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KAMIKAZE 65: Zephyr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Papa (ranked 23506 p4p, 807 weight class) and Johnny Lawler (ranked 24438 p4p, 784 weight class). Lawler has chosen The Ghost of Tom Joad - Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Tom Papa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good elbows
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papa dives in and grabs Lawler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawler pushes down on Papa's head and hops out.
Papa throws a series of punches but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler wants to counter the offense by Papa and move into the clinch position.
Papa gets a clinch.
Lawler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papa is defending well for now.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Papa has been cut.
Lawler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Papa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Papa looking for a takedown.
Papa has Lawler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lawler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lawler lands a good knee to the midsection. Papa won't want to take too many of those.
Papa is breathing heavily.
Papa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Papa is trying to break the clinch but Lawler has him pressed against the cage.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Papa avoiding damage as Lawler throws knees to the body.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler lands a damaging elbow.
Papa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler lands a knee to the body.
Lawler trying to land knees to the body.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler landing knees to the body.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawler lands an elbow inside.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawler lands an elbow inside.
Lawler trying to land knees to the body.
Papa drags the fight down to the ground.
Lawler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Papa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler stays in close to Papa's body and controls the position.
Lawler wants to stand but Papa is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Papa is trying to control the position but Lawler postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Papa clinches up with Lawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
Lawler can't find room to land a body shot as Papa controls the action.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawler lands an elbow inside.
Papa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawler.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Papa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Papa throws an off balance right hand
and Lawler counters by clinching up.
Papa tries to break the clinch but Lawler is controlling the position.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawler missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lawler.
Lawler tries to land knees in the clinch but Papa avoids the damage to the body.
Johnny Lawler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
Papa tries for a takedown but Lawler manages to get underhooks.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands an elbow inside that Papa shrugs off.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papa managing to block the knees to the body from Lawler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lawler.
Papa is trying to break the clinch but Lawler has him pressed against the cage.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
Lawler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Papa's efforts to push away.
Lawler lands a damaging elbow.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Papa tries to break the clinch but Lawler is controlling the position.
Lawler lands an elbow inside.
Lawler lands an elbow inside.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawler.
Papa wants to take the fight to the mat but Lawler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Papa is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawler.
Oh Papa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
Papa blocks a body shot from Lawler.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Papa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papa seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawler crunches a lovely knee into Papa's ribcage.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands an elbow inside that Papa shrugs off.
Papa managing to block the knees to the body from Lawler.
Lawler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler lands a vicious elbow to the side of Papa's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Lawler tries to finish him with strikes but Papa still seems able to defend himself so Lawler steps back and lets Papa get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Papa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lawler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Papa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawler.
Lawler stalling against the cage.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from 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!
Lawler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Papa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is struggling to control the position.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler lands an elbow just above Papa 's eye.
Lawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Lawler.
Lawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawler.
Lawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Papa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Papa throws a head kick that misses.
Lawler wants to counter with a clinch but Papa pushes him away.
Lawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Papa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Papa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawler.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawler tries to work over Papa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Lawler lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler lands an elbow inside that Papa shrugs off.
Lawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler is leaning against Papa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawler lands a shot to the body.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Papa managing to block the knees to the body from Lawler.
Lawler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler lands an elbow that stopped Papa in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papa's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler lands a nice elbow.
Lawler is struggling to control the position.
Johnny Lawler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to work over Papa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawler pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Papa! Lawler unloads with more strikes and Papa sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lawler!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Lawler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Frankowski (ranked 9167 p4p, 751 weight class) and Owen Byrd (ranked 8904 p4p, 742 weight class). Frankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Pieśń Aniołów. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Frankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd throws a fast counter high kick but Frankowski manages to duck under it in time.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byrd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frankowski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Byrd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Byrd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Byrd.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankowski misses the target.
Byrd scores with a kick to the body.
Byrd slips a jab from Frankowski.
Byrd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrd counters with a body kick.
Frankowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frankowski really felt that one!
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Frankowski catches Byrd right on the button with a cross.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Frankowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frankowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frankowski.
Byrd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Frankowski.
A countering left hand to the body from Byrd misses.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Frankowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd unleashes a big counter combination but Frankowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frankowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
Byrd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Byrd throws a fast counter high kick but Frankowski manages to duck under it in time.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jake Frankowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Byrd lands a head kick!
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a body kick that stops Frankowski in his tracks momentarily.
Frankowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frankowski throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Byrd.
Frankowski is breathing heavily.
Byrd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice body kick.
Frankowski sizes up Byrd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Byrd misses.
A jab from Frankowski does it's job there.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Frankowski misses.
Frankowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Byrd scores with a head kick.
Frankowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Frankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Frankowski finds it's way through Byrd's defenses.
Byrd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jake Frankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd tests Frankowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd sizes up Frankowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Frankowski coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Frankowski is out of range.
Frankowski cracks Byrd with a good jab.
Frankowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski misses the jab.
Frankowski loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrd scores with a nice head shot.
Frankowski throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Frankowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frankowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frankowski throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankowski throws a right hand that misses
and Byrd counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Frankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frankowski misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrd looks to land a right hand but Frankowski moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Byrd. Frankowski shrugs it off though.
Byrd misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Byrd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Frankowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frankowski's head.
Byrd scores with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Frankowski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Frankowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Byrd throws a fast counter high kick but Frankowski manages to duck under it in time.
Byrd lands with a nice body kick.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
and Byrd counters with a good, hard body kick but Frankowski shrugs it off.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankowski throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frankowski.
Frankowski lands an overhand right.
Owen Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frankowski.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankowski throws out the jab.
Frankowski misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrd lands a front kick.
Byrd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankowski.
Byrd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frankowski throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frankowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Byrd.
Byrd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frankowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Frankowski misses with a left hand
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrd is looking for the big counter here.
Frankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski defending well as Byrd loads up on a big left hand.
Byrd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byrd fakes the leg kick and cracks Frankowski in the body.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frankowski really felt that one!
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankowski throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Byrd lands a nice shot that snaps Frankowski's head back.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Byrd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Frankowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
and Byrd counters with a left to the body.
Byrd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frankowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski misses with a hook.
Byrd jabs Frankowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Byrd.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frankowski really felt that one!
Frankowski throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Frankowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Byrd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Byrd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankowski. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frankowski looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Frankowski throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Frankowski misses with a hook to the body
and Byrd counters with a nice body kick.
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd moves away from the strike by Frankowski.
Frankowski misses with a combination
and Byrd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Byrd slips under a jab from Frankowski.
Byrd raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Frankowski throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frankowski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frankowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frankowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frankowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. Frankowski catches Byrd right on the button with a cross.
Byrd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Byrd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Frankowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Frankowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Byrd fakes the leg kick and cracks Frankowski in the body.
Byrd throws a right hand that Frankowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Frankowski also avoids with ease.
Byrd lands with a slapping head kick.
Byrd lands with a kick to the temple. Frankowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frankowski.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Byrd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Frankowski lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd defending well as Frankowski loads up on a big left hand.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a body kick that stops Frankowski in his tracks momentarily.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Frankowski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd thuds his right hand into Frankowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Frankowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frankowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byrd.
Byrd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Byrd avoids the head kick by Frankowski.
Sloppy strikes from Byrd. Those never looked like landing.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Byrd - that will leave a mark!
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick from Frankowski.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice body kick.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd defending well as Frankowski loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Byrd is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
A cross from Frankowski lands.
Frankowski throws out a powerful jab.
Frankowski cracks Byrd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Byrd counters with a nice kick to the body.
Frankowski scores with a jab.
Frankowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick by Frankowski misses
and Byrd counters with a solid body kick.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frankowski really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Frankowski misses.
A nice side step and Byrd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Byrd delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Frankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Byrd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frankowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frankowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Frankowski.
Byrd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frankowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Frankowski.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Frankowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankowski with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Frankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd unleashes a big counter combination but Frankowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut.
Byrd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frankowski's head.
Byrd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frankowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Byrd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frankowski lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Frankowski. That snapped Byrd's head back.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frankowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jake Frankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankowski lands a jab to the nose.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Byrd tries to move into range but Frankowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Owen Byrd.
Well Byrd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Byrd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ManOfThe PinkHole (ranked 3676 p4p, 418 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 23209 p4p, 796 weight class). Yaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring The Pain - Method Man. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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245 lbs
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245 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ManOfThe PinkHole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaga's coach down at White's ELITE Fitness Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yaga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
PinkHole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaga in his tracks.
PinkHole scores with a hook to the body. Yaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
PinkHole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by PinkHole! Yaga is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ManOfThe PinkHole!
ManOfThe PinkHole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 3677 p4p, 367 weight class) and Altintop Palonesess (ranked 21416 p4p, 617 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altintop Palonesess!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess slips under a jab.
Duff misses with a hook. Palonesess ducked under it nicely.
Duff throws a jab when Palonesess was well out of range.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Palonesess slips the punch.
Palonesess ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Palonesess wants to counter with a clinch but Duff pushes him away.
Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palonesess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duff throws out the jab.
Palonesess moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Duff breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Duff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess moves away from the strike by Duff.
Palonesess looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff tries to kick Palonesess off but Palonesess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Duff's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Duff tries to kick Palonesess off but Palonesess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palonesess misses with a wild combination.
Palonesess slips under a jab from Duff.
Palonesess has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duff finds it's way round the side to connect with Palonesess's head.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Palonesess's shoulder, as Palonesess tries to avoid the shot.
Duff missing with a left hand there. Palonesess was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duff looks to land a right hand but Palonesess moved out of range.
Palonesess shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duff is trying to defend but Palonesess finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Palonesess keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess working the head and body with strikes.
Palonesess sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Palonesess with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Duff is looking to escape.
Duff is not content to let Palonesess control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Palonesess misses with a wild body shot.
Duff throws a big shot that misses.
Palonesess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palonesess ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palonesess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palonesess moves into the clinch.
Palonesess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duff smiles and moves away.
Palonesess staying out of range there.
Duff throws a right hand that misses
and Palonesess counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duff!
Duff is trying to get back to his feet.
Duff is looking to get back to his feet here but Palonesess is keeping cool and he's managed to take Duff's back.
Palonesess is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Duff knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Duff for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess tries to get the hooks in deep but Duff pushed the leg off.
Duff is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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!
Palonesess is persistently looking for the submission but Duff is defending it well.
Duff is trying to stand back up.
Palonesess is riding his opponent, not letting Duff buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Altintop Palonesess will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Palonesess counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
Palonesess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Altintop Palonesess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palonesess decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Palonesess is keen to just control but Duff is a slippery customer.
Duff is trying to stand back up but Palonesess is controlling him
Palonesess is trying to control the action in half guard but Duff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palonesess stops Duff from getting back to his feet.
Palonesess seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palonesess content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duff is trying to stand back up but Palonesess is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess wants to take a breather but Duff is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palonesess defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Duff.
Nice shot by Duff.
Duff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duff did well to prevent Palonesess getting side control.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Palonesess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duff keeps working.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Palonesess is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Duff is trying to stand up here but Palonesess is controlling him well.
Duff is kicking away at Palonesess from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Palonesess grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Duff trying to push Palonesess off... Duff taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Altintop Palonesess!
Altintop Palonesess spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Berglund (ranked 4131 p4p, 369 weight class) and Raymond Donde (ranked 5259 p4p, 445 weight class). Berglund comes to the cage accompanied by Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustav Berglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde has managed to clinch.
Berglund turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Berglund manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Donde is looking to regain half guard here but Berglund keeps moving and retains side control.
Berglund in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Berglund tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Donde is trying to get back to half guard.
Donde regains half guard.
Donde tries to roll over but Berglund keeps him under control.
Donde slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berglund is looking to stand up but Donde won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde has his foot on Berglund's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berglund works his way back into a safe position though.
Donde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berglund manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donde stops Berglund from standing up.
Donde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Donde slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berglund is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Donde has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berglund has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Donde is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berglund has escaped the position, nice work there.
Donde is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berglund has escaped the position, nice work there.
Donde is trying to get an arm triangle but Berglund is defending well.
Donde is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berglund is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berglund is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Donde is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Berglund knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Donde in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Berglund is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raymond Donde!
Our winner, Raymond Donde, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bowen (ranked 6796 p4p, 196 weight class) and Bob Snapp (ranked 3163 p4p, 110 weight class). Bowen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JPATTERSSON - Like A Hippo. 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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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Brandon Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Snapp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snapp drops Bowen with a left right combo! Snapp follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Brandon Bowen has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snapp cracks Bowen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Snapp immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bowen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Snapp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Snapp!
Bob Snapp very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 4308 p4p, 492 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 3996 p4p, 464 weight class). Nick Dick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Niedzwiedzki's chin.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niedzwiedzki avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niedzwiedzki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niedzwiedzki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niedzwiedzki on his heels. He'll look to pass Niedzwiedzki's guard now, I'm sure.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Dick off and gets back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to clinch.
Dick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Niedzwiedzki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Niedzwiedzki, who protects the arm well.
Dick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Niedzwiedzki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dick scoring with strikes but Niedzwiedzki is staying in there.
The referee warns Niedzwiedzki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Niedzwiedzki is working to get back to half guard.
Dick 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.
Dick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Niedzwiedzki hang on?
Dick looking for a guillotine from mount but Niedzwiedzki is having none of it.
Dick jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Niedzwiedzki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Niedzwiedzki and Dick has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dick 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick prevents Niedzwiedzki from escaping the position.
Dick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Niedzwiedzki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to get back to half guard.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to regain half guard here but Dick keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niedzwiedzki sneaks back into half guard.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick seems to be working for a kimura but Niedzwiedzki defends the submission attempt.
Dick working over Niedzwiedzki with some ground and pound. Niedzwiedzki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Niedzwiedzki sees it coming and defends easily.
Dick prevents Niedzwiedzki from improving his position.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to escape.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick is thwarting Niedzwiedzki's attempts to control the position.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Dick off looking to stand but Dick dives back in and keeps control.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Dick off looking to stand but Dick dives back in and keeps control.
Dick is looking for a kimura but Niedzwiedzki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dick to get the leverage.
Niedzwiedzki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niedzwiedzki is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Niedzwiedzki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Niedzwiedzki wants to get back to full guard.
Dick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Niedzwiedzki defends it well.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Dick off looking to stand but Dick dives back in and keeps control.
Dick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Niedzwiedzki is defending against the submission attempts here by Dick.
Dick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niedzwiedzki tries to sprawl but Dick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Niedzwiedzki has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dick is on him like a limpet, forcing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niedzwiedzki can do to turn this around?
Niedzwiedzki is pressed up against the cage. Dick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Niedzwiedzki down to the mat. Niedzwiedzki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Niedzwiedzki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dick.
Niedzwiedzki takes the fight into the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki working Dick over with knees to the body.
Dick turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Niedzwiedzki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dick here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to improve his position.
Niedzwiedzki wants to get back to his feet but Dick drags him back down.
Dick tries for a kimura but Niedzwiedzki is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dick's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
Niedzwiedzki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Niedzwiedzki has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dick is on him like a limpet, forcing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Dick has Niedzwiedzki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niedzwiedzki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzki missing with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki stops a takedown attempt from Dick.
Niedzwiedzki gets underhooks to prevent Dick's takedown attempt.
Niedzwiedzki digs a right hand underneath Dick's ribcage. Dick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niedzwiedzki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzki working Dick over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzki - that landed with a thud.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow just above Dick 's eye.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside.
Niedzwiedzki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
A short left from Niedzwiedzki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside that Dick shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki working Dick over with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Nick Dick has been cut.
Niedzwiedzki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niedzwiedzki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow that stopped Dick in his tracks for a moment.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Niedzwiedzki scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a good knee to the midsection. Dick won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Niedzwiedzki.
Bruno Niedzwiedzki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dick is rocked!
Dick takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Dick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Dick! Niedzwiedzki unloads with more strikes and Dick sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
Our winner, Bruno Niedzwiedzki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 981 p4p, 149 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 3514 p4p, 441 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
174 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Novoselic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rock. That did some damage!
Rock connects with a body shot.
Novoselic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novoselic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alex Novoselic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock blocks a jab.
Novoselic walks into a straight right hand from Rock.
Novoselic throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novoselic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Novoselic is predictable there
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Novoselic.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Novoselic misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rock! But no joy.
Novoselic throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Novoselic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Rock moves out of range as Novoselic strikes.
Novoselic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Novoselic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Novoselic lands an overhand right.
Novoselic misses with a leg kick
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Novoselic misses with a body shot
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock unleashes a big counter combination but Novoselic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Novoselic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy body kick from Novoselic
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Novoselic. That's going to slow Rock down.
Novoselic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic misses with a right hand
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock moves out of range as Novoselic throws a body kick.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Novoselic throws a front kick that sends Rock stumbling back into the cage.
Novoselic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rock will feel that in the morning.
Rock checks a leg kick nicely.
Novoselic misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Novoselic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novoselic misses with an uppercut
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Rock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novoselic.
Despite the aggression on Rock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a left hand
and Rock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Novoselic misses.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rock's head.
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 Alex Novoselic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Novoselic throws a head kick that Rock semi-blocks.
Novoselic throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Novoselic lands a head shot.
Novoselic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Novoselic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Novoselic looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Novoselic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rock.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Novoselic misses with the body kick
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic feints and then cracks Rock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rock down.
A lazy body kick from Novoselic
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Novoselic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic misses with an uppercut
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Novoselic fails to land with a series of punches.
Novoselic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rock blocks the body kick.
Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Novoselic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Novoselic throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Novoselic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novoselic thinking.
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!
Rock digs a good body shot into Novoselic's ribs.
Novoselic with a jab.
Novoselic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Novoselic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Novoselic throws a sloppy body shot
and Rock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock works Novoselic's body with a nice hook.
Novoselic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Novoselic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Rock misses the body punch
and Novoselic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Novoselic is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good leg kick by Novoselic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Novoselic misses with an uppercut
and Rock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rock avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
Rock throws out a counter right but Novoselic avoids it with no problem.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novoselic thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Novoselic misses.
Rock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Despite the aggression on Rock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Novoselic throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Novoselic wants to slow Rock down by chopping away at his legs.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Novoselic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Novoselic tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Novoselic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novoselic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Novoselic throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Rock lands a jab to Novoselic's midsection.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a two punch combo.
Novoselic moves to clinch but Rock breaks away
and Rock counters with a left and a right that stings Novoselic.
Alex Novoselic is winning the standup battle so far.
Novoselic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Novoselic misses with a head kick.
Rock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Novoselic throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Novoselic scores with a nice strike.
Novoselic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Novoselic misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a body kick that misses
and Novoselic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Novoselic misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a hook.
Rock feints a jab promting Novoselic to slip. Rock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Novoselic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic takes one to the chin there.
Novoselic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novoselic slips under a jab.
Rock drops his hands momentarily and Novoselic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alex Novoselic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Novoselic.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock checks a leg kick.
Novoselic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novoselic throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rock lands with a right to the head.
Lance Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novoselic's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Novoselic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Novoselic!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Novoselic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 1187 p4p, 37 weight class) and Mike Shannon (ranked 2032 p4p, 64 weight class). Aki Hiko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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294 lbs
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282 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon misses with a looping left.
Hiko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shannon sprawls and moves away.
Shannon misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Shannon.
Hiko ducks under a wild hook from Shannon.
Hiko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Shannon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hiko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shannon's half guard.
Hiko winds up and cracks Shannon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hiko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shannon's head.
Shannon tries to get to full guard but Hiko has control of the leg.
Shannon wants to get back to his feet.
Shannon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hiko working Shannon over with strikes.
Hiko working over Shannon with some ground and pound. Shannon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hiko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon is staying active underneath Hiko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shannon gets back to full guard.
Shannon wants to sweep here but Hiko controlling him for the moment.
Hiko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiko trying to control but Shannon is working from the bottom.
Hiko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiko preventing the sweep.
Hiko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hiko throwing strikes from guard but Shannon blocks nicely.
Shannon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hiko landing some decent shots from guard.
Shannon has control of Hiko's left arm, preventing Hiko from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shannon wants to get back to his feet but Hiko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shannon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiko.
Shannon has his hands on Hiko's head, controlling the position.
Shannon 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.
Hiko prevents Shannon from getting back to his feet.
Hiko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shannon pulls Hiko in close to prevent any damage.
Shannon is trying to control the position but Hiko postures up.
Hiko lands a couple of elbows.
Shannon wants to sweep here but Hiko controlling him for the moment.
Shannon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hiko wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
Hiko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shannon trying to keep a closed guard but Hiko is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shannon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shannon looking for a sweep. Not yet Shannon, not yet.
Hiko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hiko lands a couple of elbows.
Shannon managing to control the position.
Hiko trying to control but Shannon is working from the bottom.
Shannon 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.
Hiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Shannon controls Hiko momentarily but Hiko frees himself.
Hiko lands a couple of digs.
Hiko stops Shannon from standing up.
Shannon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiko.
Hiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hiko stopping the sweep attempt from Shannon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiko wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
Shannon seems keen to control Hiko's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiko is in close to Shannon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shannon pulls Hiko in close to his closed guard and prevents Hiko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hiko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Shannon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hiko.
Hiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shannon can do to turn this around?
Shannon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shannon.
Shannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shannon on the side of the head.
Shannon tried to score with a low kick but Hiko checks it.
Hiko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hiko.
Shannon throws a hook but Hiko avoids it easily.
Shannon avoids the body shot from Hiko.
Hiko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shannon tries to clinch but Hiko is having none of it.
Hiko moves forwards but Shannon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Shannon throws a head kick but Hiko moves out of range.
Shannon misses with a straight left.
Shannon misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Shannon misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Shannon misses the target.
Shannon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shannon lands a jab to the nose.
Hiko fails with the takedown
and Shannon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shannon misses with a hook. Hiko ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hiko.
Hiko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shannon throws out the jab.
Hiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shannon tries to clinch but Hiko is having none of it.
Hiko tries to counter with a takedown but Shannon is quick to defend against it.
Shannon feints and then cracks Hiko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiko down.
Hiko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiko gets a double leg takedown into Shannon's guard.
Shannon trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko works over Shannon with some ground and pound from guard.
Hiko working some strikes from top position.
Shannon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiko's guard.
Shannon controlling from the top position.
Shannon throwing strikes but missing.
Hiko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shannon is trying to stand.
Hiko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hiko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hiko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hiko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hiko slips a nice elbow through Shannon's hands, connecting with Shannon's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiko lands with a punch from half guard.
Shannon is trying to stand.
Shannon manages to get to full guard.
Hiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiko postures up and lands a big shot to Shannon's brow.
Hiko stays in close to Shannon's body and controls the position.
Shannon keeping full guard, as Hiko tries to pass.
Shannon 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.
Aki Hiko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiko trying to control but Shannon is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hiko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shannon sprawls and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Hiko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiko.
Hiko blocks a leg kick.
Hiko tries to counter with a takedown but Shannon is quick to defend against it.
Shannon throws a hook but Hiko blocks it.
Shannon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hiko thuds his right hand into Shannon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hiko lands a left and a right that send Shannon crashing to the mat, dazed. Hiko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shannon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Hiko finish him?
Hiko just misses with a punch to the body.
Shannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Shannon clinches.
A hook to the body from Hiko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hiko.
Shannon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiko.
Hiko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shannon backwards.
Shannon misses with a body punch.
Hiko tries to pull guard but Shannon won't allow it.
Shannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiko tries to pull guard but Shannon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiko drops back down to his feet.
Hiko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiko.
Hiko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hiko jumps guard but Shannon stands there with Hiko around his waist. Hiko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Hiko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiko digs a right hand into Shannon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shannon's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hiko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shannon's brow.
Shannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shannon misses with some punches.
Mike Shannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko pulls guard.
Shannon 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.
Hiko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shannon is looking to work some ground and pound but Hiko has wrist control.
Hiko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shannon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shannon preventing the sweep.
Hiko keeping moving, preventing Shannon from controlling successfully.
Shannon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hiko striking off his back but it's not causing Shannon any problems.
Shannon stopping the sweep attempt from Hiko.
Shannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aki Hiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon is looking to work some ground and pound but Hiko has wrist control.
Hiko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shannon misses with a hook. Hiko ducked under it nicely.
Hiko connects with a body shot.
Shannon misses with a hook
and Hiko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shannon trying to control but Hiko postures up.
Hiko is trying to control. Shannon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hiko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shannon is trying to stand.
Shannon wants to get back to full guard.
Shannon is refusing to be controlled, as Hiko sits in half guard.
Shannon wants to get back to his feet.
Shannon gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiko controlling from the top position.
Shannon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hiko stops Shannon from standing up.
Hiko controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shannon looks to land a left hand but Hiko moved out of range nicely.
Shannon throws an overhand right that lands on Hiko's shoulder, as Hiko tries to avoid the shot.
Hiko tries to counter with a takedown but Shannon is quick to defend against it.
Hiko connects with a crisp jab.
Mike Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Shannon misses
and Hiko counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shannon manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Hiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiko 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Hiko!
Aki Hiko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 294 p4p, 37 weight class) and Kev Wooten (ranked 1787 p4p, 183 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Wooten has chosen Gods gonna cut you down- Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Jesus Chico Grande could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kev Wooten's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kev Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande jabs Wooten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wooten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wooten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.
Grande lands a jab to the nose.
Wooten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wooten.
Grande is looking to wear down Wooten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grande throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wooten on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Grande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wooten doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grande scores with the left hand. Wooten knows he should have avoided that one.
Grande takes the fight into the clinch.
Grande keeps control of Wooten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten working hard to break the clinch.
Grande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wooten.
Grande prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Wooten is trying to force a seperation but Grande has the dominant position.
Wooten is trying to break free.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wooten's efforts to push away.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wooten backwards.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Wooten's head.
Grande is leaning against Wooten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Grande's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but Grande is controlling him.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Grande.
Wooten looks winded!
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wooten's elbow.
Grande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wooten backwards.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Grande.
Wooten is rocked!
Grande drops Wooten onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wooten is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooten is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wooten's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wooten drops to his knees and Grande pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande is the new lightweight champion!
Jesus Chico Grande made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '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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