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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kumo LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyota Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LaRusso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The crystal method-coming back. Kiyota Miyazaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kumo LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiyota Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso throws a looping overhand right but Miyazaki ducks down to avoid it.
Miyazaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from LaRusso.
Miyazaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
LaRusso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by LaRusso.
A nice combination there by LaRusso.
Kumo LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyazaki blocks a jab.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyazaki.
LaRusso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaRusso lands with a good body shot.
LaRusso thuds a left hand into Miyazaki's body.
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!
Miyazaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
LaRusso misses with a left hand
and Miyazaki counters with a shoot takedown. LaRusso fights it but they end up in guard.
Miyazaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso looking to control.
Miyazaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
LaRusso keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Miyazaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
LaRusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki is looking to work some ground and pound but LaRusso has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyazaki is looking to work some ground and pound but LaRusso has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyazaki drops his hands momentarily and LaRusso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miyazaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miyazaki content to control rather than advance.
LaRusso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso wants to get back to full guard.
Miyazaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miyazaki slips a nice elbow through LaRusso's hands, connecting with LaRusso's forehead.
LaRusso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyazaki.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miyazaki connects with a nice short shot to LaRusso's temple.
Miyazaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miyazaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
LaRusso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
LaRusso is breathing heavily.
Miyazaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miyazaki thows a huge punch but LaRusso dodges it nicely.
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miyazaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaRusso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but LaRusso keeps working.
Miyazaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miyazaki back to the cage. LaRusso follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miyazaki moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kumo LaRusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from LaRusso. No joy for Miyazaki on that attempt.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miyazaki trying to control but LaRusso is working from the bottom.
LaRusso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyazaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyazaki throwing strikes but missing.
Miyazaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kumo LaRusso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Miyazaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miyazaki slips under a jab.
And Miyazaki tries to counter it with a takedown but LaRusso pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Miyazaki slips under a jab.
LaRusso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miyazaki's head.
LaRusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyazaki.
Miyazaki with the counter takedown but LaRusso avoids it easily.
LaRusso cracks Miyazaki with a good jab.
LaRusso misses with a hook.
Miyazaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso avoids it really well and circles away.
Miyazaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Miyazaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyazaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into LaRusso's guard.
Miyazaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyazaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
LaRusso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if LaRusso tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki postures up in LaRusso's guard and throws a big left but LaRusso blocks it.
Miyazaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyazaki throws an elbow that misses. LaRusso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miyazaki's guard. Nice move by LaRusso!
Miyazaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyazaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miyazaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
LaRusso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyazaki on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyazaki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyazaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyazaki looking to pass the guard.
Miyazaki wants to control from the top but LaRusso keeps moving.
Miyazaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miyazaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LaRusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miyazaki throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyazaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
LaRusso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyazaki has a takedown stuffed.
Kumo LaRusso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiyota Miyazaki.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaRusso misses with a wild body shot.
LaRusso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaRusso throws out a powerful jab.
Miyazaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miyazaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Miyazaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyazaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. LaRusso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miyazaki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaRusso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound from side control.
Miyazaki working the head with strikes.
LaRusso avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miyazaki.
Miyazaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miyazaki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused LaRusso some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Miyazaki crashes against the mat.
LaRusso taking a bit of punishment here - Miyazaki scoring with strikes.
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 Kumo LaRusso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
LaRusso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaRusso slaps away a takedown attempt from Miyazaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miyazaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyazaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
Kumo LaRusso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiyota Miyazaki.
Miyazaki fails to land the takedown.
LaRusso cracks Miyazaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaRusso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
LaRusso leaves Miyazaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miyazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyazaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki closes the distance and clinches up with LaRusso, looking for a takedown. Miyazaki pushes LaRusso against the cage but LaRusso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miyazaki shoots for a takedown but LaRusso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyazaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
LaRusso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miyazaki's head.
LaRusso misses with a looping right.
Miyazaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
LaRusso cracks Miyazaki with a good jab.
Miyazaki looks for a takedown but LaRusso sprawls well.
Miyazaki fails with a takedown attempt.
LaRusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LaRusso tests Miyazaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRusso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miyazaki is rocked!
LaRusso lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Miyazaki falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kumo LaRusso!
In his post fight interview, Kumo LaRusso gave a big smile as he said 'Grownstone KO'd you and now I beat you senseless...I think it's time to hang up the gloves ya bum'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zheka Beatovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelaya comes into the arena with Turn Down For What blaring out of the sound system. Beatovskiy has chosen NeiroMonk as his entrance music. Lennox Zelaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennox Zelaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zheka Beatovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beatovskiy counters with a big uppercut that knocks Zelaya off his feet! Beatovskiy dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Lennox Zelaya has been cut.
Zelaya manages to work his way to half guard, despite Beatovskiy's best efforts.
Beatovskiy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zelaya is rocked!
Beatovskiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beatovskiy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beatovskiy wants to take a breather but Zelaya is having none of it.
Zelaya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelaya wants to get back to full guard.
Beatovskiy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zelaya trying to hold on to Beatovskiy's head to control him but Beatovskiy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beatovskiy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zelaya is refusing to be controlled, as Beatovskiy sits in half guard.
Beatovskiy is nestled in close to Zelaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beatovskiy is looking to take a break and control but Zelaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zelaya wants to control but Beatovskiy is keeping busy.
Zelaya is trying to stand back up but Beatovskiy is controlling him
Zelaya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beatovskiy with the ground and pound but Zelaya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zelaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beatovskiy wants to control from the top but Zelaya keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beatovskiy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Zelaya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zelaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Zelaya has momentary wrist control but Beatovskiy slips an elbow through the middle.
Zelaya has control of Beatovskiy's left arm, preventing Beatovskiy from doing any damage.
Beatovskiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Zelaya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zelaya tries to get out of the position.
Zelaya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beatovskiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beatovskiy looking to pass the guard.
Beatovskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beatovskiy is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zelaya fails with the takedown
and Beatovskiy scores with a counter punch that sends Zelaya to the canvas! Beatovskiy smells blood - he's punishing Zelaya with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zelaya has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheka Beatovskiy!
A relieved looking Zheka Beatovskiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumo Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Francis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sumo Jo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis throws a series of punches but Jo avoids them all with ease.
Jo looks for a takedown but Francis sprawls well.
Jo moves forwards but Francis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Freddy Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumo Jo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo taking a breather.
Jo looking for a takedown.
Jo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis gets underhooks to prevent Jo's takedown attempt.
Jo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Francis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jo tries for a takedown but Francis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Francis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Francis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Francis duly obliges.
Jo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francis to score with a decent uppercut.
Sumo Jo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jo tries for a takedown but Francis circles away easily
and Francis counters with a straight that turns Jo's legs to rubber! Francis pushes forward with more strikes and Jo goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Francis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Freddy Francis thanked SHINTO for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avreli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Миша Маваши - &. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 29 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Avreli!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clasie throws a series of punches but Avreli avoids them all with ease.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avreli dodges the punch combination from Clasie.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avreli slips a jab and a cross from Clasie.
Avreli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avreli feints the counter takedown.
Clasie misses with a low kick.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Clasie avoids it easily.
Clasie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Avreli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clasie tries a head kick but it misses.
Clasie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clasie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
Clasie misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clasie.
Clasie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clasie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avreli circles away quickly and effectively.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Clasie avoids it easily.
Clasie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Clasie misses its intended target.
Clasie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Clasie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Clasie.
Clasie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avreli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clasie defends it well.
Clasie works over Avreli's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clasie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Clasie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clasie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clasie defends it well.
Clasie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Clasie scores with a four punch combination!
Avreli slips a straight right by Clasie.
Clasie throws a series of punches but Avreli avoids them all with ease.
Clasie throws a head kick that misses.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Clasie avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Clasie.
Clasie misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a few strikes there.
Clasie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clasie defends it well.
Clasie misses the shot to the body.
Clasie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clasie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avreli.
Clasie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clasie just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Avreli.
Clasie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Clasie avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Clasie.
Avreli defending well as Clasie loads up on a big left hand.
Clasie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avreli counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Clasie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Avreli.
Avreli is looking to take a break and control but Clasie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clasie is being controlled here.
Avreli working the strikes but Clasie uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Avreli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clasie keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clasie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Clasie misses
and Avreli counters with a single leg into guard. Clasie didn't expect that.
Clasie kicks Avreli off and gets to his feet.
Clasie is looking to land body kicks.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clasie defends it well.
Clasie throws a right hand that Avreli ducks under and follows up with a left that Avreli also avoids with ease.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Clasie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clasie throws a head kick that misses.
Avreli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clasie throws a series of punches but Avreli moves out of range.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Clasie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clasie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clasie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avreli can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avreli moves away from the strike by Clasie.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clasie defends it well.
Clasie looks to land a right hand but Avreli moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clasie looks to land a combination but Avreli avoids it well.
Clasie misses with a lunging right hand
and Avreli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Avreli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clasie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avreli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avreli scoring with punches to the head and body.
Avreli throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avreli trying to control but Clasie is working from the bottom.
Avreli stays in close to Clasie's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli wants to control from the top but Clasie keeps moving.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Clasie has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clasie dips to his left and cracks Avreli with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Clasie scores with a four punch combination!
Avreli avoids the head kick by Clasie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avreli slips a straight right by Clasie.
Avreli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clasie looks to score with a jab to the body but Avreli is just out of range.
Marcel Clasie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clasie looks to land a combination but Avreli avoids it well.
A head kick from Clasie lands but Avreli takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie throws a combination that misses
and Avreli counters with a takedown into side control.
Clasie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avreli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Avreli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avreli scoring with punches from side control.
Avreli lands a few punches from side control.
Avreli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clasie is rocked!
Avreli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Avreli crashes against the mat.
Avreli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Clasie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avreli in side control, throwing shots but Clasie defends.
Avreli lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli crunches a massive hammerfist down on Clasie - he's out! Avreli Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Avreli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Skellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shlemenko's entrance music is Rolex. A fine choice. Skellington has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Skellington!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko clinches up against the cage.
Skellington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shlemenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shlemenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shlemenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Skellington. No joy for Shlemenko on that attempt.
Shlemenko misses with a double jab.
Skellington avoids the head kick by Shlemenko.
Skellington shoots in for a takedown but Shlemenko shows good takedown defense.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up but Skellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Shlemenko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Skellington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Skellington seems to be looking for submissions.
Shlemenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Skellington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shlemenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skellington throws a strike but Shlemenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Skellington wants to stand but Shlemenko is controlling the position.
Shlemenko stands up from Skellington's guard - Shlemenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Skellington lands with a straight right. Shlemenko didn't see that one coming.
Skellington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shlemenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Skellington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alex Shlemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Skellington.
Shlemenko thuds a left hand into Skellington's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko misses with the combination.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that misses.
Shlemenko darts in and clinches Skellington up against the cage.
Shlemenko manages to break the clinch.
Skellington drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skellington looking to sit in guard and control but Shlemenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skellington pushes Shlemenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Skellington misses with a takedown attempt - Shlemenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shlemenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shlemenko stalks Skellington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skellington's face. Skellington staggers backwards, shaken.
Shlemenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shlemenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skellington is trying to drag Shlemenko to the mat but Shlemenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skellington shoots in looking for a takedown but Shlemenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skellington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shlemenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Skellington blocks a head kick by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skellington.
Shlemenko throws a big counter combination but Skellington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Skellington avoids the head kick by Shlemenko.
Skellington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shlemenko throws a sloppy head kick and Skellington moves out of range easily.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
Skellington goes for a double leg but Shlemenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shlemenko continues to drive forward.
Shlemenko throws a leg kick
and Skellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shlemenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Shlemenko looks for the body kick but Skellington saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko fails with the takedown
and Skellington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skellington scores with a decent looking hook.
Alex Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shlemenko throws a series of punches but Skellington avoids them all with ease.
Shlemenko throws a head kick but Skellington moves out of range.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that misses
and Skellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skellington lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Shlemenko. No joy for Skellington on that attempt.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up but Skellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Skellington jabs Shlemenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shlemenko!
Shlemenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skellington with the counter takedown but Shlemenko avoids it easily.
Shlemenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Skellington counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shlemenko!
Skellington is looking to take a break and control but Shlemenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skellington works to advance to full mount. Shlemenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Shlemenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skellington lands a slapping body shot.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Skellington moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Shlemenko. No joy for Skellington on that attempt.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Skellington circles away.
Skellington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shlemenko defends well and Skellington ends up having to push Shlemenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shlemenko throws a counter high kick but Skellington was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shlemenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Shlemenko. No joy for Skellington on that attempt.
Alex Shlemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Skellington.
Skellington avoids the head kick by Shlemenko.
Skellington drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shlemenko defends it well.
Skellington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skellington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shlemenko tries to avoid it but Skellington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shlemenko to the ground. Shlemenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skellington but Skellington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shlemenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skellington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shlemenko is fending him off so far but Skellington persists. Nope, Shlemenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Skellington gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skellington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skellington wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping him busy.
Skellington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shlemenko tries to buck Skellington off but Skellington is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shlemenko manages to get back to half guard.
Shlemenko is not content to let Skellington control the position.
Skellington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shlemenko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skellington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skellington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shlemenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skellington.
Skellington drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Skellington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skellington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shlemenko keeps working.
Skellington is nestled in close to Shlemenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Skellington throwing shots but Shlemenko is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko trying to control from the bottom.
Shlemenko wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Skellington there.
Shlemenko scores with a head kick.
Skellington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shlemenko swivels and escapes.
Skellington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shlemenko tries to avoid it but Skellington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shlemenko to the ground. Shlemenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skellington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skellington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skellington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shlemenko - the referee stops the clock and Skellington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shlemenko. Skellington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skellington catches Shlemenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Skellington moves out of range.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that misses.
Shlemenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Skellington closes the distance and pushes Shlemenko back into the cage.
Shlemenko misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skellington is keeping busy.
Skellington breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shlemenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Skellington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shlemenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shlemenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alex Shlemenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skellington darts in looking for a takedown but Shlemenko gets double underhooks and turns Skellington into the cage.
Shlemenko throws a nice looking combination but Skellington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Shlemenko misses.
Shlemenko closes the distance and clinches up with Skellington, looking for a takedown. Shlemenko pushes Skellington against the cage but Skellington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skellington rushes Shlemenko and presses him up against the cage.
Skellington has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shlemenko is trying to keep an underhook but Skellington manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Skellington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shlemenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 Alex Shlemenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shlemenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skellington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skellington closes the distance and clinches up with Shlemenko, looking for a takedown. Skellington pushes Shlemenko against the cage but Shlemenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Shlemenko.
Skellington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shlemenko but Shlemenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alex Shlemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Skellington.
Shlemenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skellington's waist but Skellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shlemenko off to one side.
Skellington blocks a head kick by Shlemenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skellington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skellington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shlemenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shlemenko trying to control but Skellington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skellington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shlemenko is controlling him.
Shlemenko 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.
Skellington has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shlemenko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shlemenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shlemenko jumps guard but Skellington stands there with Shlemenko around his waist. Shlemenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skellington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shlemenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skellington closes the distance and clinches up with Shlemenko, looking for a takedown. Skellington pushes Shlemenko against the cage but Shlemenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shlemenko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Skellington or perhaps it was just good defense by Shlemenko, which made it look bad.
Skellington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shlemenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko throws a sloppy head kick and Skellington moves out of range easily.
Shlemenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skellington takes the fight into the clinch.
Skellington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shlemenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skellington goes for a takedown attempt but Shlemenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shlemenko misses with a head kick.
Skellington needs to keep his hands up - Shlemenko had a free shot at his head there.
Shlemenko lands a head kick. Skellington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alex Shlemenko is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skellington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skellington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skellington throws a strike but Shlemenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shlemenko throwing strikes from guard but Skellington blocks nicely.
Skellington has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shlemenko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shlemenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shlemenko.
Skellington looking for a takedown.
Skellington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shlemenko jumps guard.
Skellington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skellington throws a strike but Shlemenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shlemenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Skellington wants to stand and escape but Shlemenko is having none of it.
Shlemenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shlemenko connects with a high kick.
Shlemenko leaves Skellington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skellington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jack Skellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shlemenko throws a right and a left that Skellington avoids nicely.
Alex Shlemenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shlemenko throws a one two combo.
Shlemenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shlemenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Skellington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Shlemenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shlemenko, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Alex Shlemenko!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alex Shlemenko!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Alex Shlemenko!
Alex Shlemenko wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Alex Shlemenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Cuchulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otavio Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Cuchulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchulain throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Cu Cuchulain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuchulain tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Cuchulain. Those never looked like landing.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Cuchulain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cuchulain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuchulain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cuchulain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cuchulain is looking to escape.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying for a kimura here. Cuchulain looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Johnson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Otavio Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucious Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shout At The Devil. On his way into the cage it seems that Lucious Tyler has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lucious Tyler seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucious Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyler trying to strike off his back.
Tyler 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.
Tyler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sudo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler striking off his back but it's not causing Sudo any problems.
Sudo working some strikes from top position.
Sudo chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo stands up over Tyler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyler throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tyler 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.
Tyler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sudo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sudo passes Tyler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sudo stops Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Sudo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sudo trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sudo working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo drops an elbow to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Tyler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sudo lands a big elbow - Tyler is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Sudo!
Dan Sudo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Lucious Tyler was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks everyone. I'm hanging up the gloves after this one. Now go fuck yourselves.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Iceberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jung Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iceberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Manowar - Hail and Kill. Lee Jung Park will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
281 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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18
268 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tor Iceberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Jung Park!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park stuffs the takedown attempt from Iceberg. Iceberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Park doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Park counters with a nice body shot.
Park avoids the body shot from Iceberg.
Iceberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iceberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Park unleashes a big counter combination but Iceberg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iceberg.
Park avoids the body shot from Iceberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iceberg misses with a body punch
letting Park counter with a right hand.
Iceberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park throws a counter combo.
Iceberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Park's guard.
Iceberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Park being controlled here, momentarily.
Iceberg passes Park's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Park wants to get back to his feet.
Iceberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg with the ground and pound but Park uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Iceberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Iceberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iceberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Park works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iceberg wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
Iceberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Iceberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Park for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iceberg trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.
Iceberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Iceberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Iceberg looking to pass the guard.
Iceberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iceberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iceberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Park swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iceberg is stalling in the full guard.
Iceberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iceberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Park. No joy for Iceberg on that attempt.
Park slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iceberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Park counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iceberg shoots in for a double leg but Park sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Park feints a counter leg kick.
Iceberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Iceberg is looking to take a break and control but Park is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iceberg scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iceberg misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Iceberg 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.
Park defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iceberg.
Park let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Iceberg fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Park releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Iceberg misses with a leg kick.
Park leaves Iceberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Park throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iceberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Park looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park wants to get back to his feet.
Iceberg trying to control the position but Park is working away.
Iceberg is staying tight to Park's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Park defending against the ground and pound.
Iceberg in side control, throwing shots but Park defends.
We've been informed that Park has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Park is not content to let Iceberg control the position.
Iceberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iceberg scoring with punches from side control.
Tor Iceberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iceberg is working Park over with some ground and pound from side control.
Iceberg is putting a hurting on Park here, landing some big shots from side control.
Iceberg wants to control but Park is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg takes a little break here. Park wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Iceberg works to advance to full mount. Park defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Iceberg lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Lee Jung Park has been cut.
Park takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Iceberg's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Iceberg!
Tor Iceberg retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Tor Iceberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatty McFatfat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Delija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delija has chosen Bojna ÄŒavoglave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
279 lbs
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23
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fatty McFatfat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ante Delija!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delija gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ante Delija has been cut.
McFatfat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh, that's a big right hand from McFatfat and Delija goes tumbling to the canvas! McFatfat follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Delija told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delija kicks McFatfat off and gets back to his feet.
McFatfat lands a jab to the nose.
Delija is rocked!
A head kick misses from McFatfat.
Delija changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McFatfat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delija should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Delija keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by McFatfat's head coaches at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Delija takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Delija is still on wobbly legs! Can McFatfat finish him?
Delija moves out of range of the leg kick from McFatfat.
McFatfat fakes the body blow, causing Delija to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Delija goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fatty McFatfat!
A determined Fatty McFatfat didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Ante Delija stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its not my day..'.
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