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PFN - 2 - The Second Round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cztery Cztery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cztery Cztery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donald Baroni's chin.
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25
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cztery Cztery!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cztery misses with a straight left.
Cztery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donald Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but Cztery ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cztery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baroni.
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Cztery manages to avoid it.
Baroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cztery appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baroni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cztery finds it's way round the side to connect with Baroni's head.
Cztery misses with a body shot.
Cztery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cztery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cztery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cztery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cztery throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Cztery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Cztery. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cztery looks to land a combination but Baroni avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Baroni.
Baroni misses with a head kick.
Baroni looks to land a combination. Cztery sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cztery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cztery walks into a jab.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Cztery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cztery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cztery Cztery has been cut.
Cztery drags the fight down to the ground.
Baroni slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baroni wants to stand and escape but instead Cztery has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Baroni is pulling down on Cztery's head to control his posture.
Baroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cztery defends well.
Cztery's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cztery won't allow Baroni to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cztery manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cztery is trying to control the position but Baroni postures up.
Baroni trying to control but Cztery is working from the bottom.
Baroni advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is looking to take a break and control but Cztery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baroni stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cztery is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Baroni coming out on top.
Cztery's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cztery scrambles back to his feet.
Cztery slips under a jab from Baroni.
Cztery slips under a jab from Baroni.
Baroni tries to clinch but Cztery moves out of range.
Baroni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cztery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cztery throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Cztery misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Baroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cztery Cztery's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baroni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cztery can do to turn this around?
Cztery throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cztery counters with a shoot takedown. Baroni fights it but they end up in guard.
Baroni wants to get back to his feet but Cztery passes into half guard.
Cztery with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cztery prevents Baroni from improving his position.
Cztery is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni pushes Cztery off looking to stand but Cztery dives back in and keeps control.
Baroni wants to get back to full guard.
Baroni is refusing to be controlled, as Cztery sits in half guard.
Baroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Baroni manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cztery keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cztery tries a body shot but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Cztery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cztery backwards.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cztery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cztery is leaning against Baroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cztery has Baroni pushed against the cage.
Cztery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baroni smiles and moves away.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cztery is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baroni throws a body punch but Cztery moves out of range.
Cztery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cztery gets tackled into the cage by Baroni. Baroni maintains the clinch.
Cztery tries a body shot but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cztery is looking to control Baroni's arms but Baroni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cztery has his back to the cage.
Cztery stalling against the cage.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cztery is pushing Baroni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cztery pulls Baroni into guard.
Baroni wants to get up but he can't break Cztery's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cztery is keeping the position for now.
Cztery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baroni stands and steps away. Cztery gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cztery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baroni swivels and escapes.
Baroni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cztery counters with a single leg into guard. Baroni didn't expect that.
Cztery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baroni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni wants to stand up but Cztery is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Baroni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cztery Cztery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cztery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Cztery throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni wants to clinch up but Cztery keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Cztery misses.
Baroni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cztery. Cztery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cztery's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baroni under the eye.
Baroni lands a jab.
Cztery throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
Baroni tries to clinch up but Cztery circles away and keeps his distance.
Cztery looks to land a right hand but Baroni moved out of range.
Baroni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baroni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baroni misses with a leg kick
and Cztery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baroni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cztery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cztery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cztery.
Cztery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cztery is working for takedown but Baroni is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cztery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baroni is keeping busy.
Baroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cztery.
Still in the clinch, Cztery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cztery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cztery up against the cage.
Cztery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni blocking some punches.
Donald Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cztery blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Baroni.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Cztery is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cztery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cztery taking a breather.
The referee calls for Baroni to work.
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!
Cztery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Cztery uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cztery.
Baroni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni lands a nice elbow.
Cztery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cztery can't find room to land a body shot as Baroni controls the action.
Cztery is trying to pull guard but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Donald Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cztery Cztery.
Cztery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cztery content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cztery pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donald Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baroni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Cztery controls his hands.
Baroni lands with a right to the head.
Cztery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroni stops a takedown attempt from Cztery.
Cztery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cztery letting Baroni take a breather here.
Cztery lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
Cztery is trying to stall.
Cztery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cztery Cztery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Cztery.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cztery Cztery.
I think Baroni 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 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Baroni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldie Curlywinkeljohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Paul misses.
Lance Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curlywinkeljohn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul with a jab.
Paul gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paul wants to stand but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling the position.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Curlywinkeljohn.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paul kicks Curlywinkeljohn off and gets to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curlywinkeljohn's coach down at Club Savage MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Curlywinkeljohn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Curlywinkeljohn fails to land the takedown.
The fighters circling - Paul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paul as he jumps to the side.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paul lands a slapping body shot.
Paul scores with a jab. Curlywinkeljohn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to clinch
letting Paul counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Paul's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curlywinkeljohn looks for a takedown but Paul sprawls well.
Lance Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul scores with a jab. Curlywinkeljohn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lance Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curlywinkeljohn drives through with a takedown into Paul's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Curlywinkeljohn is controlling him.
Curlywinkeljohn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curlywinkeljohn stops Paul from standing up.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul wants to stand but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn working some strikes from top position.
Curlywinkeljohn postures up in Paul's guard and throws a big left but Paul blocks it.
Curlywinkeljohn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Paul dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curlywinkeljohn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Curlywinkeljohn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Curlywinkeljohn 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.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control the position.
Curlywinkeljohn kicks Paul off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn slips under a jab.
Paul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Curlywinkeljohn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Paul throws out a powerful jab.
Paul scores with the left hand. Curlywinkeljohn knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curlywinkeljohn drops his hands momentarily and Paul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Paul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Curlywinkeljohn ducks down to avoid it.
Paul catches Curlywinkeljohn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paul looks to throw the jab but Curlywinkeljohn is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Paul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curlywinkeljohn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paul's knee momentarily.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Curlywinkeljohn off balance momentarily.
Paul cracks Curlywinkeljohn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curlywinkeljohn dives in for a single leg takedown but Paul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Curlywinkeljohn gets slowly back to his feet.
Lance Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Paul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curlywinkeljohn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Curlywinkeljohn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paul kicks off Curlywinkeljohn and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Paul to counter with a crisp jab.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch but Paul moves away
enabling Paul to counter with a crisp jab.
Curlywinkeljohn moves out of range of the strikes.
Curlywinkeljohn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Curlywinkeljohn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left lands for Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a low kick but Paul avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul misses with a looping left.
Paul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn takes one to the chin there.
Curlywinkeljohn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul cracks Curlywinkeljohn with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Paul misses the target.
Curlywinkeljohn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Curlywinkeljohn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curlywinkeljohn doesn't seem phased though.
Paul moves forwards but Curlywinkeljohn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curlywinkeljohn's head backwards.
Curlywinkeljohn closes the distance but Paul moves to the side
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curlywinkeljohn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul throws a hook but Curlywinkeljohn blocks it.
Curlywinkeljohn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul sizes up Curlywinkeljohn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots and misses
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Paul.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curlywinkeljohn can do to turn this around?
Curlywinkeljohn staying out of range there.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to counter the offense by Paul and move into the clinch position.
Paul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curlywinkeljohn's head backwards.
Curlywinkeljohn walks into a straight right hand from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paul slaps away a takedown attempt from Curlywinkeljohn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a double leg but Paul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Curlywinkeljohn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paul is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Curlywinkeljohn 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!
Curlywinkeljohn jumps guard but Paul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paul misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn jumps guard but Paul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Curlywinkeljohn is breathing heavily.
Paul tries to work over Curlywinkeljohn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paul.
Paul lands a shot to the body.
Paul keeps control of Curlywinkeljohn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paul throws the left hand but Curlywinkeljohn avoids the punch easily.
Paul throws a shot from downtown. Curlywinkeljohn moves away and avoids it.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Paul dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Curlywinkeljohn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paul.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Curlywinkeljohn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
Paul cracks Curlywinkeljohn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paul slaps away a takedown attempt from Curlywinkeljohn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paul lands a nice shot that snaps Curlywinkeljohn's head back.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown but Paul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Curlywinkeljohn backs away, Paul returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lance Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paul misses with a straight left.
Curlywinkeljohn dives in for a single leg takedown but Paul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Paul.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Curlywinkeljohn walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Paul misses with a right hand
letting Curlywinkeljohn counter with a right hand.
Paul throws a leg kick which misses Curlywinkeljohn's front leg but catches the back leg as Curlywinkeljohn tries to avoid it.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curlywinkeljohn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paul wants it to stay on the feet.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paul, as that shot connected.
Curlywinkeljohn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to clinch but Paul slips to the side
and Paul counters with a low kick, right behind Curlywinkeljohn 's knee.
Paul misses with an uppercut. Curlywinkeljohn saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curlywinkeljohn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paul. Curlywinkeljohn shrugs it off though.
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to counter with a clinch but Paul pushes him away.
Curlywinkeljohn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curlywinkeljohn swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Paul as he connects with a hook.
Paul throws a jab when Curlywinkeljohn was well out of range.
Paul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curlywinkeljohn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curlywinkeljohn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Paul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Curlywinkeljohn is predictable there
and Paul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lance Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Curlywinkeljohn moves away from the strike by Paul.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to counter the offense by Paul and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Paul misses.
Paul lands with a right hand.
Curlywinkeljohn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curlywinkeljohn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paul scores with a shot to the body.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Paul finds it's way through Curlywinkeljohn's defenses.
Curlywinkeljohn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Curlywinkeljohn dodges an elbow strike from Paul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
Curlywinkeljohn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curlywinkeljohn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paul manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul presses Curlywinkeljohn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Curlywinkeljohn's head.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curlywinkeljohn is defending well for now.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to land knees in the clinch but Paul avoids the damage to the body.
Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Paul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paul 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Paul!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Haffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kid Cudi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Haffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haffie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cudi shoots in and drives through. Haffie sprawls well.
Cudi shoots for a takedown but Haffie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cudi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haffie - the referee stops the clock and Cudi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haffie. Cudi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cudi tries to keep at a distance but Haffie has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Haffie.
Haffie lands a takedown into guard.
Cudi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haffie tries to get to full guard but Cudi has control of the leg.
Haffie moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cudi won't allow Haffie to sweep him here.
Cudi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haffie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cudi is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cudi is on top in guard.
Cudi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cudi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cudi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haffie controlling the position.
Haffie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cudi defends well.
Haffie keeping moving, preventing Cudi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cudi defends it easily.
Haffie keeping moving, preventing Cudi from controlling successfully.
Cudi cracks Haffie with a solid left hand.
Haffie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haffie throwing shots but Cudi is blocking nicely.
Haffie is pressing down on Cudi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cudi is holding on for now.
Cudi wants to improve his position but Haffie is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cudi is looking to improve his position.
Haffie trying to pass the guard but Cudi defending well.
Cudi is looking for a sweep. Haffie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cudi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haffie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cudi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haffie scoring with some ground and pound.
Cudi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haffie is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cudi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cudi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cudi keeping moving, preventing Haffie from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cudi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haffie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Haffie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Cudi moves out of range.
Cudi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cudi avoids the head kick by Haffie.
Cudi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haffie. That one must have hurt.
Haffie avoids the head kick by Cudi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Haffie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haffie throws a right hand that Cudi ducks under and follows up with a left that Cudi also avoids with ease.
Jordan Haffie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haffie throws a head kick that Cudi semi-blocks.
Cudi throws a head kick but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haffie misses with a series of wild punches.
Cudi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cudi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haffie is looking to clinch.
Haffie misses with a two punch combination.
Haffie throws a sloppy head kick and Cudi moves out of range easily.
Cudi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haffie is just out of range.
Haffie misses with a few strikes there.
Cudi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haffie.
Cudi scores with a push kick.
Cudi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haffie defends well and Cudi ends up having to push Haffie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cudi connects with a solid leg kick.
Haffie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haffie tries to clinch there but Cudi circles away.
Haffie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cudi can do to turn this around?
Cudi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cudi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cudi throws a head kick but Haffie moves out of range.
As Cudi looks to move away, Haffie throws a big counter combo but Cudi just gets out of the way.
Cudi pushes Haffie away with a front kick.
Haffie tries to clinch up.
Haffie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haffie moves into the clinch successfully.
Haffie misses with an elbow strike.
Cudi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Haffie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cudi to the mat. Cudi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Haffie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haffie connects with a couple of short punches.
Cudi is rocked!
Haffie gets to his feet and stands over Cudi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cudi felt that one! Haffie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cudi from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Haffie!
Kid Cudi spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck everybody up in this arena. Ain't nobody thinking bout yo fat asses anyway.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klay Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klay Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Thompson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aldo misses with a combination
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Thompson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
A lazy body kick from Aldo
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
As Aldo backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Aldo manages to avoid it all.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Thompson misses.
Aldo defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a counter combo.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
Thompson jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klay Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Thompson checks it
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aldo's guard.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thompson stands and throws Aldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Thompson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thompson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thompson controlling the position.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson works to advance to full mount. Aldo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thompson cracks Aldo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Aldo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Aldo is rocked!
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
Thompson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Thompson extends the arm and Aldo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klay Thompson!
Klay Thompson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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31
153 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Putin throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
Putin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin throws a lazy body kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Putin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Putin is looking for a counter combo.
Putin misses with a double jab.
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!
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Putin has time to react.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
Putin throws a head kick that Blaze semi-blocks.
Blaze tries to land a leg kick but Putin saw it coming and moves away.
Blaze feints and then cracks Putin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Putin down.
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Putin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Putin misses with a kick to the body
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight 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!
Putin throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Blaze misses.
As Blaze tries to get set, Putin tries to push him back and clinch up but Blaze manages to avoid the attempt.
Putin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Putin tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Putin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Putin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Putin throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Putin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Putin. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin feints a jab promting Blaze to slip. Putin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blaze slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Dmitry Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Putin misses
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Putin thows a leg kick but Blaze checks it
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Putin back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Putin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Putin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Putin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Putin feinted with a counter takedown.
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 kick lands to the mid section there for Putin.
Blaze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Putin. Putin obviously looking to wear him down.
Putin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Putin eats them both and turns towards Blaze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Putin throws a leg kick
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Putin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze counters with a left and a right that stings Putin.
Putin misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin is looking to chop away at Blaze's legs.
Putin throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin checks a leg kick nicely.
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Putin scores with a head kick. Blaze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Putin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santana Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin throws a series of strikes that have Blaze backpedaling.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Putin looks to throw a body kick
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Putin will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Putin throws a head kick that misses
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Putin throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
As Putin backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Putin manages to avoid it all.
Dmitry Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Putin tries to land a body kick
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Putin backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Putin manages to avoid it all.
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Putin misses with a combination
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Putin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Putin.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Putin misses with a combination
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putin misses with a low kick as Blaze jumps back.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands a jab to the head.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Putin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Blaze cracks Putin with an open hand slap.
Putin throws a chopping leg kick but Blaze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Putin avoids nicely.
Putin throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Putin backpedaling.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Putin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin misses with a leg kick
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin is rocked!
Putin throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Putin throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a straight that turns Putin's legs to rubber! Blaze pushes forward with more strikes and Putin goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santana Blaze!
Santana Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherm Davis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses the jab.
Estrada tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Estrada misses with a wild body shot.
Davis tries to clinch but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estrada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Estrada tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Estrada breaks from the clinch.
Davis's coach down at Brimstone Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Davis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Davis moves out of range as Estrada throws a body kick.
Estrada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis wants to counter with a clinch but Estrada pushes him away.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Estrada moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis forces Estrada back against the cage and clinches.
Estrada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis tries to work over Estrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Estrada wants to break free but Davis has control.
Estrada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Estrada's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Estrada.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Estrada.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Estrada breaks from the clinch.
Davis cracks Estrada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Estrada.
Estrada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Estrada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Estrada works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Estrada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Estrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estrada blocks a jab.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estrada, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to break free.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Estrada.
Estrada misses with a punch on the inside.
Estrada is trying to break free.
Estrada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Estrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Estrada has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Estrada.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Estrada.
Estrada tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Estrada's elbow.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Estrada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Estrada throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Estrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Estrada lands a slapping body shot.
Estrada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook.
Estrada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Estrada gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Estrada trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Estrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estrada's efforts to push away.
Estrada breaks from the clinch.
Estrada misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Estrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Estrada tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Estrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis tries a body shot but Estrada blocks it.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Estrada.
Estrada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Estrada.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Estrada blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherm Davis 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.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Estrada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Estrada throws a big shot that misses.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Estrada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Estrada.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Estrada!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Estrada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Estrada jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Estrada's head but Estrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Estrada.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Estrada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis gets through Estrada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has Estrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Estrada is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Estrada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Estrada tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Estrada throws a body kick that misses.
Estrada throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis misses with a hook.
Estrada keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Estrada circles away.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Estrada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diego Estrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estrada misses with a body shot.
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!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Estrada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Estrada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Estrada throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Estrada.
Estrada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Estrada settles back down.
Davis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Estrada.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estrada, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Estrada blocking some punches.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Sherm Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents Estrada from breaking the clinch.
Estrada is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Estrada prevents a body shot from Davis.
Estrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Estrada.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Estrada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Estrada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Estrada's elbow.
Davis is pushing Estrada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Estrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis tries to work over Estrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Estrada.
Davis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Estrada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherm Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Estrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Estrada misses with a looping right.
Estrada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Estrada motions for Davis to come forward. Estrada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Estrada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Diego Estrada is winning the standup battle so far.
Estrada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Estrada throws a body shot but no joy.
Estrada swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Estrada sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Estrada avoids it this time.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Estrada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Estrada just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Estrada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Estrada throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Estrada moved out of range.
Estrada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Estrada misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Estrada counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Estrada throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis rushes Estrada and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Estrada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Estrada is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Estrada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Estrada breaks from the clinch.
Diego Estrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Estrada throws a head kick that misses.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Estrada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estrada throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Estrada. Those never looked like landing.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Estrada's ribs.
A big right from Estrada misses.
Davis throws a right and a left that Estrada avoids nicely.
Estrada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Estrada tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis gets through Estrada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Estrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Estrada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis tries to work over Estrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Estrada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Estrada tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis keeps control of Estrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Estrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Estrada is trying to break free.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Davis lands a body shot.
Estrada tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Estrada's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Estrada is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Estrada stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Estrada tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Estrada is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Estrada.
Sherm Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis keeps control of Estrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherm Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherm Davis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Francisco Modesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modesto comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire blaring out of the sound system. Yuki Shojo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Francisco Modesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modesto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shojo moves away from the strike by Modesto.
Shojo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Modesto takes a step back to recover.
Modesto misses with an uppercut
and Shojo counters with a straight right hand.
Shojo wants to slow Modesto down by chopping away at his legs.
Modesto's corner calls for a 1-2. Modesto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shojo connects with a high kick.
Shojo digs a good hook to Modesto's body.
Shojo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Modesto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shojo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Modesto doesn't seem bothered though.
Shojo throws a hook to the side of Modesto's head but Modesto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shojo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Modesto swats away the attempt to clinch by Shojo.
Shojo is looking to clinch.
Modesto slips a jab from Shojo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modesto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shojo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modesto.
Modesto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shojo! But no joy.
Modesto blocks a head kick by Shojo.
Shojo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Modesto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Modesto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Shojo. Those never looked like landing.
Modesto moves out of range of the body kick from Shojo.
Shojo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Modesto.
Modesto defending well as Shojo loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Modesto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shojo is looking to land body kicks.
Modesto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo slips under a jab.
Modesto lands with a good body shot.
Shojo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shojo lands a nice shot that snaps Modesto's head back.
Shojo throws out a leg kick but Modesto moves out of range and Shojo only half commits.
Modesto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shojo is looking to clinch but Modesto is avoiding it.
Modesto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shojo.
Modesto throws a poor cross that misses
and Shojo counters with a leg kick.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Modesto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Modesto scores with a sloppy right hand. Shojo should have avoided that one.
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
Shojo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Modesto at a distance.
Shojo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shojo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo moves away from the strike by Modesto.
Modesto throws a body shot but no joy.
Modesto blocks a head kick by Shojo.
Modesto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shojo circles away quickly and effectively.
Shojo scores with a nice body kick.
Shojo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Modesto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Modesto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shojo tries to clinch up.
It looked like Modesto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Modesto avoids the body shot from Shojo.
Shojo has managed to clinch.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modesto avoids it.
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modesto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shojo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Modesto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Modesto is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Modesto can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Shojo scores with a shot to the side of Modesto's head.
Shojo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Modesto lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Shojo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Modesto as Shojo tries to tie him up.
Modesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shojo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Shojo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shojo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Modesto.
Modesto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shojo slips a jab and a cross from Modesto.
Shojo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Modesto will feel that in the morning.
Modesto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shojo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Modesto misses.
Shojo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Modesto.
Shojo thinks about the counter body kick.
Shojo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Modesto misses with a hook. Shojo ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modesto, pushing him back against the cage.
Modesto misses with a body punch.
Shojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojo is looking to control Modesto's arms but Modesto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shojo has his back to the cage.
Modesto lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Modesto tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Modesto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Shojo has Modesto pushed against the cage.
Yuki Shojo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Modesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Modesto.
Modesto tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Modesto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Modesto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Modesto misses with some punches.
Modesto avoiding damage as Shojo throws knees to the body.
Modesto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short left from Shojo.
Shojo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modesto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shojo up against the cage.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Modesto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Modesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modesto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Modesto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Shojo.
Modesto throws a head punch that misses.
Modesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojo.
Modesto misses with the head strike.
Modesto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Modesto.
Modesto slows down the pace here.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Modesto.
Modesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shojo lands a knee to the body.
Modesto stalling.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Modesto is defending well for now.
Shojo misses with a knee strike.
Modesto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Shojo slowing the pace effectively.
Modesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modesto throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shojo looking to stall.
Modesto stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shojo as Modesto tries to tie him up.
Modesto can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
Modesto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Modesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Modesto.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Modesto.
A head punch on the inside from Modesto fails to land.
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!
Shojo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Modesto backwards.
Modesto has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
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 Carlos Francisco Modesto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Modesto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Shojo misses.
Shojo cracks a nice hook into Modesto's ribs.
Yuki Shojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shojo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Modesto works over Shojo's head and body with a nice combination.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Modesto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Modesto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shojo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Modesto does no damage.
Shojo throws a leg kick which misses Modesto's front leg but catches the back leg as Modesto tries to avoid it.
Shojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shojo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Modesto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modesto misses with an uppercut. Shojo saw that one coming.
Shojo wants to counter with a clinch but Modesto pushes him away.
Modesto throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Modesto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Modesto moves out of range of the body kick from Shojo.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Modesto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Modesto.
Shojo moves into the clinch successfully.
Shojo blocks a body shot from Modesto.
Shojo letting Modesto take a breather here.
Modesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modesto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
A bit of stalling here from Modesto.
Modesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shojo obliges.
Shojo slows down the pace here.
Shojo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Modesto backwards.
Modesto lands with a right to the head.
Modesto looking to slow down the pace here.
Modesto tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modesto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Modestos head.
Shojo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Modesto's face.
Modesto is rocked!
Modesto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oh Modesto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shojo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Modesto's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Modesto drops to his knees and Shojo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Shojo!
Yuki Shojo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Lion Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jada Mbaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jada Mbaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jada Mbaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mbaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mbaa lands with a nice body kick.
Mbaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Mbaa.
Mbaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mbaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mbaa loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Mbaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Mbaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mbaa misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mbaa moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mbaa checks a leg kick.
Mbaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragnar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mbaa throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Mbaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Mbaa is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mbaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Mbaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Mbaa tries to avoid it.
Diaz cracks the inside of Mbaa's front leg.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Mbaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mbaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mbaa looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mbaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mbaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mbaa misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mbaa blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Mbaa.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Mbaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mbaa misses with a double jab.
Mbaa looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Mbaa thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Mbaa misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mbaa checks a low kick from Diaz.
Jab from Diaz.
Mbaa is rocked!
It looks like Jada Mbaa has been cut.
Mbaa misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Mbaa has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragnar Diaz!
Ragnar Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Bianconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartel Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diakite has chosen Diamonds as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Bianconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartel Diakite!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianconi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diakite.
Bianconi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diakite darts in looking for a takedown but Bianconi gets double underhooks and turns Diakite into the cage.
Diakite looks for a takedown but Bianconi sprawls well.
Fabio Bianconi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartel Diakite.
Diakite has a takedown stuffed.
Diakite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi avoids it really well and circles away.
Bianconi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diakite takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diakite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bianconi counters by moving into the clinch.
Diakite is trying to pull guard but Bianconi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite tries to pull guard but Bianconi won't allow it.
Bianconi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diakite is trying to drag Bianconi to the mat but Bianconi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bianconi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bianconi missing with knees to the body.
Bianconi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diakite avoids it.
Bianconi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bianconi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bianconi lands an elbow inside that Diakite shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bianconi throws an elbow but misses.
Bianconi working Diakite over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi throws an elbow that misses.
Bianconi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bianconi tries a body shot but Diakite blocks it.
Bianconi tries to throw a body punch but Diakite avoids it by throwing Bianconi back against the cage.
Bianconi working Diakite over with knees to the body.
Bianconi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bianconi.
Diakite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Bianconi lands with a left to the head.
Bianconi pushes off an throws an elbow but Diakite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diakite takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bartel Diakite has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi scores with a shot to the side of Diakite's head.
Bianconi tries to land knees in the clinch but Diakite avoids the damage to the body.
Diakite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bianconi smiles and moves away.
Bartel Diakite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diakite fails with a takedown attempt.
Diakite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bianconi to the mat! Bianconi manages to get full guard.
Diakite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bianconi wants to sweep here but Diakite controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bianconi keeping full guard, as Diakite tries to pass.
Bianconi is controlling Diakite's posture.
Bianconi keeping full guard, as Diakite tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diakite slips nicely into half guard.
Bianconi tries to roll over but Diakite keeps him under control.
Diakite frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diakite moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bianconi has worked his arm free - good work by Bianconi!
Diakite tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bianconi's legs.
Bianconi is looking to regain half guard here but Diakite keeps moving and retains side control.
Diakite wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bianconi, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Bianconi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartel Diakite's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diakite.
Diakite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi avoids it really well and circles away.
Diakite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi avoids it really well and circles away.
Fabio Bianconi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartel Diakite.
Diakite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bianconi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi shows good takedown defense.
Bianconi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bianconi slaps away a takedown attempt from Diakite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bianconi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diakite just manages to avoid it.
Bianconi misses with a low kick.
Diakite feints the counter takedown.
Diakite shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bianconi defends it nicely.
Bianconi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianconi gets caught napping as Diakite dives in and scores a takedown. Bianconi manages to retain guard.
Bianconi 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.
Diakite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianconi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bianconi has Diakite pulled in close to control his posture.
Diakite won't allow Bianconi to sweep him here.
Bianconi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diakite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi trying to control the action but Diakite is working from the bottom.
Bartel Diakite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diakite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bianconi wants to pass the guard but Diakite is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi controlling the action here.
Bianconi trying to control from half guard but Diakite is working away.
Diakite is looking to improve his position.
Bianconi wants to take a breather but Diakite is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bianconi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diakite shoots for a double leg takedown but Bianconi sprawls well. He's pushed Diakite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bianconi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diakite decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bianconi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Diakite passes to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diakite prevents Bianconi from getting the reversal.
Bianconi tries to hold on but Diakite pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Bianconi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bartel Diakite's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bianconi slaps away a takedown attempt from Diakite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bianconi throws a lazy right hand but Diakite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diakite tries for a takedown but Bianconi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diakite shoots in looking for a takedown but Bianconi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diakite's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fabio Bianconi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartel Diakite.
Diakite closes the distance and clinches up with Bianconi, looking for a takedown. Diakite pushes Bianconi against the cage but Bianconi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diakite moves out of range of the leg kick from Bianconi.
Bianconi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bianconi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diakite.
A little feinted left hand from Bianconi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diakite looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bianconi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diakite just manages to avoid it.
Diakite shoots in for a double leg but Bianconi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bianconi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diakite dives in for a single leg takedown but Bianconi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bianconi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bianconi counters with an outside leg kick.
Diakite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diakite shoots in for a double leg but Bianconi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Bianconi as Diakite shoots in.
Diakite takes one on the button.
Bianconi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diakite fails with the takedown
and Bianconi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diakite's knee momentarily.
Bianconi connects with an inside leg kick.
Fabio Bianconi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bianconi stuffs the takedown.
Bianconi connects with a leg kick. Diakite looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diakite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bianconi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diakite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bianconi. Bianconi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bianconi connects with an inside leg kick.
You can see that Diakite has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bianconi throws a chopping leg kick but Diakite manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diakite moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bianconi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diakite checks the leg kick.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Bianconi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bianconi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bianconi wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diakite.
Bianconi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diakite can do to turn this around?
Bianconi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diakite misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bianconi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartel Diakite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bianconi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bianconi wants it to stay on the feet.
Fabio Bianconi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bianconi tries to avoid it but Diakite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bianconi to the ground. Bianconi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diakite fails with the takedown
and Bianconi counters with a stiff right hand.
Diakite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bianconi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diakite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bianconi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diakite somewhat.
An inside leg kick lands from Bianconi.
Diakite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bianconi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diakite looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bianconi is fending him off so far but Diakite persists. Nope, Bianconi circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bianconi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diakite has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bianconi. That's going to slow Diakite down.
Diakite shoots for a double leg takedown but Bianconi sprawls well. He's pushed Diakite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bianconi throws a big counter combination but Diakite scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bianconi slaps away a takedown attempt from Diakite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diakite looks for a takedown but Bianconi sprawls well.
Bianconi throws a body punch but Diakite moves out of range.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown but Bianconi shows good takedown defense.
Bianconi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bianconi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diakite manages to avoid it.
Bartel Diakite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diakite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bianconi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Bianconi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bianconi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Bianconi!
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