Mercer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercer throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Mercer seems unphased.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab from Mercer.
Kahn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kahn misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercer misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Kahn coming out on top.
Kahn cracks Mercer with an open hand slap.
Kahn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer wants to counter the offense by Kahn and move into the clinch position.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer fails with the takedown.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.
Tyson Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercer throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kahn is fending him off so far but Mercer persists. Nope, Kahn circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Kahn throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
As Mercer backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mercer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahn's head.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Mercer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kahn's guard.
Kahn is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mercer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
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!
Mercer wants a takedown.
Tyson Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Mercer.
Mercer taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kahn - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Mercer fails to land.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Kahn gets underhooks to prevent Mercer's takedown attempt.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Mercer wants to take the fight to the mat but Kahn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kahn gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn blocks an uppercut.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kahn.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kahn is out of range and Mercer settles back down.
Mercer swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Mercer takes one on the button.
Mercer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kahn to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahn.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Kahn avoids it this time.
Mercer throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kahn delivers a nice body kick.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a chopping leg kick but Kahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Kahn. That snapped Mercer's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercer has time to react.
Mercer tries to clinch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercer checks the leg kick.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Kahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kahn. That one must have hurt.
Mercer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kahn defends well and Mercer ends up having to push Kahn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mercer throws a sloppy body shot
and Kahn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercer's knee momentarily.
Kahn thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn throws a leg kick which misses Mercer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercer tries to avoid it.
Mercer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Mercer.
Kahn thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kahn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
Mercer misses with a straight left.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Kahn - just one landing.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Kahn is looking to score with low kicks.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Kahn misses the jab.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mercer moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Kahn pushes him away.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kahn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Kahn tenderised Mercer's leg. Mercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyson Kahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Mercer.
Kahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Kahn lands with a nice combination. Mercer backs away looking to recover.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer 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.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
A left lands for Kahn.
Kahn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kahn misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercer doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer tries for a takedown but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kahn lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Mercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kahn.
Kahn scores with a punch to the head.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kahn tenderised Mercer's leg. Mercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kahn scores with a nice body kick.
Kahn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kahn scores with a shot to the body.
Kahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer checks a leg kick.
Donk. Mercer catches Kahn right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Kahn cracks the inside of Mercer's front leg.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Kahn misses.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Mercer checks a low kick from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Kahn pushes him away.
Mercer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Kahn.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn counters with a thumping low kick.
Kahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercer throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mercer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kahn connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kahn.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer lands a jab to the head.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Kahn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercer backs up against the cage.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mercer cracks Kahn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Kahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercer wants to slow Kahn down by chopping away at his legs.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kahn is defending well.
Tyson Kahn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn stalling.
Mercer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kahn.
Mercer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer is trying to maintain a safe position but Kahn gets an underhook and turns Mercer into the cage.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer tries for a takedown but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Mercer.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn jabs at Mercer's body.
Kahn sizes up Mercer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kahn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
A big right from Mercer misses.
Mercer misses with a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Kahn and Mercer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyson Kahn!
Tyson Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
Tyson Kahn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Clay Mercer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had a great career... But i believe my cage days are gone... I would that Madness MMA for having the opportunity to show that i was a still at great fight and shape. But now ill focus my career on training and try to deliver new champions...'.
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