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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bikram Kunwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Gravano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bikram Kunwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gravano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kunwar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gravano sprawls well. Gravano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kunwar gets slowly back to his feet.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunwar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gravano as he jumps to the side.
Gravano misses with a head kick.
Kunwar feinted with a counter takedown.
Gravano thows a leg kick but Kunwar checks it
and Kunwar counters with a single leg into guard. Gravano didn't expect that.
Kunwar 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.
Kunwar stays in close to Gravano's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunwar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gravano is retaining full guard.
Kunwar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gravano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kunwar pushing down on Gravano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kunwar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gravano is just riding it out for now. Kunwar eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunwar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gravano is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bikram Kunwar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Da Silva with that takedown attempt.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Silva.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Silva goes for a double leg but Valentine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentine continues to drive forward.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Silva is defended easily by Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentine wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Silva looks winded!
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva with a poor takedown
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva misses with a left hand
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Silva somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valentine defends it nicely.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Silva is defended easily by Valentine.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Valentine circles away easily
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva misses with a left hand
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Da Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Valentine. No joy for Da Silva on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Valentine circles away easily
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Valentine, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes Valentine against the cage but Valentine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valentine has got the better of the exchanges.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentine but Valentine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Silva misses with a hook
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva fails with the takedown
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva fails with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Da Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valentine defends well and Da Silva ends up having to push Valentine into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leon Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Silva shoots and misses
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Valentine gets double underhooks and turns Da Silva into the cage.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Valentine circles away easily
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valentine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Da Silva.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva shoots for a takedown but Valentine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Da Silva misses with a takedown
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Valentine!
Our winner, Leon Valentine, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus leaves Ford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lupus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ford quickly recovers to half guard.
Ford trying to control from the bottom.
Ford is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lupus is tapping! Great win for Ford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martyn Ford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ultimate-Denzel Curry. Robin Tuck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck drops Campion with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Campion looks back up at him and smiles so Tuck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tuck connects with a body shot.
Campion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuck is looking to reverse the position.
Tuck can't do much from the bottom here.
Campion in side control, throwing shots but Tuck defends.
Campion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck is looking for a sweep.
Campion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Campion 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.
Tuck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Campion trying to mount his opponent but Tuck defends it.
Campion winds up and cracks Tuck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tuck gets full guard.
Campion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campion throws a big elbow that misses.
Campion postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tuck is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Campion, into his guard.
Campion is looking for a triangle but Tuck pushes his legs off easily.
Campion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuck defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuck postures up.
Campion working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tuck has passed into half guard!
Campion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Campion is trying to get back to full guard.
Campion actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campion actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Tuck will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tuck throws a good cross that connects.
Tuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campion shoots in looking for a takedown. Tuck tries to sprawl out of it but Campion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tuck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Tuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck misses with the head strike.
Campion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuck working aggressively here.
Campion prevents a body shot from Tuck.
Tuck working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Campion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campion is working for takedown but Tuck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuck.
Tuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuck lands a body shot.
Tuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tuck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tuck throws a body punch but Campion moves out of range.
Tuck's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Campion shoots in looking for a takedown but Tuck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tuck throws a monster overhand right that drops Campion! Tuck follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Tuck!
Robin Tuck took some time post fight to say the following; 'Be ready! I am here!'.
In defeat, Michael Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kudos mate...till we meet again.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simone Gentile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grayson Sanders – Beautiful Crime . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simone Gentile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentile throws out a leg kick but Spice moves out of range and Gentile only half commits.
Gentile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spice.
A nice combination there by Spice.
Gentile scores with a jab to the body.
Gentile fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gentile.
Spice felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Spice manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gentile is one step ahead there.
Gentile keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spice's head.
Spice looking for a sweep. Not yet Spice, not yet.
Gentile trying to control the position from guard on top but Spice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gentile sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spice working for a triangle but Gentile defends it easily.
Spice is looking to sweep but instead, Gentile has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentile seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gentile is pressing down on Spice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spice is holding on for now.
Spice wants to get back to full guard.
Gentile trying to control the pace.
Spice taking some punishment here, with Gentile in his half guard.
Gentile is trying to control. Spice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gentile slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gentile there.
Spice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spice is still trying to improve position.
Spice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spice wants to get back to full guard.
Gentile is looking for a kimura here.
Spice tries to get to full guard but Gentile has control of the leg.
Gentile is trying to control. Spice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gentile is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gentile lands with some strikes.
Gentile trying to control but Spice is having none of it.
Gentile takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gentile is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gentile cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Spice working to try and regain half guard.
Gentile punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Gentile.
Spice is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simone Gentile dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt
and Gentile counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spice is still on wobbly legs! Can Gentile finish him?
Gentile lands a huge takedown. Spice is out but the ref is slow to react and Gentile lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Spice lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simone Gentile!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bengtsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Easy Does It - WILDSTREET . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertil Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson throws an off balance right hand
and Lupertazzi counters with a three punch combo that has Bengtsson backing up. Bengtsson nods at Lupertazzi to acknowledge the strikes.
Lupertazzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengtsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Lupertazzi.
Bengtsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lupertazzi throws the left hand but Bengtsson avoids the punch easily.
Lupertazzi throws a looping overhand right but Bengtsson ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Bengtsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lupertazzi dips to his left and cracks Bengtsson with an uppercut!
Lupertazzi connects with a body shot that sends Bengtsson's belly button to the back.
Lupertazzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bengtsson circles away.
Bengtsson throws out a counter right but Lupertazzi avoids it with no problem.
Bengtsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupertazzi circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Lupertazzi misses its intended target.
Lupertazzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bengtsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Lupertazzi blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupertazzi connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupertazzi is looking to clinch.
Lupertazzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lupertazzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lupertazzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throws a body punch but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Bengtsson staying out of range there.
Lupertazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupertazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bengtsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupertazzi throws a shot from downtown. Bengtsson moves away and avoids it.
Bengtsson throws out a counter right but Lupertazzi avoids it with no problem.
A right-left combo lands from Bengtsson.
It looks like Diego Lupertazzi has been cut.
Lupertazzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bengtsson.
It seemed like Bengtsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson loads up on a big right hand but Lupertazzi slips the punch.
Lupertazzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lupertazzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bengtsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lupertazzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupertazzi forces Bengtsson back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupertazzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lupertazzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lupertazzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bengtsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupertazzi connects with the punch.
Bengtsson throws the left hand but Lupertazzi avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lupertazzi.
A punch combination from Lupertazzi misses.
Lupertazzi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bengtsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bengtsson drops Lupertazzi with a big left hand! Lupertazzi is injured, injured bad! Bengtsson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertil Bengtsson!
Bertil Bengtsson gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Sanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Manuva - Again and Again. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, San Sanich!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanich gets a double leg takedown into Parker's guard.
Parker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanich presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanich has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanich shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Sanich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Sanich tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanich manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanich with a poor takedown
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
Sanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Sanich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Sanich persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanich prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Sanich trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling Sanich's posture.
Sanich looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker advances to half guard.
Sanich trying to control but Parker postures up.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Sanich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.
Sanich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
Sanich stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Sanich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich preventing the sweep.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Parker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Sanich is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanich is controlling him.
Sanich postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joseph Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker tries to counter by clinching up but Sanich breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanich with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Sanich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
Sanich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich throws a strike but Parker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been informed that Sanich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanich's guard.
Sanich trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Joseph Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanich. Sanich gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanich shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanich misses with a takedown
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Parker.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanich can do to turn this around?
Sanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanich.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
San Sanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanich with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanich thinking.
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker leaves Sanich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Sanich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Parker!
Post fight, Joseph Parker took to the microphone: 'I'm waiting for you, Olajide.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rothschild has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnaron throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Magnaron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothschild's hands.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Magnaron slips under a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron dodges the punch combination from Rothschild.
Magnaron throwing a counter right hand but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Magnaron fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Magnaron.
Andy Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magnaron checks it well.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Magnaron shakes it off.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rothschild's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Magnaron shoots in.
Magnaron takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Magnaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magnaron's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnaron moves away.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Magnaron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Magnaron connects with a crisp jab.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Magnaron's head but Magnaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild thumps Magnaron with a low kick.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Magnaron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Magnaron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands a head shot.
Magnaron looking to score a takedown here. Rothschild is defending well but Magnaron drives through and ends up in Rothschild's guard.
Rothschild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magnaron.
Rothschild keeping full guard, as Magnaron tries to pass.
Rothschild tries to strike from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Magnaron has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magnaron with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magnaron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rothschild trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magnaron looking to pass the guard.
Magnaron stays in close to Rothschild's body and controls the position.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
Magnaron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Magnaron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rothschild striking off his back but it's not causing Magnaron any problems.
Rothschild throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rothschild scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Rothschild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rothschild trying to strike off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magnaron or perhaps it was just good defense by Rothschild, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Magnaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
enabling Magnaron to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Rothschild 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.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andy Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Magnaron down.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.
Magnaron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magnaron showed some decent athleticism there.
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. Magnaron connects with a nice short shot to Rothschild's temple.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to get back to full guard here but Magnaron has managed to pass to side control instead.
Magnaron working the ground and pound.
Magnaron in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rothschild striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Magnaron is looking to take a break and control but Rothschild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnaron avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rothschild.
Von Magnaron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron just content to control the position.
Magnaron blocks the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Rothschild is trying to strike from the bottom but Magnaron has passed into full mount.
Magnaron raining down shots from the mount!
Rothschild throwing hammer fists to the chest of Magnaron. What's that going to do exactly?
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rothschild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magnaron lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron breaks from Rothschild's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magnaron cracks Rothschild with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magnaron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rothschild is looking to improve his position but Magnaron isn't that keen on the idea.
Rothschild flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magnaron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rothschild's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnaron blocks Rothschild's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magnaron with good strikes from the mount here!
Magnaron unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Magnaron.
Rothschild is rocked!
Magnaron with a couple of short strikes.
Rothschild is still in real trouble! Can Magnaron finish him?
Magnaron loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rothschild scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Magnaron land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Magnaron stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Magnaron!
In his post fight interview, Von Magnaron started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tribbiani Joey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tribbiani Joey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tribbiani Joey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a jab to the nose.
Joey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruglov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kruglov manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov swings for the body but Joey moves out of range.
Joey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruglov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joey tries to counter by clinching up but Kruglov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kruglov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruglov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joey blocks a leg kick.
Joey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov connects with a looping right hand.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joey has time to react.
Joey is rocked!
Kruglov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Joey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruglov throws a monster overhand right that drops Joey! Kruglov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Kruglov!
Anton Kruglov is the new welterweight champion!
Anton Kruglov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tribbiani Joey had this to say: 'Wait a minute... I paid off the Judges and the Ref. How the hell did this happen!?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baal Thackeray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kromog The Terror Of The Island is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baal Thackeray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island connects with a right hand. Thackeray shakes it off.
The Terror Of The Island sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Terror Of The Island sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Terror Of The Island uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thackeray.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight left.
A left lands for The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island lands a jab to the head.
Thackeray stuns The Terror Of The Island with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Terror Of The Island throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thackeray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Terror Of The Island throws a counter combo.
Thackeray lands with a hook. The Terror Of The Island tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thackeray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that The Terror Of The Island 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.
Thackeray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Terror Of The Island throws out a powerful jab.
Baal Thackeray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Terror Of The Island ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thackeray moves away.
Thackeray misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thackeray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror Of The Island.
Thackeray scores with a spinning back kick!
Thackeray just misses with a punch to the body.
Thackeray just misses with a punch to the body.
Thackeray cracks The Terror Of The Island with a good jab.
Thackeray is looking to land body kicks.
The Terror Of The Island avoids a kick to the body.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a hook.
The Terror Of The Island drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thackeray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thackeray.
Thackeray connects with a body shot that sends The Terror Of The Island's belly button to the back.
Thackeray throws out a leg kick but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range and Thackeray only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island slips a jab and a cross from Thackeray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from The Terror Of The Island misses its intended target.
Thackeray swings for the body but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range.
Thackeray tries to land a front kick but The Terror Of The Island steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Terror Of The Island darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thackeray cracks The Terror Of The Island with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a sloppy right hand. Thackeray should have avoided that one.
Thackeray is rocked!
The Terror Of The Island is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thackeray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thackeray misses the shot to the body.
Thackeray looks to land a right hand but The Terror Of The Island moved out of range.
Thackeray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like The Terror Of The Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Terror Of The Island moves out of range as Thackeray throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from The Terror Of The Island on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Thackeray with a good jab.
Oh Thackeray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thackeray stuns The Terror Of The Island with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Terror Of The Island forces Thackeray back against the cage and clinches.
The Terror Of The Island pushes Thackeray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Terror Of The Island blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thackeray seems to have got his legs back now.
Thackeray struggles to land a body shot inside as The Terror Of The Island controls his hands.
The Terror Of The Island blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a short shot to the head.
The Terror Of The Island stalling against the cage.
Thackeray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thackeray tries to circle away but The Terror Of The Island has him pinned against the cage.
Thackeray throws a head punch that misses.
The Terror Of The Island is leaning against Thackeray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thackeray lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Thackeray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Terror Of The Island.
Thackeray letting The Terror Of The Island take a breather here.
The Terror Of The Island escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Terror Of The Island throws the left hand but Thackeray avoids the punch easily.
The Terror Of The Island lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Thackeray with a big right hand and Thackeray goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Terror Of The Island stays in close to Thackeray's body and controls the position.
The Terror Of The Island is continuing to stall.
Thackeray trying to keep a closed guard but The Terror Of The Island is proving a slippery customer.
The Terror Of The Island not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Thackeray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thackeray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thackeray is looking to wear down The Terror Of The Island with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Thackeray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a shot to the body
and Thackeray counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Thackeray does no damage.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Thackeray with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Terror Of The Island has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thackeray to stand back up!
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!
The Terror Of The Island scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Terror Of The Island closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Thackeray out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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