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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Scolari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Refe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Refe has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Franco Refe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Franco Refe looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucio Scolari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco Refe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scolari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Refe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Scolari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scolari connects with a single shot there.
Refe is rocked!
Refe is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Scolari doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Refe crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Refe's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucio Scolari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barnz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Barnz enters the cage!
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Pokrajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Barnz !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnz tries to clinch up but Pokrajac circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnz doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokrajac circles away.
Barnz tries to clinch up.
Barnz tries to clinch but Pokrajac moves away
and Pokrajac counters with a three punch combo that has Barnz backing up. Barnz nods at Pokrajac to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnz wants to clinch.
Pokrajac shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barnz throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Pokrajac to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Barnz is forced to tap! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Pokrajac!
During a confident post fight interview, Igor Pokrajac thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Curba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vai Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades. Angelo Curba had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Angelo Curba looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Curba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vai Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curba looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler clinches up with Curba and pushes him back against the cage.
Curba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler lands a takedown into guard.
Curba is looking to stand back up but Tyler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Curba.
Curba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Curba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Curba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Tyler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.
Curba has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Curba's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to Curba's temple.
Tyler controlling the action here.
Tyler working over Curba with some ground and pound. Curba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyler 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler slips a nice elbow through Curba's hands, connecting with Curba's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyler lands a nice short elbow.
Curba is rocked!
Tyler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Curba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler 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.
Curba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curba tries to get out of the position.
Tyler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyler scores with a big shot! Curba's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Curba! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vai Tyler!
Vai Tyler took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This MFer came into this fight with 0% energy and overweight. Unprofessional as fuck. Fuck him!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seki Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoarg Ishan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Seki Date has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seki Date seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seki Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoarg Ishan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ishan cracks a nice hook into Date's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Date pushes Ishan up against the cage in a clinch.
Date misses with a punch on the inside.
Date tries to break the clinch but Ishan is controlling the position.
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishan controls his hands.
Ishan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ishan prevents Date from breaking the clinch.
Date softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Date walks away with a smile on his face. Ishan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Date doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishan circles away.
Date tries to clinch but Ishan moves out of range.
Date throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishan looks to land a left hand but Date moved out of range nicely.
Date rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishan works the jab nicely.
Date scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishan should have avoided that one.
Ishan throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Date definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Date fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishan misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Date lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Date.
Ishan misses the jab.
Ishan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Date is looking to clinch but Ishan is avoiding it.
Ishan tries to keep at a distance but Date has taken the fight into the clinch.
Date pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Date with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishan throws a hook but Date blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Date.
An attempted straight right counter from Date misses the target.
Date drives through and clinches with Ishan against the cage.
Date misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date is trying to break free.
Date is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Date working aggressively here.
Date lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Date breaks the clinch.
Ishan cracks a nice hook into Date's ribs.
Date scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishan doesn't manage to clinch there - Date circles away.
Ishan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Date tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishan throws a hook but Date blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Date.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date wants to clinch up but Ishan keeps it at a distance.
Ishan rushes Date and presses him up against the cage.
Date is trying to break the clinch but Ishan is controlling him.
Ishan is looking for a takedown.
Date misses with a knee strike.
Ishan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishan tries to stall but Date uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishan has Date pressed against the cage, preventing Date from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Date takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishan swats away the attempt to clinch by Date.
Ishan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Date defends it well.
Ishan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Date throws a right and a left that Ishan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Date tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Date scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishan doesn't seem bothered though.
Date wants to clinch.
Ishan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Date defends it well.
Date tries to clinch up
and Ishan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ishan in his tracks.
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!
Date has managed to clinch.
Date is trying to force a seperation but Ishan has the dominant position.
Date avoiding damage as Ishan throws knees to the body.
Date misses with the head strike.
Ishan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Seki Date will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Date ducks under a wild hook from Ishan.
Date fails in his attempt to clinch.
Date has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ishan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Date fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Date doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishan circles away.
Ishan misses the body punch
and Date counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ishan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date misses with a punch on the inside.
Date wants to break free but Ishan has control.
Date breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Date slips a straight right by Ishan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishan swats away the attempt to clinch by Date.
The fight stays on the outside here - Date looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Date misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishan. Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishan misses the body punch
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishan scores with a punch to the head.
Ishan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Date on the side of the head.
Hoarg Ishan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Date doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishan circles away.
Date gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ishan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Date walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Date doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishan circles away.
A slow jab from Ishan misses its intended target.
Hoarg Ishan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date tries to clinch but Ishan is having none of it.
Seki Date is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Date tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ishan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ishan moves into range and clinches up with Date.
Date lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ishan backwards.
Date using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Date taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishan is trying to pull guard but Date has him pressed against the cage.
Ishan blocks an elbow strike.
Date working hard to break the clinch.
Date content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishan goes for a takedown attempt but Date pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Seki Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoarg Ishan.
Ishan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ishan catches Date with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ishan misses with a body shot.
Date wants to clinch up but Ishan keeps it at a distance.
Date lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Date rushes Ishan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Date throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishan.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Ishan.
Ishan prevents a body shot from Date.
Seki Date has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Date tries to circle away but Ishan has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishan breaks from the clinch.
Date circles away from the clinch attempt.
Date throws a right hand that Ishan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishan also avoids with ease.
Ishan throws a head kick but Date moves out of range.
Ishan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Date tries to clinch up.
Ishan looks to score with a jab to the body but Date is just out of range.
Date throws a series of punches but Ishan moves out of range.
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!
Date rushes Ishan and presses him up against the cage.
Date lands a nice uppercut.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishan avoids the elbow strike from Date, against the cage.
Date breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Date lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishan doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seki Date dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ishan is looking to clinch.
Ishan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ishan is rocked!
Date uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishan.
Ishan is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Ishan walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ishan limp body while Date jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seki Date!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeaux Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gucci Mane - St. Brick. Zelaya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't hold us. Manny Zelaya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya looks for a takedown but Jeaux Jr sprawls well.
Jeaux Jr scores with a nice strike.
Jeaux Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeaux Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jeaux Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Zelaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zelaya.
Zelaya pushes Jeaux Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Zelaya pulls guard.
Zelaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jeaux Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelaya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jeaux Jr is one step ahead there.
Jeaux Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zelaya is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya keeping moving, preventing Jeaux Jr from controlling successfully.
Zelaya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeaux Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jeaux Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jeaux Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zelaya's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelaya has Jeaux Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Jeaux Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jeaux Jr forces his way into half guard.
Jeaux Jr drops an elbow to the side of Zelaya's head.
Ground and pound from Jeaux Jr.
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. Jeaux Jr connects with a nice short shot to Zelaya's temple.
Jeaux Jr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zelaya tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jeaux Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). August Jeaux Jr!
August Jeaux Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yall know my slogan! *holds mic out to the crowd* I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I'll fix my flaws! LYYLLLLLLLLEEEEE, run me my 10 bands for eviscerating this bum! Next!!!'.
The defeated Manny Zelaya had this to say: 'I want a rematch so I make the greatest knockout of all time! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Dudeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dudeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Faint- Linkin Park. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ace Dudeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fairchild makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fairchild.
Fairchild looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairchild, not yet.
Fairchild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dudeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dudeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Fairchild managing to control the position.
Dudeman wants to control from the top but Fairchild keeps moving.
Dudeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild seems keen to control Dudeman's posture.
Fairchild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dudeman is one step ahead there.
Fairchild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudeman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fairchild postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fairchild trying to control but Dudeman is working from the bottom.
Fairchild postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dudeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fairchild, into his guard.
Dudeman trying to control but Fairchild is working from the bottom.
Fairchild has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairchild 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fairchild controls Dudeman momentarily but Dudeman frees himself.
Fairchild keeping moving, preventing Dudeman from controlling successfully.
Fairchild working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fairchild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dudeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fairchild is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dudeman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dudeman's back!
Dudeman trying to control the hands but Fairchild won't let him.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Fairchild has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fairchild lands strikes to the head.
Dudeman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild keeps control of the position as Dudeman tries to break free.
Fairchild is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dudeman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dudeman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fairchild.
Fairchild trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dudeman doesn't escape.
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 Ace Dudeman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dudeman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dudeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fairchild's head.
Fairchild has his hands clasped together around Dudeman's back. He's all about the action.
Fairchild wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fairchild manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dudeman preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairchild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild wants to sweep here but Dudeman controlling him for the moment.
Dudeman landing some decent shots from guard.
Dudeman lands a couple of digs.
Dudeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairchild can do to turn this around?
Dudeman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairchild looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dudeman has picked Fairchild up and slammed him! Fairchild can't keep hold of the triangle and Dudeman manages to pass to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Dudeman.
Fairchild is looking to regain half guard here but Dudeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Dudeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dudeman misses with the ground and pound.
Ace Dudeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fairchild manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fairchild regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudeman wants to control from the top but Fairchild keeps moving.
Fairchild managing to control the position.
Dudeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dudeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Dudeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fairchild is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild is continuing to stall.
Fairchild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dudeman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dudeman showed some decent athleticism there.
Fairchild is concentrating on defense, preventing Dudeman from advancing position.
Dudeman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Dudeman.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fairchild can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild trying to control here.
Fairchild is looking to improve his position.
Fairchild trying to control but Dudeman postures up.
Dudeman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dudeman wants to take a breather but Fairchild is having none of it.
Fairchild regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fairchild wants to sweep here but Dudeman controlling him for the moment.
Fairchild is pulling down on Dudeman's head. It's preventing any offense from Dudeman, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Dudeman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Dudeman tenderised Fairchild's leg. Fairchild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dudeman misses with a double jab
so Fairchild counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fairchild seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fairchild stands and throws Dudeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeman struggling a bit here.
Fairchild working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild controlling the position.
Fairchild tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairchild has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dudeman being controlled for a moment.
Fairchild is trying to get an arm triangle but Dudeman is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dudeman is looking for a sweep.
Fairchild controlling from side mount.
Fairchild wants to control but Dudeman is keeping him busy.
Dudeman tries to buck Fairchild off but Fairchild is having none of it.
Fairchild tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Dudeman's face as Fairchild controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman is pushing Fairchild's head away, looking to escape. Fairchild manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fairchild happy to just control the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fairchild shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dudeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Fairchild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fairchild pulls his head out easily.
Fairchild is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeman trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Fairchild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dudeman 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ace Dudeman!
Ace Dudeman wins by unanimous decision!
Ace Dudeman gave a mention to SHINTO in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Grownstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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25
174 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Grownstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Bates!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bates closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grownstone circles away.
Grownstone has managed to clinch.
Grownstone has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Grownstone misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
Bates has had enough of the clinch but Grownstone keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Grownstone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grownstone has him pressed against the cage.
Grownstone throws a head punch that misses.
Bates trying to stall but Grownstone improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Grownstone.
Grownstone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Bates takes a shot to the head.
Grownstone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Grownstone misses with a body kick.
Bates has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Grownstone lands a left hand.
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Grownstone is controlling him.
Grownstone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grownstone has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Micheal Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grownstone swivels and escapes.
It looked like Grownstone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grownstone scores with a jab to the body.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grownstone defends it nicely.
Brad Grownstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Bates.
Bates wants to clinch but Grownstone slips to the side
and Grownstone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grownstone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grownstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grownstone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grownstone throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates closes the distance and pushes Grownstone back into the cage.
Grownstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grownstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grownstone blocks a body shot from Bates.
Bates is working for takedown but Grownstone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grownstone avoids it.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates tries to clinch but Grownstone moves away
and Grownstone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates is looking to clinch but Grownstone is avoiding it.
Grownstone looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Grownstone connects with a nice looking jab.
Bates slips under a jab from Grownstone.
Bates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grownstone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grownstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Bates tries to clinch but Grownstone is having none of it.
Bates closes the distance and pushes Grownstone back into the cage.
Grownstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Grownstone throws a head punch that misses.
Bates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bates tries for a takedown but Grownstone circles away easily
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grownstone leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Grownstone.
Grownstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bates pushes Grownstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grownstone lands with a light punch inside.
Bates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bates takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grownstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Grownstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates blocking some punches.
Grownstone gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
Grownstone misses with the head strike.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Grownstone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Grownstone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bates staying out of range there.
Bates clinches up with Grownstone and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Grownstone misses with the head strike.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Grownstone lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
Grownstone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Still in the clinch, Grownstone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grownstone has Bates pressed against the cage, preventing Bates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Grownstone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grownstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Grownstone misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Bates blocking some punches.
Grownstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Grownstone working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Bates closes the distance and pushes Grownstone back into the cage.
Bates breaks from the clinch.
Bates tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grownstone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grownstone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brad Grownstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grownstone connects with a right hand. Bates shakes it off.
Bates wants to clinch.
Bates has closed the distance and engaged Grownstone in a clinch.
Grownstone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grownstone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grownstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grownstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grownstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grownstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Grownstone has Bates pressed against the cage, preventing Bates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Grownstone lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grownstone misses with the head strike.
Bates breaks from the clinch.
Grownstone throws the kick towards the body but Bates avoids it.
Bates changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bates looks to clinch
and Grownstone counters with a straight right hand.
Brad Grownstone is winning the standup battle so far.
Grownstone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grownstone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Grownstone avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grownstone working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Grownstone.
Grownstone prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grownstone.
Still in the clinch, Grownstone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grownstone misses with some punches.
Grownstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grownstone misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Nice body punch from Bates - that landed with a thud.
Grownstone has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grownstone is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grownstone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grownstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grownstone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grownstone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grownstone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bates's efforts to push away.
Grownstone misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grownstone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grownstone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brad Grownstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Bates.
Bates tries to clinch there but Grownstone circles away.
Grownstone misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Bates's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bates is looking to clinch but Grownstone is avoiding it.
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Grownstone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Grownstone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bates closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Grownstone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grownstone, pushing him back against the cage.
Grownstone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grownstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Grownstone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grownstone prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Grownstone lands a nice uppercut.
Bates misses with some punches.
Grownstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grownstone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grownstone working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Grownstone.
Grownstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Grownstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates misses with a knee strike.
Grownstone is pressed up against the cage. Bates has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grownstone down to the mat. Grownstone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grownstone misses with a straight right.
Bates feints the counter takedown.
Bates wants to clinch.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Grownstone circles away.
Bates walks into a left hand.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grownstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grownstone stuffs the takedown.
Grownstone throwing a counter right hand but Bates manages to avoid it.
Brad Grownstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Bates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grownstone pushes Bates up against the cage in a clinch.
Grownstone has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Grownstone scores with a shoulder strike.
Bates goes for a takedown attempt but Grownstone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grownstone tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Grownstone is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Grownstone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates tries to clinch but Grownstone is having none of it.
Bates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grownstone avoids it really well and circles away.
Grownstone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grownstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grownstone, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grownstone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Grownstone pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Grownstone misses the target.
Bates tries to clinch there but Grownstone circles away.
Bates closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grownstone did well to prevent Bates getting side control.
Bates not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grownstone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bates.
Bates is controlling the pace.
Bates thows a huge punch but Grownstone dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grownstone keeps working.
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bates landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grownstone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bates on the ground.
Bates trying to control the pace.
Grownstone is staying active underneath Bates, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Micheal Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grownstone wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Grownstone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grownstone, 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 Brad Grownstone!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Brad Grownstone!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Brad Grownstone!
Brad Grownstone wins by unanimous decision!
Brad Grownstone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sudo (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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160 lbs
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166 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo looking to score a takedown here. Truck is defending well but Sudo drives through and ends up in Truck's guard.
Sudo cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sudo cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
Sudo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Truck really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Truck keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Sudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sudo cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Sudo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Truck working a defensive guard but Sudo passes into half guard.
Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sudo is nestled in close to Truck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Truck is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sudo lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Truck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sudo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo is nestled in close to Truck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo is looking to take a break and control but Truck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Truck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sudo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sudo working some strikes from top position.
Sudo connects with a couple of short punches.
Sudo cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Sudo cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
Sudo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sudo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo lands a couple of elbows.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo gets to his feet and stands over Truck, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Truck felt that one! Sudo unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Truck from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Sudo!
After winning the bout, Dan Sudo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottoms has chosen House Of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ventura.
Bottoms thuds a left hand into Ventura's body.
We've been told by Ventura's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bottoms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Ventura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ventura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bottoms throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ventura.
Ventura scores with a punch to the head.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bottoms looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura tests Bottoms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottoms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bottoms is rocked!
Bottoms shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bottoms is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Bottoms misses with a hook to the body
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ventura connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
Ventura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bottoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottoms closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Bottoms. Those never looked like landing.
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Ventura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bottoms seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura catches Bottoms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bottoms misses with a double jab.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Bottoms scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ventura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ventura sizes up Bottoms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottoms darts in looking for a takedown but Ventura gets double underhooks and turns Bottoms into the cage.
Ventura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Ventura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Harry Bottoms has been cut.
Bottoms looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Bottoms with an uppercut!
Ventura throws an overhand right that drops Bottoms like a sack of potatoes! Ventura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tasha Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Harry Bottoms had this to say: 'I like Ace. Hes a good dude - we train together at Shinto Elite MMA in Tokyo - but losing still sucks. Im going to get back in the gym, get better and the next time you see me in here i'll be doing the ass kicking.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Crock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crock has chosen Bogans as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kenji Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenji Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Crock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crock has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.
Watanabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watanabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Crock has wrist control.
Crock is trying to keep Watanabe in close.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Crock keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crock looking to control.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crock is controlling Watanabe's posture.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crock is on top in guard.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crock is one step ahead there.
Watanabe has control of Crock's left arm, preventing Crock from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crock wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Crock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crock controls the pace.
Crock looking to pass the guard.
Crock stays in close to Watanabe's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watanabe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watanabe has escaped and now he's on top!
Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock is working from the bottom.
Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crock holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe works over Crock with some ground and pound from guard.
Crock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watanabe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watanabe.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crock on the ground.
Crock passes Watanabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crock is working away from the top position though.
Crock wants to free his trapped foot but Watanabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watanabe shoots in and gets a takedown into Crock's guard.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crock wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Crock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Crock's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crock trying to control the position.
Crock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Crock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenji Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crock trying to control from half guard but Watanabe is working away.
Watanabe is controlling Crock's trapped leg to prevent Crock from advancing to side control.
Watanabe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Crock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crock is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.
Crock is keen to just control but Watanabe is a slippery customer.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock postures up.
Crock passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount but Crock keeps good control and instead manages to take Watanabe's back.
Crock has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Watanabe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Watanabe staying busy and making it hard for Crock to control.
Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crock biding his time, controlling Watanabe.
Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well.
Crock looking to hold on to the position here but Watanabe rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Crock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crock trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Crock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Kenji Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Crock.
Watanabe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crock sprawls well initially but Watanabe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Crock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Crock trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throwing shots but Crock is blocking nicely.
Crock has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Crock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watanabe pulls his head out easily.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Watanabe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crock working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe is in close to Crock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Crock.
Crock has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crock is rocked!
Watanabe landing with the ground and pound.
Crock is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Crock's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Watanabe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jackson Crock stepped up to the mic, saying 'oi na this is bullshit. now DHS is gonna be on mi back about the fucken child support. Im gonna have to get back on centrelink and go back to getting mi ciggies from johno from down the pub.'.
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