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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Brute (ranked 7454 p4p, 687 weight class) and Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 8682 p4p, 730 weight class). Kovalchick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ukrainian . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Brian Brute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brute, pushing him back against the cage.
Brute tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kovalchick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brute is trying to force a seperation but Kovalchick has the dominant position.
Brute manages to pull guard.
Kovalchick stands up and waves to Brute to follow him.
Kovalchick tries to clinch up
letting Brute counter with a right hand.
Kovalchick closes the distance and clinches.
Brute tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kovalchick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kovalchick connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Brute has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brute has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovalchick being controlled against the cage.
Kovalchick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brute blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchick keeps control of Brute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kovalchick told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brute is trying to pull guard but Kovalchick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Brute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brute avoiding damage.
Brute is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kovalchick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brute wants to break free but Kovalchick has control.
Kovalchick avoiding damage as Brute throws knees to the body.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brute is trying to pull guard but Kovalchick has him pressed against the cage.
Brute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kovalchick smiles and moves away.
Kovalchick seems to be stalking Brute here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Brute drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vasyl Kovalchick!
After winning the bout, Vasyl Kovalchick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Jo (ranked 8096 p4p, 763 weight class) and Rock Bolt (ranked 7723 p4p, 746 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mel Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolt fails with a takedown attempt.
Jo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jo fails with the takedown.
Bolt shoots for a takedown but Jo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolt closes the distance and clinches.
Bolt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolt pushes Jo up against the cage in a clinch.
Jo is trying to pull guard but Bolt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jo wants to break free but Bolt has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt jumps guard.
Jo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bolt working a defensive guard here.
Bolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jo's back!
Jo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bolt's guard. Nice work there by Jo.
Bolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jo manages to get himself to full guard.
Bolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Bolt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jo, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo looks for a takedown but Bolt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mel Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jo is breathing heavily.
Jo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bolt defends well and Jo ends up having to push Bolt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolt swivels and escapes.
Bolt darts in and clinches Jo up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bolt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jo sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolt trying to mount his opponent but Jo defends it.
Jo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bolt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt moves nicely into side control.
Bolt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bolt throws a series of punches but Jo avoids them all with ease.
Bolt connects with a high kick.
Jo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolt avoids it really well and circles away.
Bolt has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Bolt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jo misses with a takedown
and Bolt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolt.
Bolt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jo's efforts to push away.
Bolt decides to pull guard.
Jo trying to move into half guard but instead Bolt has managed to sweep!
Bolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolt drags the fight down to the ground.
Jo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt pushes Jo off and gets back to his feet.
Jo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bolt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bolt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bolt just content to control the position.
Jo stops Bolt from passing to mount.
Bolt is working to tighten his grip on Jo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bolt is really squeezing tight and eventually Jo passes out! Bolt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rock Bolt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Yamamoto (ranked 5977 p4p, 502 weight class) and Charlie Theron (ranked 6088 p4p, 510 weight class). Charlie Theron has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matsui Yamamoto's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsui Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theron shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Theron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yamamoto works over Theron's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Theron shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theron.
Good exchange - Theron coming out on top.
Theron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Matsui Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Theron.
Theron misses with a looping left.
Theron lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamamoto is looking to slow Theron down with leg kicks.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Theron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Theron moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Theron strikes.
Theron swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Theron improves position.
Yamamoto is trying to push Theron away but Theron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Theron decides to pull guard.
Theron wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theron holds on and takes a little breather.
Theron working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Yamamoto is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hard Knocks Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Yamamoto is fighting to break Theron's control of his arms but Theron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theron holds on and takes a little breather.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Theron is pulling down on Yamamoto's head to control his posture.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Theron bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Theron postures up.
Theron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Theron sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Theron forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is refusing to be controlled, as Theron sits in half guard.
Theron maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yamamoto could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Theron has cracked it and Yamamoto is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Theron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Theron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry McGregor (ranked 4059 p4p, 370 weight class) and Hoarg Ishan (ranked 6705 p4p, 530 weight class). Hoarg Ishan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoarg Ishan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishan throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Ishan.
Hoarg Ishan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishan throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Ishan misses with a body shot.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor throws a jab when Ishan was well out of range.
Ishan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishan feints the counter takedown.
Ishan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Ishan throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishan is just out of range.
McGregor with a hook.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ishan is rocked!
McGregor walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ishan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McGregor swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ishan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry McGregor!
A relieved looking Larry McGregor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Styles (ranked 4348 p4p, 393 weight class) and Billy Cunningham (ranked 6690 p4p, 529 weight class). Styles comes into the arena with Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler blaring out of the sound system. Billy Cunningham has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Cunningham !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Styles dodges the punch combination from Cunningham .
Cunningham lands a really nice looking cross but Styles seems unphased.
Cunningham shoots in but no luck this time.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles scores with a sloppy right hand. Cunningham should have avoided that one.
Cunningham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styles checks it well.
Cunningham darts in trying to clinch
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cunningham on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Styles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Styles lands a big right hand that sends Cunningham crashing to the mat! Styles stays standing though and waves Cunningham back to his feet!
Cunningham is rocked!
Cunningham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Styles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cunningham .
Styles avoids the body shot from Cunningham .
Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Styles counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Cunningham falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harry Styles!
Harry Styles 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Butorin (ranked 3713 p4p, 414 weight class) and The Requis (ranked 4155 p4p, 454 weight class). Requis has chosen REQUIS THE DEMI-GOD as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Butorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Requis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requis works over Butorin's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alex Butorin has been cut.
Requis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butorin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Requis misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Butorin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Requis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Requis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butorin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Requis.
Butorin fails to land with a series of punches.
Butorin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Requis eats them both and turns towards Butorin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like The Requis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Butorin.
Alex Butorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butorin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butorin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Butorin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Requis lands with an overhand left.
Butorin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Requis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Butorin tries to keep at a distance but Requis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Requis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Requis stalling.
Butorin gets underhooks to prevent Requis's takedown attempt.
Butorin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butorin has a couple of punches blocked by Requis.
Butorin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butorin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butorin tries to keep at a distance but Requis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Requis on the inside.
Requis is trying to break the clinch but Butorin is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Butorin fails to land.
Butorin misses with the head strike.
Butorin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Requis.
Butorin breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requis misses with a wild combination.
Butorin lands with a kick to the temple. Requis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Butorin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Requis.
Butorin slips a straight right by Requis.
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!
Butorin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Requis back to the cage. Butorin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Requis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butorin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Requis somewhat.
Butorin misses with a head kick.
Requis blocks a head kick by Butorin.
Butorin throws a right and a left that Requis avoids nicely.
Butorin cracks the inside of Requis's front leg.
A good leg kick by Butorin.
Butorin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butorin tries to close the distance and clinch but Requis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Requis tries to clinch up but Butorin circles away and keeps his distance.
Butorin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Requis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butorin quickly recovers to half guard.
Requis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Requis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Requis not doing much here.
Butorin is trying to get back to full guard.
Requis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Butorin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Butorin tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butorin wants to improve his position but Requis is controlling well.
Requis wants to control but Butorin is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butorin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Requis.
Requis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Requis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butorin wants to control but Requis is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Requis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Requis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Requis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Requis misses with a double jab.
Requis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butorin was well out of range. Poor timing from Requis.
Butorin throws a counter high kick but Requis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Butorin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Requis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Requis lunges at Butorin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Butorin's hand.
Alex Butorin's cut is getting worse.
Requis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Requis with a hook.
Alex Butorin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Butorin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Requis.
Requis wants to clinch.
Butorin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Requis gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butorin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butorin breaks the clinch.
Requis tries to clinch there but Butorin circles away.
Butorin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Requis wants to clinch up but Butorin keeps it at a distance.
Butorin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butorin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Requis does no damage.
The Requis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butorin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Requis ducks under a wild hook from Butorin.
Butorin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Requis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butorin instigates a clinch.
Butorin has Requis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Requis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butorin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Requis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Requis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butorin tries to pull guard but Requis won't allow it.
Butorin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requis wants to get back to striking at distance but Butorin won't allow it.
Requis tries to break free but Butorin pushes him back against the cage.
Butorin scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butorin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Butorin misses.
Alex Butorin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Requis clobbers Butorin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Requis fails to land with a series of punches.
Requis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Requis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butorin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Requis at a distance.
Butorin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jeez, Alex Butorin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Requis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butorin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Butorin can't do much from the bottom here.
Butorin tries to escape but Requis is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butorin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Requis scores with a jab.
Butorin closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Requis.
Requis can't break the clinch.
Butorin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butorin lands with a light punch inside.
Butorin prevents the takedown attempt.
Butorin prevents Requis from breaking the clinch.
Butorin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butorin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Requis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Butorin manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butorin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Requis postures up and lands a big shot to Butorin's brow.
The Requis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butorin looking to control.
Requis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Butorin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Requis!
An out of breath The Requis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux Jr (ranked 1507 p4p, 200 weight class) and Rokurou Kyo (ranked 4130 p4p, 473 weight class). Jeaux Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Gucci Mane - St. Brick. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rokurou Kyo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rokurou Kyo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeaux Jr misses with a hook.
Kyo lands with a shot to the body.
Kyo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyo lands with a good body shot.
Kyo misses with a wild body shot.
Jeaux Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kyo just manages to avoid it.
Jeaux Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Kyo bucks up and tries to throw Jeaux Jr off but instead Jeaux Jr has got his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyo tries to roll but Jeaux Jr sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeaux Jr has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kyo! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jeaux Jr gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). August Jeaux Jr!
August Jeaux Jr retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, August Jeaux Jr took to the microphone: 'Yall know my slogan! *holds mic out to the crowd* I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I'll fix my flaws!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sudo (ranked 3040 p4p, 279 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 3499 p4p, 327 weight class). Ted Truck looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Truck as he avoids it easily.
Sudo blocks a leg kick.
Sudo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Truck counters by moving into the clinch.
Sudo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Truck after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Truck up against the cage.
Truck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sudo breaks from the clinch.
Sudo has a takedown stuffed.
Truck feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck tries to work over Sudo's front leg with a kick but Sudo checks it.
Dan Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo shoots for a double leg takedown but Truck sprawls well. He's pushed Sudo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sudo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Truck circles away.
Truck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sudo.
Sudo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Truck is defending well.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sudo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sudo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Truck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sudo lands a nice short elbow.
Sudo working over Truck with some ground and pound. Truck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Truck tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Truck holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sudo working Truck over with strikes.
Sudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sudo there.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Sudo wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
Sudo lands strikes from half guard.
Sudo is looking to advance position but Truck won't allow it.
Sudo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sudo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Truck is rocked!
Truck won't allow Sudo to pass to mount.
Truck is looking for a sweep. Sudo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sudo lands strikes from half guard.
Sudo drops an elbow to the side of Truck's head.
Truck is still in real trouble! Can Sudo finish him?
Sudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Truck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sudo wants to take a breather but Truck is having none of it.
Truck is trying to control but can't.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Truck seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been informed that Truck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sudo winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Truck is not content to let Sudo control the position.
Truck tries to roll over but Sudo keeps him under control.
Truck looks winded!
Truck is looking to control Sudo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Truck avoid being mounted?
Sudo working over Truck with some ground and pound. Truck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sudo winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Truck tries to roll over but Sudo keeps him under control.
Sudo sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Truck! Oh, Truck is in big trouble! Sudo lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Sudo!
A very excited looking Dan Sudo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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