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Pulse 86 - Dog vs Romanow PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dio (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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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Tuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Dio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck moves in looking to clinch but Dio pushes him off.
Tuck takes a swing at Dio's ribcage but misses.
Tuck tries to clinch up.
Dio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tuck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dio is looking for the big counter here.
Tuck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A left and a right from Dio both land. Nice combination.
Tuck closes the distance and clinches.
Tuck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dio working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tuck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robin Tuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Tuck lands a right hand.
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuck misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dio is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tuck to the mat. Tuck regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuck has escaped and now he's on top!
Dio trying to keep a closed guard but Tuck is proving a slippery customer.
Tuck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuck's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dio scoring with some ground and pound.
Dio content to stall in guard here.
Tuck wants to get back to his feet but Dio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dio looking to pass the guard.
Dio sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tuck 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.
Dio throws a strike but Tuck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dio wants to sweep here but Tuck controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tuck passes into half guard.
Tuck controlling the pace.
Dio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tuck is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dio is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Dio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tuck darts in and clinches Dio up against the cage.
Dio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tuck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dio lands a two punch combo.
Tuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuck instigates a clinch.
Tuck prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dio turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dio manages to end up in side control.
Tuck tries to buck Dio off but Dio is having none of it.
Dio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dio in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to score with some ground and pound. Tuck controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dio is looking to take a break and control but Tuck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tuck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
What's Tuck going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Tuck seems a little lost for a moment, as Dio dominates the positioning.
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.
Tuck can't do much from the bottom here.
Dio tries for a kimura but Tuck is defending well.
Tuck is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tuck reverses the position - he's now on top in Dio's guard.
Dio working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tuck wants to sweep but no luck.
Dio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dio wants to control from the top but Tuck keeps moving.
Dio works over Tuck with some ground and pound from guard.
Dio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuck pulls Dio in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tuck is pulling down on Dio's head. It's preventing any offense from Dio, at least for the moment.
Dio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Dio.
Tuck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dio.
Robin Tuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Tuck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tuck clinches.
Tuck misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tuck after a bit of a struggle.
Tuck stops a takedown attempt from Dio.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robin Tuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Dio has Tuck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tuck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tuck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Tuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuck.
Tuck can't find room to land a body shot as Dio controls the action.
Tuck pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuck presses Dio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robin Tuck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tuck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuck.
Tuck lands a hook that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio is rocked!
Tuck lands a big right hand that drops Dio! The killer instinct kicks in and Tuck finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tuck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Tuck!
Post fight, Robin Tuck took to the microphone: 'Be ready! I am here!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Garland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Adams Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams Junior has chosen Looking for the Stone as his entrance music. Andrei Garland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JR Adams Junior's chin.
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Garland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JR Adams Junior!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Adams Junior!
Adams Junior is looking to reverse the position.
Adams Junior is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garland is controlling him well.
Garland swings around for an armbar but Adams Junior sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garland's guard.
Garland has his foot on Adams Junior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams Junior works his way back into a safe position though.
Garland is looking for a triangle but Adams Junior pushes his legs off easily.
Adams Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Garland.
Garland keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adams Junior's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adams Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garland is keeping the position for now.
Adams Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Garland's legs - danger averted.
Garland keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
Garland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adams Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adams Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garland's head.
Adams Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Garland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams Junior pushing down on Garland's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adams Junior is trying to control. Garland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garland tries to get to full guard but Adams Junior has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adams Junior preventing the sweep.
Adams Junior makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams Junior landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garland is looking to reverse the position.
Garland prevents Adams Junior from improving position.
Garland on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Adams Junior lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Adams Junior is looking to take a break and control but Garland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams Junior takes a little break here. Garland wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Garland tries to improve position but can't.
Adams Junior content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Adams Junior landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior looks up at the clock and then as Garland takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adams Junior smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Adams Junior in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Andrei Garland has been cut.
Adams Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adams Junior has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Malmi Aitta . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Garland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adams Junior off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Adams Junior right now.
Garland is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Garland looking for the RNC.
Garland is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Adams Junior defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Garland is trying to stick to Adams Junior's back but Adams Junior is turning into Garland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adams Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garland keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
Adams Junior landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Garland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams Junior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adams Junior passes into half guard.
Adams Junior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams Junior scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams Junior landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Garland's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams Junior has hold of one of Garland's legs. Garland is fighting the takedown attempt but Adams Junior gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Adams Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garland is keeping the position for now.
Adams Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Garland's legs - danger averted.
Adams Junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andrei Garland's cut is getting worse.
Adams Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Garland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams Junior forces his way into half guard.
Adams Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams Junior has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garland tries to reverse the position but Adams Junior maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garland is bucking up trying to escape but Adams Junior cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andrei Garland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garland in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Andrei Garland's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Garland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). JR Adams Junior!
JR Adams Junior seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wutang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Magnaron (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnaron takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magnaron lands a jab to the nose.
Magnaron lands a head shot.
Magnaron loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Magnaron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wutang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnaron throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Magnaron has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee misses with a hook.
Magnaron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee throws a low kick but Magnaron avoids it.
Magnaron feints the counter takedown.
Magnaron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****POLAR***** in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnaron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Magnaron down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnaron with a poor takedown
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Magnaron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magnaron fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Magnaron is now in Lee's guard.
Magnaron preventing the sweep.
Magnaron 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.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Magnaron is stalling in the full guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Magnaron isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron landing some decent shots from guard.
Magnaron controlling from the top position.
Magnaron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Lee managing to control the position.
Magnaron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Magnaron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magnaron controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnaron tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Magnaron tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Magnaron trying to control here.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks the strikes from Magnaron.
Lee not doing much here.
Lee is thwarting Magnaron's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Magnaron actively working from the bottom here.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Magnaron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee throws a leg kick but Magnaron checks it.
Magnaron works the jab nicely.
Lee misses with a hook. Magnaron ducked under it nicely.
Magnaron throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee defending well as Magnaron loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a body punch but Magnaron moves out of range.
Von Magnaron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Magnaron really felt that one!
Lee looks to land a left hand but Magnaron moved out of range nicely.
Magnaron throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
Lee digs a good hook to Magnaron's body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Magnaron moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnaron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wutang Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Magnaron releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnaron throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Magnaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Magnaron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magnaron avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Magnaron connects with a body shot.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnaron.
Lee scores with a jab. Magnaron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnaron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Magnaron takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Magnaron's side.
Magnaron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Magnaron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magnaron throws a big shot that misses.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magnaron under the eye.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Magnaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Magnaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Magnaron misses
and Magnaron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnaron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magnaron lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee seems keen to control Magnaron's posture.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Magnaron advances position into side control!
Lee tries to bench press Magnaron off him but Magnaron keeps the position.
Magnaron in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wutang Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee tests Magnaron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnaron is just out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee slips a straight right by Magnaron.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magnaron walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Magnaron - just one landing.
Magnaron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Von Magnaron has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Magnaron throwing strikes but missing.
Magnaron won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Magnaron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Magnaron throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee has his hands on Magnaron's head, controlling the position.
Magnaron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magnaron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magnaron trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee pulls Magnaron in to control the position.
Lee 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.
Magnaron is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magnaron's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee 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.
Magnaron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magnaron wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Magnaron there!
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magnaron is still trying to improve position.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee looking to control but Magnaron is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magnaron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?
Magnaron can't escape the position.
Magnaron keeps trying to improve his position.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Magnaron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount.
Magnaron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magnaron is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee avoids the attempt from Magnaron to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartel Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diakite's entrance music is Diamonds. A fine choice. Joey James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartel Diakite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey James!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diakite circles away quickly and effectively.
Diakite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diakite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Diakite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diakite is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James tries to bum rush Diakite with a series of wild strikes but Diakite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diakite shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartel Diakite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diakite slips under a jab from James.
Diakite fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diakite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James tries to bum rush Diakite with a series of wild strikes but Diakite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diakite shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Diakite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from James misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Diakite darts in looking for a takedown but James gets double underhooks and turns Diakite into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from James as Diakite shoots in.
James loads up on a big right hand but Diakite slips the punch.
James sizes up Diakite with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diakite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tests Diakite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James digs a good body shot into Diakite's ribs.
Diakite slips a jab and a cross from James.
Diakite dives in for a single leg takedown but James sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
James connects with a body shot.
Diakite fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James misses with a wild combination.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diakite shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diakite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Bartel Diakite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James gets tackled into the cage by Diakite. Diakite maintains the clinch.
Diakite prevents a body shot from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a takedown into guard.
Diakite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James wants to control from the top but Diakite keeps moving.
Diakite is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diakite 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Diakite is keeping him busy.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diakite doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Diakite trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Diakite gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James trying to control but Diakite is working from the bottom.
James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diakite haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
James wants to pass the guard but Diakite is keeping the position.
James keeps trying to improve his position.
James throwing strikes from guard but Diakite blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey James dominated that round.
That's time! Diakite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Diakite's head.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Diakite on that attempt.
Diakite throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diakite off to one side.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Diakite is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartel Diakite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diakite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diakite circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Diakite with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a wild combination.
James misses with a double jab.
Diakite throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diakite off to one side.
Diakite shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a double jab.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diakite manages to avoid it.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Diakite ducks under a wild hook from James.
No luck for Diakite with that takedown attempt.
Diakite tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diakite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diakite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James leaves Diakite with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James gets caught flat footed, as Diakite shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
James manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diakite is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diakite to the mat. Diakite regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diakite keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakite wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James throwing strikes from guard but Diakite blocks nicely.
Diakite keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Diakite's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
James wants to pass the guard but Diakite is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diakite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James throws a body punch but Diakite moves out of range.
Diakite drops down looking for a counter takedown but James sprawls and moves away.
Diakite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diakite shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diakite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Diakite looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Diakite persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
James misses with the combination.
Diakite tries to counter with a takedown but James is quick to defend against it.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bartel Diakite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries to bum rush Diakite with a series of wild strikes but Diakite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diakite shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Diakite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James swinging wildly here.
Diakite shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diakite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diakite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James gets a takedown into half guard.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diakite gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James looking to pass the guard.
Diakite looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James stands up and waves to Diakite to follow him.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diakite.
James lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Diakite's shoulder, as Diakite tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from James as Diakite shoots in.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diakite gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Diakite manages to retain guard.
Diakite is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James advances to half guard.
James is thwarting Diakite's attempts to control the position.
Joey James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diakite makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diakite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diakite is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diakite has escaped and now he's on top!
Diakite trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James working a defensive guard here.
James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite stopping the sweep attempt from James.
James throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diakite uses it to pass to side control.
James looking for a sweep but Diakite has passed into full mount! Oh no!
James has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Diakite's lack of action.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diakite stalling away here and it's allowed James to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Diakite from controlling successfully.
Diakite won't allow James to sweep him here.
Diakite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diakite can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James keeping moving, preventing Diakite from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bengtsson comes into the arena with Easy Does It - WILDSTREET blaring out of the sound system. Bertil Bengtsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertil Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes tries to land a front kick but Bengtsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bengtsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tepes scores with a jab. Bengtsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes looks to land a right hand but Bengtsson moved out of range.
Bengtsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruno Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bengtsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bengtsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bengtsson cracks Tepes with an open hand slap.
Tepes throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes takes one to the chin there.
Tepes walks into a jab.
Tepes lands a high kick!
Tepes drives through and clinches with Bengtsson against the cage.
Tepes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bengtsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bengtsson takes a shot to the head.
Tepes pushes Bengtsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Bengtsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bengtsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tepes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Tepes.
Tepes lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bengtsson.
Tepes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bengtsson misses with a body punch.
Bengtsson is stalling here.
Tepes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bengtsson breaks from the clinch.
Bengtsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengtsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Bengtsson misses.
Tepes lands with a nice combination. Bengtsson backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bengtsson counters with a left to the body.
Bengtsson throws a shot from downtown. Tepes moves away and avoids it.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tepes scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tepes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bengtsson working aggressively here.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bengtsson is trying to force a seperation but Tepes has the dominant position.
Bengtsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tepes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tepes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bengtsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bengtsson fails to land.
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Bengtsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bengtsson tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Bengtsson back against the cage.
Bengtsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bengtsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tepes controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Tepes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tepes throws a head kick that misses.
Bengtsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bengtsson thinking.
Bengtsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tepes's corner calls for a 1-2. Tepes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bengtsson throws a right hand that misses
and Bengtsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruno Tepes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bengtsson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tepes counter with a right hand.
Bengtsson is rocked!
Tepes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Bengtsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tepes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bengtsson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Bengtsson.
Tepes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bengtsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tepes can turn it around.
Tepes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bengtsson with a big uppercut! Bengtsson tries to clinch up but Tepes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bengtsson to the mat! Bengtsson covers up and Tepes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Tepes!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Tepes 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mugabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Mugabi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mugabi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabi misses with an uppercut
and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mugabi wants to get back to his feet.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dassler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dassler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mugabi sees it coming and defends easily.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mugabi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dassler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dassler is working for a kimura but Mugabi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler seems to be working for a kimura but Mugabi defends the submission attempt.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dassler seems to be working for a kimura but Mugabi defends the submission attempt.
Dassler is looking for a kimura here.
Dassler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dassler lands a nice short elbow.
Dassler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mugabi is defending against the submission attempts here by Dassler.
Dassler is looking to advance position but Mugabi won't allow it.
Dassler is looking for a kimura here.
Mugabi is trying to stand up here but Dassler is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mugabi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dassler.
Dassler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dassler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mugabi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dassler is working for a kimura but Mugabi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mugabi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dassler throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mugabi to regain full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dassler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dassler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mugabi is keeping the position for now.
Mugabi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dassler is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dassler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adi Dassler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dassler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mugabi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dassler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
John Mugabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabi rushes Dassler and presses him up against the cage.
Mugabi stops a takedown attempt from Dassler.
Mugabi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Mugabi.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Mugabi breaks from the clinch.
Dassler moves out of range of the strikes.
Mugabi cracks Dassler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mugabi throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mugabi misses.
Dassler feinted with a counter takedown.
Mugabi throws an off balance right hand
and Dassler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mugabi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mugabi throws a right hand that Dassler ducks under and follows up with a left that Dassler also avoids with ease.
Mugabi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mugabi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mugabi is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Mugabi does no damage.
The fighters circling - Mugabi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mugabi is looking to score with low kicks.
Mugabi throws a nice looking combination but Dassler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dassler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dassler seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is working for a submission of some sort.
Dassler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mugabi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mugabi trying to control but Dassler postures up.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mugabi is looking to escape.
Dassler is looking for submissions but instead, Mugabi has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mugabi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dassler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mugabi dives on top into guard.
Mugabi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dassler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dassler working for a triangle but Mugabi defends it easily.
Dassler trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mugabi tries to stand but Dassler is controlling from the bottom.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dassler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mugabi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mugabi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mugabi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dassler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mugabi is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mugabi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dassler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Mugabi as he connects with a hook.
John Mugabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mugabi scoring well with a low kick there.
Mugabi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mugabi lands a jab.
Mugabi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabi throws out a loose jab but Dassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dassler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mugabi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mugabi just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dassler is defended easily by Mugabi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabi misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dassler is defended easily by Mugabi.
Dassler moves out of range of the body kick from Mugabi.
Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mugabi sprawls and moves away.
Dassler shoots in looking for a takedown but Mugabi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dassler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mugabi misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dassler is defended easily by Mugabi.
Mugabi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Mugabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Mugabi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mugabi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dassler closes the distance and clinches up with Mugabi, looking for a takedown. Dassler pushes Mugabi against the cage but Mugabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mugabi throws a shot from downtown. Dassler moves away and avoids it.
Dassler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mugabi.
Dassler walks into a jab.
Mugabi tries to clinch up.
Mugabi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dassler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mugabi darts in and clinches Dassler up against the cage.
Dassler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mugabi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mugabi scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dassler with that takedown attempt.
Mugabi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mugabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dassler looking to score a takedown here. Mugabi is defending well but Dassler drives through and ends up in Mugabi's guard.
Dassler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mugabi holds on and takes a little breather.
Mugabi is continuing to stall.
Dassler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dassler is pushing down on Mugabi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mugabi is fighting to maintain full guard but Dassler has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mugabi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dassler.
Mugabi is defending against the submission attempts here by Dassler.
Dassler wants to free his trapped foot but Mugabi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dassler is working for a submission of some sort.
Dassler throwing shots but Mugabi is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mugabi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mugabi 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mugabi!
John Mugabi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
Date fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Date eats them both and turns towards Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Mamoru Date has been cut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date misses the jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Date momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a leg kick but Date saw it coming and moves away.
Date lunges at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets tackled into the cage by Date. Date maintains the clinch.
Date pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Date over against the cage.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Date.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Date lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Date seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can turn it around.
Date working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop being controlled against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Date over against the cage.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Date blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is leaning against Date and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a shoulder strike.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Date's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Date gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Date misses with the head strike.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Date taking a breather.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Date prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A short left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works on Date's body with a couple of short punches.
Date blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Date on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Date's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice cross.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The fighters circling - Date throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Date throws out a powerful jab.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to land a leg kick but Date is out of range.
Date throws a big shot that misses.
Date on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop obviously looking to wear him down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Date coming out on top.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Date uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Date misses with a straight right.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the kick towards the body but Date avoids it.
Date throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeps the fight on the outside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Date walks into a stiff left hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date defending well as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop loads up on a big left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Date takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Date.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick which misses Date's front leg but catches the back leg as Date tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Date checks a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Date's head backwards.
Date on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the body shot from Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Date throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop there.
Date throws a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Date there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a leg kick but Date saw it coming and moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works Date's body with a nice hook.
Date takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Date throws out the jab.
Date getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Date misses with a left hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Date cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's front leg with a kick but Date checks it.
Date scores with a nice right hand.
Date on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Date counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Date strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Date.
Date with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Date misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Date was well out of range.
Date missing with a left hand there. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Date throws the left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop! But no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Date looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a jab and a cross from Date.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a chopping leg kick but Date manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Date tries to counter by clinching up but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks away and moves out of range.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Date scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Date.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Date's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a leg kick but Date moves out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop only half commits.
Date misses with a looping left.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Date is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Date throws a right hand that misses
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Date lands a slapping body shot.
Date scores with a nice right hand.
Date takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a combination
and Date moves into the clinch.
Date blocks an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date lands a shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
Date lands a hook that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
A hook to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Mamoru Date has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Date misses with a punch to the body.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocking some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamoru Date has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
Date stalling in the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop improves position.
Date taking a breather.
Date tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Date pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a light punch inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date has Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushed against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date throws a punch but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls his hands.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date tries to throw a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it by throwing Date back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a body shot from Date.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
Date throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bops head.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Date throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a body shot from Date.
Date tries to throw a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it by throwing Date back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Date lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date lands a body shot in the clinch.
Date misses with the head strike.
Date working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Date showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aspen Springfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Springfield's choice of entrance music: The Traditional Fools - Street Surfin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aspen Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springfield.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Springfield is out of range.
Springfield was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Springfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Springfield.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Springfield tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Springfield slips a jab from Rram.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Springfield. That's going to slow Rram down.
Rram lands a nice hook to Springfield's body. Springfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Springfield lands a high kick!
Springfield connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rram's sensitive parts.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Springfield moved out of range.
Rram throws a right and a left that Springfield avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Rram.
Rram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Springfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Springfield's coach down at True North Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Springfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a good cross that connects.
Rram misses with a combination
and Springfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rram throws a right and a left that Springfield avoids nicely.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Springfield moved out of range.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram blocks a low kick nicely.
Rram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Springfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Springfield dives in and grabs Rram's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rram pushes down on Springfield's head and hops out.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram misses with the combination.
Springfield throws a leg kick
and Rram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Springfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Springfield throws a low kick but Rram avoids it.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Springfield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rram's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rram manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Springfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nosyaj Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aspen Springfield.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Springfield is controlling the position.
Springfield avoiding damage.
Rram is trying to break free.
Springfield is trying to pull guard but Rram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram being controlled against the cage.
Springfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Springfield ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Rram blocks the low kick.
Rram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rram tests Springfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Springfield thows a leg kick but Rram checks it
and Rram counters with a stiff right hand.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Springfield counters with a leg kick.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Springfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Springfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rram tries to avoid it but Springfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rram to the ground. Rram escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
Rram throws a hook but Springfield blocks it.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Springfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rram throws a series of punches but Springfield avoids them all with ease.
Springfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rram. That did some damage!
Springfield dodges the punch combination from Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Springfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rram takes a swing at Springfield's ribcage but misses.
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Springfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
Springfield cracks Rram with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by Rram's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Springfield tries for a takedown but Rram circles away easily
and Rram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nosyaj Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram throws a right hand that misses
and Springfield counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Springfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springfield.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Springfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Springfield.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Springfield can do to turn this around?
Rram throws a series of punches but Springfield moves out of range.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Springfield counters with a body kick that stops Rram in his tracks momentarily.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Springfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rram takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Springfield misses.
Rram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Springfield lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Springfield instigates a clinch.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Springfield is controlling the position.
Springfield is pushing Rram up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Springfield tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Springfield back against the cage.
Springfield breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rram misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Springfield thinks about the counter body kick.
Rram misses with a body punch
and Springfield counters with a big head kick but Rram shrugs it off.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram throws a right hand that Springfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Springfield also avoids with ease.
Rram leaves Springfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nosyaj Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aspen Springfield.
Springfield closes the distance and pushes Rram back into the cage.
Springfield is trying to pull guard but Rram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram takes a swing at Springfield's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Rram misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nosyaj Rram will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Springfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rram is out of range.
Rram throwing a counter right hand but Springfield manages to avoid it.
Springfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rram cracks Springfield with an open hand slap.
Springfield 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.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Springfield is just out of range.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Springfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram misses with a jab to the body
and Springfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rram's knee momentarily.
Springfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rram defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram misses with a combination
and Springfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Springfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram swings for the body but Springfield moves out of range.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rram defends it well.
Springfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Rram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Springfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Springfield.
Springfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram avoids the head kick by Springfield.
Springfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Springfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springfield throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Springfield throws a low kick but Rram avoids it.
Springfield lands a nice looking body kick.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Springfield counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Springfield cracks the inside of Rram's front leg.
Rram keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Springfield slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aspen Springfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Springfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Springfield is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rram will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Springfield.
Springfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Springfield.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rram enables Springfield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rram manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Rram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Springfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Springfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Springfield wants to control from the top but Rram keeps moving.
Springfield stays in close to Rram's body and controls the position.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Springfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Springfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rram looking for a sweep. Not yet Rram, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aspen Springfield.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nosyaj Rram!
Nosyaj Rram took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Viral Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Aspen Springfield spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice one, kid'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Romanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog The Multi Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Multi Hunter has chosen Hardwired - Metallica as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Romanow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dog The Multi Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Multi Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanow. That did some damage!
Romanow lands with a nice combination. The Multi Hunter backs away looking to recover.
The Multi Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow misses with a kick to the body
and The Multi Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lars Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romanow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Romanow swings for the body but The Multi Hunter moves out of range.
The Multi Hunter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romanow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Multi Hunter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romanow, who protects the arm well.
Romanow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Multi Hunter on the ground.
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!
Romanow wants to control but The Multi Hunter postures up.
The Multi Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romanow has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Multi Hunter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Multi Hunter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Multi Hunter tries to move to mount but Romanow blocks the move with his legs.
Romanow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Romanow tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Romanow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romanow reaches up around The Multi Hunter's neck trying to control. But The Multi Hunter takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Romanow! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Romanow is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and The Multi Hunter celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dog The Multi Hunter!
Dog The Multi Hunter is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Dog The Multi Hunter 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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