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KAMIKAZE 52: Dark Gate PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Jourgensen (ranked 6211 p4p, 650 weight class) and Harry Hirsch (ranked 24635 p4p, 801 weight class). Jourgensen comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Harry Hirsch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Jourgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hirsch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jourgensen instigates a clinch.
Hirsch manages to pull guard.
Hirsch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jourgensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jourgensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hirsch 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.
Jourgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jourgensen throws a big elbow that misses.
Hirsch looking for a triangle here. Jourgensen is fighting it but it looks tight! Hirsch pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jourgensen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harry Hirsch!
In defeat, Al Jourgensen stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 3516 p4p, 472 weight class) and Luc Van Acker (ranked 5086 p4p, 640 weight class). Van Acker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Luke Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Van Acker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Acker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Acker doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Acker fails to land the takedown.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Acker on the side of the head.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Van Acker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Acker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Acker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to stand up but Van Acker is controlling him.
Van Acker distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Acker fails with the takedown.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Van Acker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Acker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Acker.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson jabs at Van Acker's body.
A punch lands to the side of Van Acker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Acker's coach down at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Acker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Van Acker manages to avoid it.
Van Acker slips a jab from Jackson.
Van Acker with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Acker blocks a jab.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Acker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Van Acker is rocked!
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Van Acker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Acker is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Van Acker lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Acker darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Van Acker into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luke Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Acker on the side of the head.
Van Acker ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Van Acker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Luke Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson swings for the body but Van Acker moves out of range.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Acker staying out of range there.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Van Acker seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Acker slips a straight right by Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Van Acker.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Acker dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Van Acker's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Acker darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Van Acker into the cage.
Van Acker slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Van Acker is out of range.
Van Acker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Van Acker persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Acker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luke Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Acker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Jackson backs off Van Acker throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Van Acker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Acker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Van Acker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Luc Van Acker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Van Acker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Acker stops Jackson from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Acker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Acker throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Acker's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker throws a one two combo.
Van Acker with a nice cross.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Acker counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Acker's shoulder, as Van Acker tries to avoid the shot.
Van Acker shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Van Acker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a hook but Van Acker avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Acker can do to turn this around?
Van Acker misses with a wild combination.
Van Acker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Acker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luc Van Acker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Acker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Van Acker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Van Acker walks into a left hand.
Van Acker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Acker shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Van Acker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Van Acker is out of range.
Van Acker unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Acker throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Van Acker slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Van Acker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Van Acker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Van Acker's head but Van Acker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Acker.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Acker unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Acker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Acker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Van Acker shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Acker throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook. Van Acker ducked under it nicely.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Acker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jackson misses.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Acker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luke Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Van Acker moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Van Acker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Van Acker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Jackson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Van Acker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Acker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luc Van Acker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Acker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Acker's hands.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Acker misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Van Acker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Luc Van Acker was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 5189 p4p, 572 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 4917 p4p, 544 weight class). Tisoaka comes to the cage accompanied by Festivo. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka is looking to clinch.
Tisoaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tisoaka on his heels. He'll look to pass Tisoaka's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tisoaka's head.
Tisoaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tisoaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Tisoaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Tisoaka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard but Tisoaka has mounted him!
Johnson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Tisoaka has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Johnson is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katuro Tisoaka!
After the big win, Katuro Tisoaka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Quick & Easy Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 1888 p4p, 287 weight class) and Psycho Hobo (ranked 2445 p4p, 360 weight class). Manjuelez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, el Jarabe Tapatio. Psycho Hobo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Hobo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manjuelez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manjuelez drops Hobo with a beautiful combination! Hobo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manjuelez is looking for the KO!
Hobo is rocked!
It looks like Psycho Hobo has been cut.
Manjuelez shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Hobo is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Pablo Manjuelez!
Pablo Manjuelez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spirit Bear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 1712 p4p, 260 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 4177 p4p, 556 weight class). Filipowicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . This should be fireworks!
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200 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Penzer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipowicz works the jab nicely.
Filipowicz misses with a looping right.
Filipowicz lands with a good body shot.
Penzer slips under a jab.
Penzer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Filipowicz blocks it well.
Penzer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Filipowicz lands a really nice looking cross but Penzer seems unphased.
Filipowicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penzers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Filipowicz lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Penzer takes a swing at Filipowicz's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Filipowicz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filipowicz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the head.
Filipowicz scores with a decent looking hook.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut. Penzer saw that one coming.
Penzer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Filipowicz throws out a powerful jab.
Penzer moves forwards but Filipowicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick but Penzer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Penzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipowicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Filipowicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penzer misses with a head kick.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Penzer moves away and avoids it.
Penzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz throws out a loose jab but Penzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penzer blocking some punches.
Penzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipowicz is looking to counter punch.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Penzer.
Filipowicz throwing a counter right hand but Penzer manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penzer manages to break the clinch.
Penzer moves away from the strike by Filipowicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz digs a good body shot into Penzer's ribs.
Penzer throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Michal Filipowicz has been cut.
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!
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Penzer was well out of range.
Penzer throws a big counter head kick but Filipowicz avoids it with no problem.
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick which misses Penzer's front leg but catches the back leg as Penzer tries to avoid it.
Filipowicz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penzer under the eye.
Penzer scores with a nice strike.
Penzer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Penzer.
A quick step to the side and Filipowicz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penzer walks into a stiff left hand from Filipowicz.
Penzer fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipowicz in the body.
Penzer tries to land a body kick
and Filipowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Penzer there.
Penzer throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz jabs Penzer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Filipowicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michal Filipowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipowicz connects with an inside leg kick.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipowicz.
Penzer looks to land a right hand but Filipowicz moved out of range.
Penzer takes the fight into the clinch.
Filipowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipowicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penzer's efforts to push away.
Penzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
Filipowicz lands a body punch.
Filipowicz lands a shot to the body.
Penzer looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer wants to break free but Filipowicz has control.
Filipowicz scores with a hook to the body.
Penzer is trying to push Filipowicz away but Filipowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Filipowicz on the inside.
Filipowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Filipowicz - that landed with a thud.
Filipowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penzer.
Filipowicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penzer tries to break the clinch but Filipowicz is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Penzer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Filipowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Filipowicz wants to stall.
Penzer manages to break the clinch.
Filipowicz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Filipowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Penzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Filipowicz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Filipowicz throws a good cross that connects.
Penzer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penzer connects with a crisp jab.
Penzer throws a lazy head kick
and Filipowicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penzer misses with a head kick.
Filipowicz cracks Penzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer avoids a kick to the body.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Filipowicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Filipowicz.
Penzer is rocked!
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Penzer is out of range.
Penzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipowicz finish him?
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penzer seems to have recovered his senses.
Penzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penzer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Filipowicz coming out on top.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Penzer.
Penzer misses with a two punch combination.
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
Penzer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Michal Filipowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipowicz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filipowicz connects with a right hand. Penzer shakes it off.
Filipowicz misses with a head kick.
Penzer moves out of range as Filipowicz throws a body kick.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Filipowicz misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipowicz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Penzer moved out of range.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Filipowicz lands with a straight right. Penzer didn't see that one coming.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filipowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penzer.
Filipowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Filipowicz.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a right hand to the body.
Penzer is breathing heavily.
Filipowicz connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filipowicz prevents Penzer from breaking the clinch.
Filipowicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Filipowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penzer breaks from the clinch.
Penzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipowicz cracks Penzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Filipowicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penzer throws a head kick that misses.
Penzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipowicz scores with a head kick. Penzer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Penzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipowicz is just out of range.
Penzer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick by Penzer misses
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipowicz avoids the body shot from Penzer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz catches Penzer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Penzer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Filipowicz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Filipowicz!
After winning the bout, Michal Filipowicz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobber Snodgrass (ranked 2270 p4p, 295 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 3335 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dobber Snodgrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seppala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Snodgrass scores with a four punch combination!
Seppala tries for a takedown but Snodgrass circles away easily
and Snodgrass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snodgrass slips a jab from Seppala.
Seppala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snodgrasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seppala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snodgrass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Snodgrass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snodgrass misses with a wild body shot.
Snodgrass throws a body punch but Seppala moves out of range.
Snodgrass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seppala was well out of range. Poor timing from Snodgrass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snodgrass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snodgrass throws a looping overhand right but Seppala ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Seppala does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala throws a jab when Snodgrass was well out of range.
Snodgrass looks to score with a jab to the body but Seppala is just out of range.
Seppala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Snodgrass misses.
Seppala throws a leg kick
and Snodgrass counters with a right hand to the body.
Seppala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snodgrass finds it's way round the side to connect with Seppala's head.
Seppala throws a jab but it's blocked by Snodgrass.
Snodgrass tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Seppala manages to circle out of the way.
Seppala staying out of range there.
Seppala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snodgrass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seppala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snodgrass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snodgrass tries to get out of the position.
Snodgrass keeping full guard, as Seppala tries to pass.
Seppala is looking to work some ground and pound but Snodgrass has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala wants to control from the top but Snodgrass keeps moving.
Seppala passes Snodgrass's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Seppala trying to mount his opponent but Snodgrass defends it.
Seppala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snodgrass's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seppala passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Snodgrass!
Seppala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snodgrass tries to hold on but Seppala postures up.
Seppala looking to finish Snodgrass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snodgrass!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass tries to lock up and control but Seppala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seppala lands a couple of good shots and Snodgrass has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Seppala punishes Snodgrass with strikes from the back mount.
Snodgrass covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Seppala lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Snodgrass hold on?!
Seppala struggling to keep hold of the position.
Seppala keeps control of the position easily here as Snodgrass tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seppala scores with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Seppala's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Seppala punches Snodgrass on the ear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Seppala lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Snodgrass is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala scores with punches to the body.
Oh Snodgrass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seppala lands shots to the head and Snodgrass turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henkka Seppala!
Henkka Seppala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dobber Snodgrass stepped up to the mic, saying 'I never turn down a fight... That was brutal. Somebody will pay for this.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 1284 p4p, 158 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 1953 p4p, 235 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Man avoids the body shot from Smith.
Man digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man avoids the head kick by Smith.
Man tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Man takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Man changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Man throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Super Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Man is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Man's guard.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Man seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Man is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Man pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Man manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Super Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Man throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Man looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man feinted with a counter takedown.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith avoids the body shot from Man.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man misses with a body shot.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Man misses with a head kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Man content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sloppy strikes there by Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Man wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Man controls the position from side control.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Man working away.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Man controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Man working the body and head with strikes.
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Smith tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
Man landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith stops Man from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith 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.
Man lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Man controlling the position from side mount.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Johnny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man controls the position from side control.
Man wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith being controlled for a moment.
Man trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Super Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Man thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
Super Man 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 3225 p4p, 114 weight class) and Yo Adrian (ranked 2461 p4p, 87 weight class). Yo Adrian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yo Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meida checks a leg kick.
Meida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adrian. Adrian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Adrian.
Adrian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meida.
Adrian has closed the distance and engaged Meida in a clinch.
Adrian has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian gets through Meida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian takes the fight into the clinch.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adrian misses with a punch on the inside.
Adrian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meida's elbow.
Meida manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meida.
Adrian misses with a kick to the body.
Meida's corner calls for a 1-2. Meida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meida wants to break free but Adrian has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida dodges an elbow strike from Adrian.
Meida manages to break the clinch.
Adrian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida looks to land a left hand but Adrian moved out of range nicely.
Adrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Adrian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Meida is looking to counter punch.
Meida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adrian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meida breaks from the clinch.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Meida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adrian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Meida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Meida misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meida misses with a looping left.
Adrian scoring well with a low kick there.
Meida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meida catches Adrian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Meida circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Meida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adrian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meida breaks the clinch.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Meida circles away.
Adrian tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Adrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meida manages to avoid it.
Meida lands a nice shot that snaps Adrian's head back.
Meida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meida tries to keep at a distance but Adrian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meida can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meida throws a shot from downtown. Adrian moves away and avoids it.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Adrian slips a straight right by Meida.
Adrian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
Meida avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adrian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meida has had enough of the clinch but Adrian keeps him there for the moment.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meida is defending well for now.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Meida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Meida circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Meida misses the target.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adrian is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Adrian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Meida if he has to take too many more of those.
Adrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meida looks to land a right hand but Adrian moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian is looking to clinch.
Adrian misses with a head kick.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Meida misses.
Meida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Adrian both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Meida misses.
Meida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Adrian.
Adrian misses with a wild body shot.
Adrian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meida.
Adrian wants to clinch up but Meida keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Adrian slams his shin into Meida's torso.
Meida misses with a hook.
Adrian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Adrian misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Meida circles away.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Thiago Meida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adrian tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
Meida throws a jab when Adrian was well out of range.
Adrian ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Adrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meida.
Meida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adrian.
Meida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adrian back to the cage. Meida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Meida throws an off balance right hand
and Adrian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Yo Adrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meida misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meida throws out the jab.
Adrian replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Meida blocks it well.
Adrian scores with a nice body kick.
Meida connects with a nice looking jab.
Adrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meida manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adrian connects with a right hand. Meida shakes it off.
Adrian looks to score with a jab to the body but Meida is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian moves into the clinch successfully.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Adrian has the dominant position.
Meida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Meida tries to circle away but Adrian has him pinned against the cage.
Adrian struggles to land a body shot inside as Meida controls his hands.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meida manages to break the clinch.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
As Meida backs off Adrian throws a huge counter combo but Meida manages to avoid it all.
Adrian pushes Meida up against the cage in a clinch.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Meida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Adrian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adrian scores a nice knee to the body.
Adrian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adrian looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meida avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Adrian has Meida pressed against the cage.
Adrian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Meida is trying to push Adrian away but Adrian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adrian can't find room to land a body shot as Meida controls the action.
Meida is trying to break free.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adrian wants to stall.
Adrian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Adrian has the dominant position.
Meida breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adrian moves into the clinch.
Meida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Adrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Adrian has the dominant position.
Adrian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adrian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adrian connects with a knee to the head.
Adrian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yo Adrian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adrian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meida is defending well for now.
Come on Adrian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Meida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Adrian does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida misses with an uppercut.
Adrian gets a clinch.
Adrian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adrian working aggressively here.
Adrian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adrian looking to stall.
Adrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Adrian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
That's time! Meida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meida loads up on a big right hand but Adrian slips the punch.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Meida circles away and keeps his distance.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Adrian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Meida is avoiding it.
Adrian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida looks to land a right hand but Adrian moved out of range.
Thiago Meida is winning the standup battle so far.
Adrian clinches up with Meida and pushes him back against the cage.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meida.
Meida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Meida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian tries a body shot but Meida blocks it.
Knees to the body from Adrian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meida has had enough of the clinch but Adrian keeps him there for the moment.
Adrian throws a punch but it's blocked by Meida.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Adrian is trying to maintain a safe position but Meida gets an underhook and turns Adrian into the cage.
Adrian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Adrian.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adrian stalls.
Adrian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meida.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian lands a nice shot to the body.
Meida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adrian.
Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adrian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adrian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meida's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adrian works the jab nicely.
Adrian instigates a clinch.
Meida blocks an uppercut.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Adrian's head but Adrian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adrian.
Meida misses with a series of wild punches.
Meida misses with a straight left.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meida throws an overhand right that lands on Adrian's shoulder, as Adrian tries to avoid the shot.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Meida circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Meida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adrian swings for the body but Meida moves out of range.
Meida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adrian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meida.
Adrian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meida.
Adrian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meida rather than just go for the knockout.
Adrian slips under a jab from Meida.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adrian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian looks to land a body kick but Meida moved away.
Meida misses with a two punch combination.
Meida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Meida is avoiding it.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adrian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meida lands a jab to the head.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Adrian.
Meida misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Meida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Adrian pushes Meida up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adrian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adrian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Adrian really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
That's time! Meida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adrian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adrian - that will leave a mark!
Adrian forces Meida back against the cage and clinches.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meida.
Adrian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Adrian.
Adrian misses with a body punch.
Meida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Adrian.
Adrian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian pushes Meida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice body punch from Adrian.
Adrian lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adrian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meida is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adrian is trying to stall.
Meida blocking some punches.
Adrian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meida tries to circle away but Adrian has him pinned against the cage.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
Meida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adrian has time to react.
Adrian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adrian misses with a few strikes there.
Meida 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adrian wants to clinch up but Meida keeps it at a distance.
Meida works over Adrian's head and body with a nice combination.
Meida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meida misses with a hook
and Adrian counters with a three punch combo that has Meida backing up. Meida nods at Adrian to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Meida misses with a hook.
Adrian throws a right and a left that Meida avoids nicely.
Adrian swings for the body but Meida moves out of range.
Meida throws a shot from downtown. Adrian moves away and avoids it.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Adrian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adrian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Meida misses.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Meida circles away.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Adrian saw that one coming.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian tries to score with a low kick but Meida moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to clinch up.
Meida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adrian backs up against the cage.
Meida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adrian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adrian throws a leg kick but Meida checks it.
Adrian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adrian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meida misses with a hook.
Adrian wants to counter the offense by Meida and move into the clinch position.
Adrian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meida.
Meida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adrian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.
Nice cross by Meida.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Adrian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adrian tries to counter with a clinch but Meida shakes him off and moves away.
Adrian slips a jab from Meida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Meida misses.
Adrian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meida.
Meida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meida throws a hook to the side of Adrian's head but Adrian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adrian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meida.
Meida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adrian in his tracks.
Meida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adrian has closed the distance and engaged Meida in a clinch.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adrian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meida tries to break the clinch but Adrian is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meida can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adrian.
Adrian scores with a hook to the body.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yo Adrian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Meida misses.
Meida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Adrian ducks down to avoid it.
Adrian forces Meida back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meida.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adrian tries to stall but Meida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adrian has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Meida coming out on top.
Adrian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adrian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meida with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adrian has Meida up against the cage in a clinch.
Meida breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida loads up on a big right hand but Adrian slips the punch.
Adrian darts in and clinches Meida up against the cage.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Meida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meida misses with a straight right.
Meida misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Adrian misses.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Adrian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adrian connects with a solid leg kick.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Adrian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adrian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adrian tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Meida circles away.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.
Adrian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Adrian lands a right hand.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adrian has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adrian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida breaks from the clinch.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Meida circles away and keeps his distance.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Adrian.
Adrian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Meida circles away.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adrian throws a nice looking combination but Meida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Meida misses.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adrian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Meida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meida cracks Adrian with an open hand slap.
Adrian moves away from the strike by Meida.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adrian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adrian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian swings wildly with an uppercut but Meida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian stalling in the clinch but Meida improves position.
Adrian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Adrian is looking to control Meida's arms but Meida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adrian has his back to the cage.
Adrian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yo Adrian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meida is trying to break free.
Meida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adrian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Meida.
I think Adrian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Adrian!
Yo Adrian 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 1895 p4p, 93 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 848 p4p, 44 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darth Vader !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vader .
It looked like Grande was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vader .
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
Grande lands a slapping body shot.
Grande cracks Vader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vader shoots in but Grande avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vader was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Vader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grande, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande scores with a decent looking hook.
Grande pushes Vader up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Grande keeps control of Vader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vader goes for a takedown attempt but Grande pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grande looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vader swings for the body but Grande moves out of range.
Grande catches Vader with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grande clinches up against the cage.
Vader blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader 's elbow.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Vader .
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader .
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
Grande tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader .
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Vader .
Vader misses with some punches.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Grande.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Vader looks winded!
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Vader 's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader .
Grande lands an uppercut.
Vader working aggressively here.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vader or not.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Vader .
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Vader prevents a body shot from Grande.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
Grande blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Grande lands a hook that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
Vader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grande lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vader backs up against the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Grande.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Grande is working Vader over against the cage.
Vader is breathing heavily.
Grande working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Vader avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader 's elbow.
Vader drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grande gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vader prevents a body shot from Grande.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vader wants a takedown.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
A short left from Grande.
Vader is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands with a left to the head.
Vader is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Vader tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vader seems to have recovered his senses.
Jesus Chico Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader .
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grande.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Grande.
Vader blocking some punches.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vader blocks an uppercut.
Grande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Vader avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vader can do to turn this around?
Grande presses Vader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader .
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Grande as the two fighters clinch.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Vader 's ribcage. Vader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grande moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vader looks for a takedown but Grande sprawls well.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grande thuds a left hand into Vader 's body.
Vader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grande moves into the clinch.
Grande tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Grande pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader .
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesus Chico Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Vader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands a big right hand that drops Vader ! The killer instinct kicks in and Grande finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Grande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande!
Post fight, an emotional Jesus Chico Grande said 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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