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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tragic Visions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tragic Visions!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Visions.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Visions misses with a looping left.
Mercury looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mercury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Visions throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Visions.
Visions looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Visions looks for the body kick but Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Visions with a hook.
Tragic Visions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury throws a head kick but Visions moves out of range.
Visions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Visions just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMercury.
Mercury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Visions misses with a looping left.
Mercury lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Visions misses with a few strikes there.
Mercury looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury connects with a high kick.
Visions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercury feints and then cracks Visions's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Visions down.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Mercury seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mercury lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Visions.
Mercury looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Mercury tries to sprawl but Visions drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mercury blocking the ground and pound attempt from Visions.
Visions is nestled in close to Mercury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visions content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mercury is defending against the submission attempts here by Visions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visions throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mercury is trying to stand back up but Visions is controlling him
Visions is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mercury sees it coming and defends easily.
Visions lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Visions has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visions is working for a submission of some sort.
Visions is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mercury wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visions thows a huge punch but Mercury dodges it nicely.
Visions 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.
Visions passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mercury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Visions on the ground.
Visions is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragic Visions dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mercury enables Visions to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mercury manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Visions passes Mercury's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Visions 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. Mercury tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Visions!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tragic Visions!
Freddie Mercury spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stachu Cwikla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodes has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stachu Cwikla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cwikla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes with a hook.
Cwikla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhodes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhodes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cwikla is breathing heavily.
Rhodes has Cwikla up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhodes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cwikla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodes slows down the pace here.
Rhodes stalling in the clinch but Cwikla improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cwikla is defending well for now.
Cwikla stops a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Rhodes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stachu Cwikla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rhodes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cwikla walks away with a smile on his face. Rhodes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stachu Cwikla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cwikla tries to clinch there but Rhodes circles away.
Cwikla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cwikla forces Rhodes back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes thuds a left hand into Cwikla's body.
Cwikla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cwikla tries to clinch but Rhodes is having none of it.
Rhodes rushes Cwikla and presses him up against the cage.
Rhodes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhodes tries for a takedown but Cwikla manages to get underhooks.
Rhodes is pushing Cwikla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cwikla tries a knee to the head but Rhodes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes successfully pulls guard.
Cwikla stopping the sweep attempt from Rhodes.
Cwikla decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rhodes, up you get!
Cwikla tries to clinch but Rhodes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cwikla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhodes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Stachu Cwikla has been cut.
Rhodes shoots in but Cwikla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cwikla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cwikla swivels and escapes.
Cwikla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhodes keeps the fight on the outside.
Rhodes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cwikla with a body shot.
Cwikla lands a jab to the nose.
Rhodes moves in looking to clinch but Cwikla pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cwikla moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhodes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cwikla avoiding damage as Rhodes throws knees to the body.
Rhodes wants to stall.
Rhodes drags the fight down to the ground.
Rhodes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cwikla is controlling him.
Cwikla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cwikla postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cwikla decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rhodes scores with a takedown into Cwikla's guard.
Rhodes throws a big right hand that misses.
Rhodes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rhodes gets a double leg takedown into Cwikla's guard.
Rhodes 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.
Rhodes gets to his feet - Cwikla follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stachu Cwikla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhodes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cwikla's head.
Cwikla tries to close the distance and clinch but Rhodes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Cwikla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhodes's coach down at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rhodes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cwikla misses with a straight right.
Cwikla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhodes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Cwikla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cwikla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Cwikla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stachu Cwikla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cwikla misses with a hook. Rhodes ducked under it nicely.
Rhodes dives in and scores a takedown into Cwikla's guard.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cwikla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes stands up and waves to Cwikla to follow him.
Rhodes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rhodes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rhodes throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhodes trying to control but Cwikla is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cwikla being controlled here, momentarily.
Rhodes landing with the ground and pound.
Rhodes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cwikla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Cwikla is avoiding it.
Rhodes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cwikla avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cwikla circles away.
Rhodes misses with a takedown attempt - Cwikla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Cwikla shows good takedown defense.
Rhodes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cwikla.
Rhodes darts in looking for a takedown but Cwikla gets double underhooks and turns Rhodes into the cage.
Cwikla scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Rhodes misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Rhodes with that takedown attempt.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cwikla as he jumps to the side.
Cwikla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rhodes fails to land the takedown.
Cwikla misses with a shot to the body
and Rhodes counters with a big head kick but Cwikla shrugs it off.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cwikla wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Rhodes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stachu Cwikla's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rhodes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cwikla tries to clinch but Rhodes moves out of range.
Cwikla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cwikla throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes shoots in for a double leg but Cwikla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Cwikla moves out of range.
Cwikla stuffs the takedown.
Stachu Cwikla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cwikla has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rhodes is on him like a limpet, forcing Cwikla back against the cage.
Rhodes stalling in the clinch but Cwikla improves position.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cwikla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cwikla prevents it.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but Cwikla holds him up against the cage and eventually Rhodes drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cwikla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes is trying to trip Cwikla. He has hold of a leg but Cwikla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rhodes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rhodes with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes gets to his feet. Cwikla looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cwikla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cwikla tries to clinch up but Rhodes circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhodes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rhodes trying to control but Cwikla is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cwikla keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cwikla haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to work some ground and pound but Cwikla has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cwikla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rhodes.
A little feinted left hand from Cwikla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a takedown but Cwikla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhodes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rhodes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rhodes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cwikla tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rhodes tries to control but Cwikla wriggling away.
Rhodes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cwikla is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Randy Rhodes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rhodes has a closed guard, preventing Cwikla from standing up.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
Stachu Cwikla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stachu Cwikla.
I think Rhodes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Rhodes!
In his post fight interview, Randy Rhodes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Realest - Issues. Jason Tanner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henkka Seppala's chin.
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World class 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a wild body kick that Seppala sees coming a mile off.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
A big left from Tanner misses.
Tanner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Tanner misses
and Seppala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seppala.
Seppala looking to pass the guard.
Seppala being controlled here momentarily.
Seppala postures up.
Seppala wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner seems keen to control Seppala's posture.
Seppala controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanner controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seppala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanner trying to control the position here.
Tanner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seppala tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Seppala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seppala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seppala postures up.
Seppala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner is keeping the position for now.
Tanner has Seppala pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Seppala postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seppala.
Tanner tries a low kick but Seppala avoids it.
Jason Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner blocks a jab.
Seppala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Seppala moves away and avoids it.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanner, right into the meat.
Tanner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a hook to the body
and Seppala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanner's guard.
Seppala postures up in Tanner's guard and throws a big left but Tanner blocks it.
Seppala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seppala working some strikes from top position.
Tanner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tanner controls Seppala momentarily but Seppala frees himself.
Seppala tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Seppala postures up.
Seppala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala landing some decent shots from guard.
Tanner has Seppala pulled in close to control his posture.
Seppala postures up and lands a big shot to Tanner's brow.
Seppala postures up.
Tanner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanner seems keen to control Seppala's posture.
Tanner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seppala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seppala postures up.
Seppala stops Tanner from standing up.
Seppala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henkka Seppala 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.
Tanner misses with a hook. Seppala ducked under it nicely.
Seppala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanner circles away.
Seppala throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tanner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Seppala is in Tanner's guard.
Seppala postures up in Tanner's guard and throws a big left but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner pulls Seppala in close to his closed guard and prevents Seppala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tanner trying to keep a closed guard but Seppala is proving a slippery customer.
Tanner is controlling Seppala's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner controls Seppala momentarily but Seppala frees himself.
Tanner is adopting a defensive guard.
Tanner is trying to keep Seppala in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seppala shoots in for a takedown but Tanner shows good takedown defense.
Jason Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seppala moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanner slaps away a takedown attempt from Seppala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jason Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henkka Seppala.
Seppala takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seppala lands a really nice looking cross but Tanner seems unphased.
Tanner misses with a wild combination.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but Seppala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seppala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Seppala tries to counter it with a takedown but Tanner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tanner leaves Seppala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seppala scores with a leg kick.
Seppala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanner.
Seppala drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tanner defends it well.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Seppala changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Seppala working away.
Tanner tries to buck Seppala off but Seppala is having none of it.
Seppala connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tanner some visible discomfort.
Tanner struggling a bit here.
Seppala is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanner stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Seppala lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Seppala's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henkka Seppala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seppala trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner tries to escape but Seppala is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seppala working away.
Seppala throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Seppala working the ground and pound but Tanner is defending the strikes.
Tanner can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Seppala working the ground and pound.
Tanner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seppala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner is trying to control Seppala's posture but Seppala avoids it.
Seppala controls the position from side control.
The ground and pound from Seppala seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Seppala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Seppala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanner.
Seppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanner.
Seppala moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Seppala tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Seppala tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tanner leaves Seppala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanner cracks Seppala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seppala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tanner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tanner looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala is in close to Tanner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seppala.
Tanner pulls Seppala in close to prevent any damage.
Seppala is working Tanner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seppala.
Tanner is pulling down on Seppala's head to control his posture.
Tanner continues to stall.
Seppala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanner is pulling down on Seppala's head to control his posture.
Seppala advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seppala scoring with punches and elbows.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Tanner can't do much from the bottom here.
Seppala fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tanner tries to escape but Seppala is in control.
Tanner wants to control but Seppala postures up.
Tanner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seppala working away.
Tanner tries to bench press Seppala off him but Seppala keeps the position.
Tanner has one of Seppala's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tanner can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seppala scoring with punches from side control.
Seppala is working Tanner over with some ground and pound from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Tanner is right now.
Seppala is working Tanner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanner wants to control but Seppala postures up.
Tanner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seppala in side control, throwing shots but Tanner defends.
Seppala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tanner to see if he's OK.
Seppala lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala wants to control but Tanner is keeping him busy.
Tanner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seppala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanner is trying to control Seppala's posture but Seppala avoids it.
Seppala cracks Tanner with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henkka Seppala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seppala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henkka Seppala!
A very excited looking Henkka Seppala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar staying out of range there.
Ricard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brynjar doesn't seem phased though.
Brynjar throws a right hand that misses
letting Ricard counter with a right hand.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brynjar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Brynjar's head but Brynjar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brynjar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ricard with a hook.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brynjar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brynjar throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Brynjar blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brynjar.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard throws a good cross that connects.
Ricard is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brynjar. That did some damage!
Ricard tries to clinch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar stalks Ricard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricard's face. Ricard staggers backwards, shaken.
Ricard scores with a jab.
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
Ricard thuds his right hand into Brynjar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ricard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brynjar tries to land a body kick
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brynjar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Brynjar's head but Brynjar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard throws a lazy uppercut
and Brynjar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ricard.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brynjar fails to land.
A short right from Ricard on the inside.
Ricard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brynjar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricard has double underhooks.
Brynjar avoids the elbow strike from Ricard, against the cage.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ricard breaks the clinch.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard lands with a right hand.
Ricard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brynjar throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricard misses with a jab to the body
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Brynjar.
Brynjar takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brynjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard feints and then cracks Brynjar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brynjar down.
Ricard moves into range and clinches up with Brynjar.
Brynjar tries to circle away but Ricard has him pinned against the cage.
Ricard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar has Ricard pressed against the cage, preventing Ricard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricard tries to work over Brynjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brynjars head.
Ricard tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Brynjar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ricard.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricard drops back down to his feet.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar won't allow it.
Ricard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brynjar to keep the fight standing.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farboleous Ricard.
Ricard blocks an uppercut.
Ricard lands with a short shot to the head.
Brynjar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Brynjar.
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brynjar.
Brynjar lands a jab.
Brynjar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brynjar tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Brynjar moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Brynjar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Brynjar moves to clinch but Ricard breaks away
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricard connects with a jab.
Ricard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brynjar.
Brynjar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
enabling Brynjar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brynjar has time to react.
Ricard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brynjar walks into a jab.
Brynjar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Brynjar moved out of range nicely.
Brynjar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brynjar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brynjar moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brynjar drops his hands momentarily and Ricard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brynjar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brynjar wants to clinch but Ricard slips to the side
and Ricard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricard moves into range and clinches up with Brynjar.
Ricard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Brynjar counters with a three punch combo that has Ricard backing up. Ricard nods at Brynjar to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Brynjar.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Jab from Ricard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brynjar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
Ricard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ricard tests Brynjar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brynjar throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Brynjar throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard lands a glancing blow to the side of Brynjar's head.
Ricard cracks Brynjar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brynjar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricard.
It looked like Brynjar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar avoids the head kick by Ricard.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Brynjar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricard's head backwards.
Brynjar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brynjar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brynjar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ricard closes the distance and pushes Brynjar back into the cage.
Ricard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricard has double underhooks.
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Brynjar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricard drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Brynjar fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Brynjar missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricard thows a leg kick but Brynjar checks it
and Brynjar counters with a nice body shot.
Brynjar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brynjar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brynjar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricard can pounce on him.
Ricard loads up on a big right hand but Brynjar slips the punch.
Brynjar throws a head kick that half lands.
Brynjar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brynjar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Ricard.
Brynjar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brynjar misses with an uppercut
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Brynjar walks into a straight right hand from Ricard.
Brynjar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brynjar lunges at Ricard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ricard's hand.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brynjar.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar throws a series of punches but Ricard avoids them all with ease.
Brynjar scores with a hook.
Ricard throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brynjar walks into a straight right hand from Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ricard thumps Brynjar with a low kick.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ricard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ricard misses with a hook.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a right hand that Ricard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricard also avoids with ease.
Brynjar takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricard tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ricard is trying to pull guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brynjar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brynjar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricard works on Brynjar's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Ricard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard has a takedown stuffed.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Farboleous Ricard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brynjar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ricard checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricard throws a body punch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Nebojša Brynjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ricard throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Brynjar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ricard thuds his shin into the meat of Brynjar's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brynjar can pounce on him.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brynjar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricard misses with a head kick.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard lands a front kick.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Brynjar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Pettis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Alexander's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander clinches.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander tries to clinch there but Pettis circles away.
It seemed like Pettis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander moves into the clinch.
A short left from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettis tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander darts in and clinches Pettis up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Alexander on the inside.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pettis blocks a body shot from Alexander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander tries to clinch
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Alexander instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Alexander has Pettis pressed against the cage, preventing Pettis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alexander has Pettis pressed against the cage, preventing Pettis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Alexander.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexander tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pettis's efforts to push away.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling him.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.
Alexander clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Pettis's head back.
Alexander clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Pettis tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to circle away but Alexander has him pinned against the cage.
Pettis misses with the head strike.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pettis tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
A shot to the body from Alexander misses
and Pettis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pettis's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Alexander.
Pettis is rocked!
Alexander lands a big right hand that drops Pettis! The killer instinct kicks in and Alexander finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Alexander!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Alexander!
George Alexander took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kev Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten comes to the cage accompanied by Gods gonna cut you down- Johnny Cash. Kev Wooten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kev Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Wooten misses with a hook
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz takes one on the button.
It looks like Luiz Diaz has been cut.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wooten to the mat! Wooten manages to get full guard.
Wooten manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wooten misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooten swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Wooten avoids it with no problem.
Wooten throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kev Wooten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooten is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooten is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz has hold of Wooten's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wooten tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Wooten screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wooten, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luiz Diaz!
A relieved looking Luiz Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kev Wooten spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a fucking brutal sport mate, its humbling for sure, just gonna take some time off and train and just get better man, fuck this sucks. I tried my best though, thanks to everyone who came out to support me'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason ReConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason ReConnor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ReConnor.
A little feinted left hand from Koko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koko lunges at ReConnor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ReConnor's hand.
Koko lands a jab.
Koko lands a big uppercut and ReConnor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but ReConnor looks OK. Koko waves ReConnor back to his feet!
ReConnor is rocked!
It looks like Jason ReConnor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko cracks a nice hook into ReConnor's ribs.
ReConnor looks winded!
Koko fakes the body blow, causing ReConnor to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! ReConnor 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). Michael Koko!
After winning the bout, Michael Koko 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 Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot clobbers Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abbot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbot doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Abbot's belly button to the back.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbot doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Abbot looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Abbot slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a low kick, looking for Abbot's leg but Abbot calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Abbot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tyson.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbot misses with a hook.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbot is just out of range.
Abbot feinted with a counter takedown.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abbot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abbot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbot jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbot.
Tyson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abbot rather than just go for the knockout.
Tyson punishes Abbot's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Rocky Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbot misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Abbot staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Abbot.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Abbot saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Abbot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Abbot misses.
Tyson throws a body kick that misses.
Abbot throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbot tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tony Abbot's cut is getting worse.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Abbot.
Tyson slips under a jab from Abbot.
Abbot misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson feints and then cracks Abbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbot down.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abbot on the side of the head.
Abbot is rocked!
Abbot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a big right hand! Oh Abbot is in trouble here! Tyson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Tyson!
Rocky Tyson is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocky Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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