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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kojito Yamate (ranked 8392 p4p, 732 weight class) and Jeff Green (ranked 4971 p4p, 578 weight class). Green is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kendrick Lamar - Humble. Jeff Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojito Yamate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Green!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Yamate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green moves out of range as Yamate throws a body kick.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamate.
Yamate feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Yamate tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamate tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamate tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamate lands a head kick!
Green takes a swing at Yamate's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Yamate tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamate looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Green is trying to counter with his kicks.
Green cracks the inside of Yamate's front leg.
Yamate throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green clinches up with Yamate and pushes him back against the cage.
Green effectively controlling the action here.
Green jumps into guard, dragging Yamate to the mat.
Green wriggles free and stands up.
Yamate checks a leg kick.
Yamate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yamate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green blocks a head kick by Yamate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green misses with a head kick.
Yamate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamate moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Yamate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yamate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yamate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Kojito Yamate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green clinches.
Yamate is fighting off a takedown attempt but Green is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yamate to the mat. Yamate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Green working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Green lands a couple of elbows.
Green is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yamate looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamate, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green stands up over Yamate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green stands up over Yamate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green 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.
Green stands up and waves to Yamate to follow him.
Yamate scoring well with a low kick there.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yamate on his heels. He'll look to pass Yamate's guard now, I'm sure.
Yamate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamate tries to get out of the position.
Green gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Green pushes Yamate up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Green forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamate tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Green controlling the action here.
Green maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yamate could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Green has cracked it and Yamate is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Green!
After the big win, Jeff Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dauntless and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe James (ranked 5700 p4p, 570 weight class) and Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 5080 p4p, 522 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort . Kovalchick has chosen Ukrainian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchick fails with an attempt to clinch.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kovalchick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kovalchick bucks up and tries to throw James off but instead James has got his back!
Kovalchick wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalchick covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
James is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
James is looking for the choke from the back position but Kovalchick is controlling his hands well.
Kovalchick is trying to stand back up.
James is punishing Kovalchick with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kovalchick is defending well though. James let's go of the attempt for now.
James slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but James has full control of the position and if anything, Kovalchick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I would not like to be Kovalchick right now.
Kovalchick defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of James's arms.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kovalchick doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick is trying to stand back up.
James tightening his grip on Kovalchick, looking for the choke.
James biding his time, looking for the opening.
James is punishing Kovalchick with some ground and pound.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
James is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kovalchick. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but James has full control of the position and if anything, Kovalchick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
James controls the position.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
James controls the action.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but James has full control of the position and if anything, Kovalchick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards James.
James biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kovalchick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kovalchick is trapped and James is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kovalchick trying to get back to his feet but James is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kovalchick defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of James's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalchick trying to get back to his feet but James is in full control for now.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James is looking for the choke from the back position but Kovalchick is controlling his hands well.
Kovalchick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James keeps control of the position easily here as Kovalchick tries to buck him off.
Kovalchick is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovalchick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovalchick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Kovalchick.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalchick throws a knee to the head but misses.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James drags the fight down to the ground.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kovalchick defends it easily.
Kovalchick wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
James controlling the position.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James is trying to keep Kovalchick in close.
James is working an open guard so Kovalchick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kovalchick forces James back against the cage and clinches.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kovalchick walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from James misses its target.
Kovalchick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kovalchick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
James tries for a takedown but Kovalchick manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James is trying to pull guard but Kovalchick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovalchick blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick throws a knee to the head but misses.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovalchick can do to turn this around?
James is working for takedown but Kovalchick is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James manages to break the clinch.
Kovalchick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from James misses its target.
Kovalchick throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalchick pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Kovalchick.
It looks like Joe James has been cut.
James is trying to drag Kovalchick to the mat but Kovalchick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a takedown.
Kovalchick misses with a knee to the head.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James tries to pull guard but Kovalchick won't allow it.
James tries for a takedown but Kovalchick manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kovalchick smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasyl Kovalchick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovalchick tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Kovalchick.
Kovalchick has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kovalchick is trying to keep an underhook but James manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kovalchick is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if James is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kovalchick is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kovalchick instigates a clinch.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kovalchick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalchick misses with a knee to the head.
Kovalchick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kovalchick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Kovalchick tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchick tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Kovalchick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kovalchick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasyl Kovalchick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kovalchick misses with a knee strike.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovalchick connects with a knee to the head.
James is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kovalchick to keep the fight standing.
James misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a takedown.
Kovalchick looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Kovalchick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James tries to break the clinch but Kovalchick is controlling the position.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kovalchick blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James tightens his grip and picks Kovalchick up, before dumping him to the ground. Kovalchick manages to land in guard.
Kovalchick uses the cage to get back to his feet.
James tries to clinch up but Kovalchick circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasyl Kovalchick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Kovalchick, which made it look bad.
James tries to keep at a distance but Kovalchick has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalchick landing knees to the head.
Kovalchick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalchick landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasyl Kovalchick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kovalchick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Vasyl Kovalchick!
Vasyl Kovalchick wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Vasyl Kovalchick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Brown (ranked 4193 p4p, 511 weight class) and Rock Bolt (ranked 7272 p4p, 683 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ive Got Spies. Sid Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rock Bolt's chin.
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab.
It looks like Rock Bolt has been cut.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Bolt's shoulder, as Bolt tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bolt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Bolt's shoulder, as Bolt tries to avoid the shot.
Bolt feints the counter takedown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown lands a nice hook to Bolt's body. Bolt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown cracks Bolt with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bolt falls to his knees and Brown doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sid Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Sid Brown 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry McGregor (ranked 3357 p4p, 337 weight class) and Gero Hemmingway (ranked 6223 p4p, 507 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hemmingway's choice of entrance music: Kids with Guns - Gorillaz. Gero Hemmingway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gero Hemmingway!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hemmingway misses
and Hemmingway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hemmingway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGregor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Hemmingway didn't see that one coming.
Larry McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from McGregor finds it's target.
Hemmingway is rocked!
McGregor finds Hemmingway's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Hemmingway flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McGregor lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Hemmingway will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry McGregor!
After the big win, Larry McGregor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Gero Hemmingway stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, a good fighter learns from his losses and returns better!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Styles (ranked 3538 p4p, 353 weight class) and Matsui Yamamoto (ranked 7592 p4p, 545 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsui Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles is looking to counter punch.
Styles lands a slapping body shot.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto cracks Styles with an open hand slap.
Styles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Matsui Yamamoto has been cut.
Styles feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yamamoto sprawling to the canvas! Yamamoto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Styles finish him?!
Yamamoto is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto misses with a leg kick
and Styles counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Styles!
Harry Styles managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Adams (ranked 6562 p4p, 669 weight class) and Dick Mahoney (ranked 3057 p4p, 411 weight class). Tony Adams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Mahoney's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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 Los Angeles, Tony Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mahoney's guard.
Mahoney kicks Adams off and gets to his feet.
Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adams working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams with the ground and pound but Mahoney regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Adams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Adams is pressing down on Mahoney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahoney is holding on for now.
Mahoney wants to get back to his feet.
Adams lands with a punch from half guard.
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Mahoney's hands, connecting with Mahoney's forehead.
Mahoney is positioning himself well to prevent Adams advancing to mount.
Adams prevents Mahoney from improving his position.
Mahoney has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams working Mahoney over with strikes.
Mahoney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahoney keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Adams working Mahoney over with strikes.
Mahoney is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahoney's head.
Mahoney is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Mahoney's hands, connecting with Mahoney's forehead.
Mahoney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahoney's head.
Mahoney wants to get back to full guard.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney keeping hold of Adams's head, controlling as best he can.
Mahoney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mahoney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams postures up.
Adams 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.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Mahoney is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahoney is pulling down on Adams's head. It's preventing any offense from Adams, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams postures up in Mahoney's guard and throws a big left but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney is pulling down on Adams's head. It's preventing any offense from Adams, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Mahoney gets caught flat footed, as Adams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mahoney keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Mahoney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahoney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Adams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.
Tony Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Mahoney manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Adams keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
Mahoney gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahoney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Mahoney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adams rushes Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney breaks from the clinch.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams is rocked!
Adams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mahoney sneaks out the side door and pushes Adams away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Mahoney! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Mahoney!
A relieved looking Dick Mahoney thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 2913 p4p, 320 weight class) and Vinnie Sixx (ranked 5907 p4p, 587 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
247 lbs
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsing Tsing Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx misses with a straight right.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sixx.
Sixx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Sixx has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khan slips under a jab from Sixx.
Sixx walks into a left hand.
It looks like Vinnie Sixx has been cut.
Sixx swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sixx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sixx throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Khan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sixx misses with a two punch combination.
Sixx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sixx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sixx throws a lazy body kick
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Sixx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Sixx.
Sixx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sixx.
Khan misses with a hook.
Sixx feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Sixx then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut.
Sixx just misses with a punch to the body.
Sixx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sixx slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sixx moves away.
Sixx misses with a few strikes there.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sixx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan sends Sixx crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Khan is motioning to the referee to let Sixx up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sixx is rocked!
That has opened up Vinnie Sixx's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sixx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sixx is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Sixx bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Khan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sixx falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sixx was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tsing Tsing Khan!
An intense looking Tsing Tsing Khan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I came to this company to be champion, and I will not stop until I get it'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 1593 p4p, 215 weight class) and Frank Lamphard (ranked 2871 p4p, 357 weight class). Divac's entrance music is Nas- Do you hate me now. A fine choice. Roman Divac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
198 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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32
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lamphard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Lamphard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamphard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Divac misses with a right hand
and Lamphard counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Divac keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamphard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Divac slips under a jab.
Divac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamphard digs a good hook to Divac's body.
Frank Lamphard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divac misses with a looping right.
Lamphard throws out a counter right but Divac avoids it with no problem.
Lamphard misses with an uppercut
and Divac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamphard lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamphard misses with a left hand
and Divac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Divac lands a really nice looking cross but Lamphard seems unphased.
Lamphard instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Divac.
Lamphard has a couple of punches blocked by Divac.
Divac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamphard misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamphard can't find room to land a body shot as Divac controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamphard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Divac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Divac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamphard throws a poor cross that misses
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Divac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamphard back to the cage. Divac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Divac blocks the body kick.
Lamphard misses with a body shot
and Divac counters with a straight right hand.
Lamphard is rocked!
Lamphard throws a lazy right hand but Divac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divac throws a nice looking combination but Lamphard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Divac lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Divac needs to keep his hands up - Lamphard had a free shot at his head there.
Lamphard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Divac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac loads up on a big right hand but Lamphard slips the punch.
Lamphard throws a body kick that misses
enabling Divac to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamphard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Divac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamphard.
Divac misses with an uppercut. Lamphard saw that one coming.
Divac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lamphard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Divac on the side of the head.
Lamphard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamphard misses with a looping right.
Lamphard misses with a right hand
and Divac counters with a stiff right hand.
Divac is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lamphard misses with a straight left.
Lamphard tries to land a body kick
and Divac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamphard misses with a hook to the body
and Divac counters with a beautiful punch that sends Lamphard to the canvas!
Lamphard is still in real trouble! Can Divac finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac wants to control from the top but Lamphard keeps moving.
Lamphard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lamphard seems to have recovered his senses.
Divac has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Divac trying to move into half guard but instead Lamphard has managed to sweep!
Divac trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lamphard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Divac is looking to stand up but Lamphard isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Divac wants to control but Lamphard passes easily into half guard.
Divac wants to get back to his feet.
Lamphard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Divac is trying to maintain the position but Lamphard is very close to passing his half guard.
Lamphard slows the pace down in half guard.
Lamphard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Divac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lamphard scores with a jab.
Roman Divac is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamphard throws a poor cross that misses
and Divac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Divac moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Divac wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamphard swings widly with a right hand
and Divac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Divac takes one to the side of the head.
Lamphard looks to clinch
enabling Divac to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamphard misses with a shot to the body
and Divac counters with a crisp right that sends Lamphard to the canvas! Divac follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Divac!
Roman Divac seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 1825 p4p, 212 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 1415 p4p, 166 weight class). Tito Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Knutr Sveinsson's chin.
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23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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265 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knutr Sveinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson misses with a head kick.
Sveinsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sveinsson misses with a leg kick
and Sveinsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sveinsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Tito Griffin has been cut.
Sveinsson works the jab nicely.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin throws a jab when Sveinsson was well out of range.
Sveinsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sveinsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sveinsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Sveinsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Sveinsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Sveinsson. Beautiful body shot.
Sveinsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sveinsson pushes Griffin away with a front kick.
Griffin looks winded!
Sveinsson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sveinsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Sveinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sveinsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sveinsson misses with an uppercut
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sveinsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin is looking for the big counter here.
Sveinsson slips under a jab.
Sveinsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sveinsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sveinsson takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Sveinsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffin should have avoided that one.
A jab from Sveinsson misses.
Griffin throws out a counter right but Sveinsson avoids it with no problem.
Griffin misses the jab.
Sveinsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
Sveinsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sveinsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffin is rocked!
Sveinsson goes for a small jab and connects. Now Sveinsson goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Griffin stumbles back but Sveinsson runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Griffin to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Griffin will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Knutr Sveinsson!
Knutr Sveinsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop, into his post fight interview.
Tito Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight thank you fans and my opponet you were the better fighter'.
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