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KAMIKAZE 53: Saw PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Rollins (ranked 25082 p4p, 905 weight class) and Niko Diaz (ranked 9955 p4p, 865 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rollins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Henry Rollins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Niko Diaz's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Rollins's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rollins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz clobbers Rollins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz lunges at Rollins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rollins's hand.
Rollins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rollins avoids them all with ease.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Rollins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rollins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Niko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rollins doesn't seem bothered though.
Rollins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rollins there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rollins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Rollins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Rollins's ribs.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz trying to control but Rollins postures up.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Rollins is controlling well.
Diaz trying to hold on to Rollins's head to control him but Rollins postures up.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz wants to stand but Rollins is controlling the position.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Rollins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
Rollins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rollins tries to improve position but can't.
Rollins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rollins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Rollins from improving his position.
Rollins looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rollins's head.
Rollins looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Rollins dodges it nicely.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rollins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rollins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Rollins's body. Rollins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rollins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rollins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rollins ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Rollins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Niko Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rollins has time to react.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rollins throws a lazy body kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rollins shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rollins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rollins.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Rollins seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz scores with the left hand. Rollins knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rollins on the side of the head.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz lands a jab.
Rollins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rollins fails with the takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Rollins's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Rollins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz jabs Rollins right on the nose. Rollins blinks but takes it well.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works Rollins's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.
Diaz 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.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rollins has time to react.
Rollins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab. Rollins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Niko Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rollins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Rollins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rollins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rollins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rollins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Rollins backs away looking to recover.
Diaz clobbers Rollins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Rollins
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Rollins with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rollins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rollins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Rollins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins shoots and misses
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz jabs at Rollins's body.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stuns Rollins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rollins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Rollins walks into a left hand.
Rollins is rocked!
Nice shot by Diaz.
Oh Rollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rollins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rollins seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz scores with a one two! Rollins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rollins eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Rollins avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz digs a good hook to Rollins's body.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Henry Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins wants to clinch
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diaz sprawls and moves away.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Rollins.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Rollins looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses.
Niko Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rollins eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Niko Diaz thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Henry Rollins spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Tafari (ranked 8134 p4p, 804 weight class) and Ted Norman (ranked 9422 p4p, 849 weight class). Tafari comes into the arena with Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley blaring out of the sound system. Norman has chosen Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Tafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Norman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tafari throws an off balance right hand
and Norman counters with a straight right hand.
Tafari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tafari circles away quickly and effectively.
Tafari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tafari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norman but Norman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tafari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman dodges the punch combination from Tafari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafari fails with a takedown attempt.
Tafari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Tafari backs off Norman throws a huge counter combo but Tafari manages to avoid it all.
Tafari walks into a jab.
Norman blocks a head kick by Tafari.
Norman throws a lazy right hand but Tafari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tafari quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tafari thumps Norman with a low kick.
Norman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tafari.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Tafari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tafari throws a head kick that Norman semi-blocks.
Tafari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Norman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tafari thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a two punch combination.
Tafari looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tafari scores with a head kick.
Norman stuffs the takedown.
Norman works over Tafari's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tafari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tafari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norman pinned against the cage. Norman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Norman throws a jab when Tafari was well out of range.
Tafari throws a quick counter head kick but Norman was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari closes the distance and clinches up with Norman, looking for a takedown. Tafari pushes Norman against the cage but Norman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Norman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tafari avoids it really well and circles away.
Norman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tafari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Norman!
Norman sneaks out the side door and pushes Tafari away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tafari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norman throws a head kick but Tafari moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tafari.
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!
Tafari misses with a head kick.
Tafari blocks a head kick by Norman.
Tafari delivers a nice body kick.
Norman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tafari looks to land a combination but Norman avoids it well.
It seemed like Norman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ted Norman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tafari lands the left hand.
Norman throws a head kick but Tafari moves out of range.
Tafari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tafari.
Norman closes the distance and clinches up with Tafari, looking for a takedown. Norman pushes Tafari against the cage but Tafari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tafari throws a quick counter kick to the body but Norman avoids it.
Norman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tafari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tafari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tafari trying to control the position but Norman is working away.
Norman stops Tafari from passing to mount.
Tafari is trying to get an arm triangle but Norman is defending well.
Tafari is looking to take a break and control but Norman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Tafari controlling the position from side mount.
Tafari tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ted Norman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tafari wants to control but Norman is keeping him busy.
Tafari gets to mount! Norman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari controlling his opponent.
Norman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Norman is trying to get back to his feet but Tafari has full control of the position and if anything, Norman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Norman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tafari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Norman staying busy and making it hard for Tafari to control.
Norman wants to control his opponent's hands but Tafari gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tafari looking for the choke from the back.
Tafari softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Tafari has Norman flattened out and is raining down punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tafari controlling the positon.
Tafari patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tafari slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Tafari dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tafari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tafari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norman can do to turn this around?
Tafari stays in close to Norman's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Tafari'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.
Tafari trying to control the position from guard on top but Norman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafari looking to sit in guard and control but Norman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tafari is looking for a triangle but Norman pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman forces his way into half guard.
Norman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tafari gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norman preventing the sweep.
Tafari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norman wants to stand and escape but instead Tafari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tafari trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tafari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman wants to hit a switch here but Tafari passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Norman there!
Tafari looking to control but Norman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tafari is looking to work his way around to Norman's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tafari trying to control but Norman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tafari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tafari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Tafari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tafari 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Tafari!
An intense looking Hector Tafari took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Yo! Thanks to everyone fi being here. Mi fight wid a pure heart - mi ave no hate fi mi opponents. Mi wa fi tank Shinto Elite MMA gym fi taking mi inna an helping mi tek mi game to di next level. Peace out!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Schultz (ranked 5531 p4p, 280 weight class) and Masatoshi Shinosaki (ranked 7287 p4p, 348 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Shinosaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles ft. Gucci Mane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunter Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masatoshi Shinosaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinosaki thows a leg kick but Schultz checks it
and Schultz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinosaki is looking to stand up but Schultz isn't so interested in that idea.
Schultz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schultz has hold of Shinosaki's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shinosaki seems comfortable defending it but Schultz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shinosaki is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shinosaki is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Schultz couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunter Schultz!
After the fight, Gunter Schultz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Carpe (ranked 5175 p4p, 465 weight class) and Altintop Palonesess (ranked 22396 p4p, 707 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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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Carpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altintop Palonesess!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Palonesess is looking for a kimura but Carpe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palonesess to get the leverage.
Palonesess is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carpe is just riding it out for now. Palonesess eventually gives up the hold.
Palonesess tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carpe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Palonesess is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carpe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palonesess.
Palonesess is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess seems to be working for a kimura but Carpe defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess trying to control from Carpe's half guard. Carpe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palonesess wants to stand and escape but instead Carpe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Palonesess utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carpe 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Palonesess holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing that Carpe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpe stands up over Palonesess, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palonesess trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palonesess is on top in guard.
Carpe keeping moving, preventing Palonesess from controlling successfully.
Carpe is working an open guard so Palonesess takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Palonesess takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Altintop Palonesess has been cut.
Palonesess tries to bum rush Carpe with a series of wild strikes but Carpe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpe moves into the clinch.
Carpe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Palonesess can't fight it off and eventually Carpe manages to take the fight to the floor. Palonesess looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palonesess avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpe stopping the sweep attempt from Palonesess.
Palonesess is trying to keep Carpe in close.
Palonesess manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carpe manages to get himself to full guard.
Palonesess gets to his feet. Carpe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carpe tries to clinch up.
Palonesess with the counter takedown but Carpe avoids it easily.
Palonesess shoots in for a takedown but Carpe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palonesess blocks a head kick by Carpe.
Palonesess tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carpe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palonesess counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carpe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carpe is defended easily by Palonesess.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess goes for a double leg but Carpe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carpe continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carpe is defended easily by Palonesess.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Carpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Palonesess enables Carpe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Palonesess manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carpe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palonesess has his foot on Carpe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carpe works his way back into a safe position though.
Carpe postures up in Palonesess's guard and throws a big left but Palonesess blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Justin Carpe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altintop Palonesess's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carpe tries for a takedown but Palonesess sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carpe or perhaps it was just good defense by Palonesess, which made it look bad.
Carpe tries to keep at a distance but Palonesess has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carpe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palonesess throws a leg kick which misses Carpe's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpe tries to avoid it.
Carpe shoots for a double leg takedown but Palonesess sprawls well. He's pushed Carpe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Carpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess is looking to clinch but Carpe is avoiding it.
Carpe shoots for a double leg takedown but Palonesess sprawls well. He's pushed Carpe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carpe stuffs the takedown.
Carpe misses with a head kick.
Palonesess lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palonesess!
Carpe drives through and clinches with Palonesess against the cage.
Palonesess has Carpe pressed against the cage, preventing Carpe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carpe tries to pull guard but Palonesess won't allow it.
Palonesess pulls guard effortlessly.
Carpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Palonesess has wrist control.
Palonesess wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carpe is now in half guard.
Palonesess controlling the position well.
Carpe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Carpe there.
Altintop Palonesess has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palonesess tries to get to full guard but Carpe has control of the leg.
Carpe is trying to work for a kimura but Palonesess is defending well.
Palonesess regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpe lands a couple of digs.
Carpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpe connects with a couple of short punches.
Palonesess pulls Carpe in close to prevent any damage.
Palonesess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palonesess is keeping the position for now.
Palonesess pulls Carpe in close to prevent any damage.
Carpe gets to his feet. Palonesess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carpe drives through and clinches with Palonesess against the cage.
Carpe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Palonesess can't fight it off and eventually Carpe manages to take the fight to the floor. Palonesess looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Palonesess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carpe is in close to Palonesess's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palonesess wants to sweep here but Carpe controlling him for the moment.
Palonesess pulls Carpe in close to his closed guard and prevents Carpe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess is pulling down on Carpe's head to control his posture.
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 Justin Carpe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altintop Palonesess's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carpe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carpe looking to score a takedown here. Palonesess is defending well but Carpe drives through and ends up in Palonesess's guard.
Carpe working some strikes from top position.
Carpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Palonesess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palonesess pulls Carpe in close to his closed guard and prevents Carpe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess working a defensive guard here.
Carpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palonesess has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carpe has passed into side control.
Carpe working the ground and pound.
Carpe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carpe cracks Palonesess with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Palonesess's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carpe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carpe working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpe working the ground and pound.
Palonesess tries to buck Carpe off but Carpe is having none of it.
Carpe happy to just control the position for now.
Palonesess can't do much from the bottom here.
Carpe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Carpe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess is trying to get back to half guard.
Palonesess is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carpe is controlling him well.
Carpe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palonesess is looking to reverse the position.
Palonesess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Palonesess can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpe tries for a kimura but Palonesess is defending well.
Carpe tries to score with some ground and pound. Palonesess controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palonesess defending against the ground and pound.
Palonesess gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palonesess is looking to improve his position.
Altintop Palonesess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Carpe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palonesess is refusing to be controlled, as Carpe sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Carpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carpe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Carpe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Justin Carpe waved his t-shirt featuring SHINTO's logo in front of the cameras.
Altintop Palonesess spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit happends!!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 8962 p4p, 757 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 4538 p4p, 513 weight class). Garver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Garver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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40
186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver misses with a straight left.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustin.
Garver throws the kick towards the body but Gustin avoids it.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garver scoring well with a low kick there.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Garver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Garver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garver scores with a jab to the body.
Garver jabs Gustin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garver works the jab nicely.
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!
Gustin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garver.
Garver throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver throws a head kick that misses.
Garver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustin moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustin leaning against his opponent.
Garver pushes Gustin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garver keeps control of Gustin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustin avoiding damage.
Garver is trying to break the clinch but Gustin is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Garver as the two fighters clinch.
Garver misses with the head strike.
Gustin misses with a punch on the inside.
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Garver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garver fails to land.
Garver struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustin controls his hands.
Garver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustin.
Gustin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Gustin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver blocks a head kick by Gustin.
Garver throws a nice head kick!
Gustin is looking to clinch.
Gustin moves out of range of the strikes.
Garver scores with a hook to the body. Gustin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garver misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Garver both land. Nice combination.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin darts in and clinches Garver up against the cage.
Garver tries to work over Gustin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses.
Garver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garver throws a head kick that half lands.
Garver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gustin.
Garver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustin scores with a sloppy right hand. Garver should have avoided that one.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garver.
Gustin tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Garver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garver catches Gustin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Garver.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustin avoids the head kick by Garver.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Garver.
Gustin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Garver.
Gustin throws a right and a left that Garver avoids nicely.
Garver cracks Gustin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustin avoids the head kick by Garver.
Garver misses with a right hand
and Gustin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garver breaks the clinch.
Garver throws a jab when Gustin was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Gustin.
Jab by Garver.
Gustin looks to land a combination but Garver avoids it well.
Garver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gustin avoids the head kick by Garver.
Garver misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Gustin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gustin throws a series of punches but Garver moves out of range.
Gustin misses with a double jab.
Garver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garver cracks Gustin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garver throws a shot from downtown. Gustin moves away and avoids it.
Gustin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garver.
Garver misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver scores with a punch to the head.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garver throws a nice looking combination but Gustin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gustin is rocked!
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Garver! Gustin is out on his feet! Garver rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gustin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gustin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Garver!
Our winner, Daniel Garver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 4820 p4p, 607 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 7835 p4p, 789 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nylerhotep Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Constantine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Constantine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
Constantine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez can't keep his opponent in guard - Constantine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Constantine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Constantine eventually gives up the hold.
Constantine trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Constantine is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control but Constantine postures up.
Constantine tries to pass to full mount but Alvarez defends it.
Constantine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Constantine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Constantine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Constantine is working for a submission of some sort.
Constantine prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Constantine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Constantine trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Constantine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Constantine.
Constantine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Alvarez has recovered full guard.
Constantine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Constantine throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Constantine working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Constantine.
Constantine keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Constantine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is pressing down on Constantine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Constantine as Alvarez shoots in.
Constantine looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Constantine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez is working for a kimura but Constantine is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Constantine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Constantine has worked his arm free - good work by Constantine!
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but Constantine defends.
Alvarez lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Constantine is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alvarez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez wants to control the pace but Constantine is squirming around nicely.
Constantine regains half guard.
Alvarez stops Constantine from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Constantine wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Constantine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Constantine is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Constantine wants to stand and escape but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Constantine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Constantine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Constantine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Constantine's guard.
Alvarez stops Constantine from standing up.
Constantine looking for a sweep. Not yet Constantine, not yet.
Constantine wants to control but Alvarez passes easily into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Constantine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Constantine's guard.
Alvarez 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.
Constantine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Constantine working a defensive guard but Alvarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Constantine can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Constantine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Constantine wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Constantine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Constantine is still trying to improve position.
An elbow from Alvarez crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvarez stands up.
Constantine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Constantine gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Constantine gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Constantine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Constantine wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Constantine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Constantine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Constantine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Constantine wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Constantine is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Constantine is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Our winner, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Abueva (ranked 5799 p4p, 688 weight class) and Butterfinger McGee (ranked 4744 p4p, 609 weight class). Calvin Abueva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Abueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butterfinger McGee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abueva lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Abueva.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGee sizes up Abueva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abueva lands a body shot.
Abueva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abueva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGee.
McGee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Abueva jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Abueva.
Decent striking displayed by Abueva there.
Abueva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
It looked like Abueva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Abueva.
Good exchange - Abueva coming out on top.
McGee slips under a jab from Abueva.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Abueva.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
letting Abueva counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Abueva.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
Abueva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGee dives in and scores a takedown into Abueva's guard.
Abueva is looking to stand up but McGee isn't so interested in that idea.
McGee wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
McGee forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Abueva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McGee looking to secure an arm triangle but Abueva defends it well.
McGee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to finish this one by submission but Abueva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McGee.
McGee looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abueva is looking to escape.
McGee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abueva is controlling an arm, preventing McGee from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee has control of Abueva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Abueva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McGee content just to control the position here.
McGee wants to control the pace but Abueva is squirming around nicely.
McGee quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for McGee but it's paid off an Abueva is forced to tap! Nice work by McGee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butterfinger McGee!
Butterfinger McGee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 3954 p4p, 463 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 4508 p4p, 511 weight class). Tanner comes into the arena with The Realest - Issues blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tanner is trying to defend but Washington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Washington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanner is doing well to control the position and prevent Washington from advancing to side control.
Washington is thwarting Tanner's attempts to control the position.
Tanner moves into full guard.
Tanner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tanner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner pulls Washington in close to his closed guard and prevents Washington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tanner wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner is pulling down on Washington's head. It's preventing any offense from Washington, at least for the moment.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but Washington is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Washington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Washington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jason Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tanner's guard.
Tanner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Tanner managing to control the position.
Tanner is trying to keep Washington in close.
Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet but Washington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Tanner pulls Washington in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanner stuffs the takedown.
As Washington backs away, Tanner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanner tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Tanner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denver Washington.
Tanner tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Washington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tanner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
Washington is working for takedown but Tanner is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Tanner.
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
Washington has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tanner regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Tanner blocks nicely.
Tanner has control of Washington's left arm, preventing Washington from doing any damage.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Tanner wants to control the position but Washington says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Washington prevents Tanner from standing back up.
Tanner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tanner delivers a nice body kick.
Washington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Washington there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Denver Washington has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
Tanner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Washington.
Washington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tanner with a body shot.
Tanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Tanner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Tanner with a nice cross.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Washington.
Tanner misses the body punch
and Washington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Tanner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner works over Washington's head and body with a nice combination.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Washington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanner sprawls well. Tanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington slips under a jab.
Tanner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
Jason Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denver Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner stuffs the takedown.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanner swivels and escapes.
Tanner scores with a sloppy right hand. Washington should have avoided that one.
Tanner scores with a push kick.
Washington shoots in and drives through. Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner lands a jab to Washington's midsection.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. Washington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Denver Washington's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanner stuffs the takedown attempt from Washington. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Tanner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Tanner. No joy for Washington on that attempt.
Tanner delivers a nice body kick.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner lands a left and a right that send Washington crashing to the mat, dazed. Tanner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Washington is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner flashes Washington a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Washington's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Washington crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Tanner punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Tanner!
A relieved looking Jason Tanner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Denver Washington stepped up to the mic, saying 'Time to call it. I want to thank the fans for all the support '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Rurik (ranked 2639 p4p, 376 weight class) and Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 3908 p4p, 522 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustav Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Rurik there.
It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.
Ragnarson misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Rurik misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Rurik blocks the leg kick.
Rurik drops Ragnarson with a beautiful combination! Ragnarson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rurik is looking for the KO!
Rurik tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarson slips a jab from Rurik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurik throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarson ducks down to avoid it.
Rurik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnarson is rocked!
Rurik throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarson swings for the body but Rurik moves out of range.
Rurik throws a hook but Ragnarson avoids it easily.
Ragnarson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rurik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rurik sizes up Ragnarson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Gustav Ragnarson's cut even more.
Rurik lands a hook that stumbles Ragnarson back into the cage. Rurik follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ragnarson to the canvas! Rurik pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ragnarson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladimir Rurik!
An out of breath Vladimir Rurik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Knight (ranked 278 p4p, 31 weight class) and Tony Abbot (ranked 1001 p4p, 123 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knight might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Abbot moves away and avoids it.
Abbot blocks the body kick.
Abbot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Abbot misses.
Knight slips a jab from Abbot.
Abbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abbot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight moves away from the strike by Abbot.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Abbot coming out on top.
Abbot connects with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Abbot.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight thows a body kick. Abbot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abbot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Knight.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Tony Abbot's cut even more.
Abbot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight thows a leg kick but Abbot checks it
and Abbot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knight's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to control the position.
Knight is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abbot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight working for a triangle but Abbot defends it easily.
Abbot looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abbot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
And Abbot tries to counter it with a takedown but Knight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Abbot misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Abbot's head back.
The cut above Tony Abbot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight thumps Abbot with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Abbot dives in for a single leg takedown but Knight sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
Some wild striking there from Abbot.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abbot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbot throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbot. That did some damage!
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abbot scores with a nice right hand.
Abbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight lands the left hand.
Abbot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Knight tenderised Abbot's leg. Abbot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight slips under a jab.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight sizes up Abbot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight cracks Abbot with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abbot to stand back up!
Abbot is rocked!
Abbot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abbot is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Abbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Abbot's ribs.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Abbot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbot seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Abbot's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbot tries to avoid it.
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!
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tony Abbot's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good work by Abbot as he checks the leg kick.
Abbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Abbot right on the button. Abbot goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight retains his heavyweight title!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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