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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Privilege (ranked 7438 p4p, 655 weight class) and Dollar Bill Two (ranked 23889 p4p, 782 weight class). Privilege's entrance music is John Denver - Country Roads. A fine choice. The key to victory for White Privilege has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Privilege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dollar Bill Two!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill Two tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Privilege counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Privilege fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bill Two has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bill Two tries to clinch up
and Privilege counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Privilege darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Privilege cracks Bill Two with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Privilege has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bill Two to stand back up!
Bill Two is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Privilege lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bill Two takes a step back to recover.
Bill Two is still on wobbly legs! Can Privilege finish him?
Privilege lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Privilege lands with a shot to the body.
Bill Two seems to have recovered his senses.
Privilege drops Bill Two with a big left hand! Bill Two is injured, injured bad! Privilege jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Privilege!
A very excited looking White Privilege made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saville Clavet (ranked 7285 p4p, 692 weight class) and Henry Rollins (ranked 23977 p4p, 830 weight class). Clavet comes into the arena with Just A Lil' Bit blaring out of the sound system. Rollins has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saville Clavet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rollins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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.
Rollins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Clavet defend it? Rollins steps over the head and cranks it - Clavet is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rollins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Rollins!
Henry Rollins 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 6443 p4p, 299 weight class) and Rob Tash (ranked 9469 p4p, 354 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - This Is England. Rob Tash will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tash!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tash misses with the combination.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tash moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Tash misses with the combination.
Tash blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tash throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Tash misses with a looping left.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Tash's head back.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson really is a fat lump.
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!
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tash's efforts to push away.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson 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.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Tash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Tash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tash throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Tash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws the left hand but Tash avoids the punch easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tash enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tash wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Tash right on the nose. Tash blinks but takes it well.
Tash throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Tash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tash slips under a jab from Johnson.
Tash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A combination from Tash does no damage.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Tash counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Tash moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Tash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson pushes Tash up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Tash ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Tash unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tash was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tash, up you get!
Tash moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Tash is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Tash's guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tash is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tash saw that one coming.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Tash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tash throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson gets through Tash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Tash moves out of range of the strikes.
Tash moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Tash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tash blocks a head kick by Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tash! But no joy.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Tash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Tash counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tash throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tash scores with a three punch combo!
Ben Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tash misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tash ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tash was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson forces Tash back against the cage and clinches.
Tash struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Tash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tash scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tash moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Johnson 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!
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson darts in and clinches Tash up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tash unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tash.
Tash moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tash slips a jab from Johnson.
Tash defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Tash throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Tash throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
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!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tash.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Tash.
Tash has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tash.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Tash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Tash against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson rushes Tash and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
A frustrated look appears on Tash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tash tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tash can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Tash counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Tash to acknowledge the strikes.
Tash scores with a jab.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tash.
Tash throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Tash throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Ben Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Tash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Tash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tash misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Tash throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tash's shoulder, as Tash tries to avoid the shot.
Tash stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson scores with a jab. Tash acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tash under the eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Tash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tash, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Rob Tash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson presses Tash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Tash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 3870 p4p, 428 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 5430 p4p, 567 weight class). Simon Phoenix is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix tries to clinch but Butane moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Butane pushes him off.
Butane throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butane blocking some punches.
Butane misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butane.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Butane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Butane.
Butane lands with a left to the head.
Butane scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butane lands a left hand.
Butane lands with a right to the head.
Butane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butane lands with a light punch inside.
Butane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butane breaks from the clinch.
Butane throws a leg kick which misses Phoenix's front leg but catches the back leg as Phoenix tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Butane - that will leave a mark!
Phoenix closes the distance but Butane moves to the side
and Butane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phoenix walks straight into a right hand from Butane - that's dropped him! Butane jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Phoenix from any more punishment! Phoenix complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hulk Butane!
After winning the bout, Hulk Butane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Urzu (ranked 4341 p4p, 526 weight class) and Johny Loser (ranked 4410 p4p, 532 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Urzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Loser!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loser moves into the clinch.
Loser misses with a punch on the inside.
Loser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loser looking to stall.
Urzu working aggressively here.
Loser slowing the pace effectively.
Urzu lands with a light punch inside.
Loser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urzu.
Urzu just leaning against Loser, taking a breather.
Urzu has a couple of punches blocked by Loser.
Loser misses with a punch on the inside.
Loser misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urzu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loser tries to stall but Urzu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urzu prevents a body shot from Loser.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Urzu as Loser tries to tie him up.
Urzu misses with the head strike.
Loser misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loser stalling.
Loser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urzu struggles to land a body shot inside as Loser controls his hands.
Urzu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Losers head.
Urzu lands an uppercut.
Urzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urzu lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loser.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loser.
Urzu swings wildly with an uppercut but Loser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Loser.
A head punch on the inside from Loser fails to land.
Loser lands with a light punch inside.
Urzu misses with a body punch.
Loser swings wildly with an uppercut but Urzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loser misses with some punches.
Loser taking a breather.
Loser is trying to maintain a safe position but Urzu gets an underhook and turns Loser into the cage.
Loser is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Urzu has denied him.
Urzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Urzu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loser trying to stall but Urzu improves his position.
Urzu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loser lands with a short shot to the head.
Loser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urzu.
Loser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loser blocking some punches.
Urzu gets through Loser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loser slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Loser fails to land.
Loser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Urzu improves position.
Urzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urzu lands a left hand.
Loser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loser misses with a body punch.
Urzu lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urzu.
Urzu gets through Loser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urzu's elbow.
Urzu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loser working aggressively here.
Loser has Urzu pressed against the cage, preventing Urzu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Loser fails to land.
Loser misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Loser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loser tries to work over Urzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loser throws a head punch that misses.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urzu is keeping busy.
Loser lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urzu working hard to break the clinch.
Urzu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Urzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urzu stalls.
Urzu blocking some punches.
Urzu lands a nice uppercut.
Urzu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urzu's elbow.
Loser struggles to land a body shot inside as Urzu controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Urzu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urzu slips a jab from Loser.
Loser's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urzu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loser scrambles back to his feet.
Loser swings widly with a right hand
and Urzu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loser throws a right hand that misses
and Urzu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loser misses with a body shot
and Urzu counters with a stiff right hand.
Loser punishes Urzu's body with a nice straight punch.
Loser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urzu counters with a nice right hand that sends Loser toppling to the canvas! Loser scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Urzu finish him?!
Loser is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urzu lands a big uppercut and Loser crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Loser looks OK. Urzu waves Loser back to his feet!
Loser is still on wobbly legs! Can Urzu finish him?
Urzu is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Loser flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Loser is out cold! Urzu holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Urzu!
In his post fight interview, Jan Urzu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 3014 p4p, 150 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 3190 p4p, 157 weight class). Mercury has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mercury.
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mercury has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jedrzejczyk is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jedrzejczyk throws a wild body kick that Mercury sees coming a mile off.
Jedrzejczyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a combination. Mercury sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jan Jedrzejczyk has been cut.
A head kick from Mercury lands but Jedrzejczyk takes it in his stride.
Mercury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercury throws a head kick that Jedrzejczyk semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a looping right hand.
Mercury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jedrzejczyk's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Jedrzejczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Jedrzejczyk avoids them all with ease.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a nice body kick.
Jedrzejczyk looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jedrzejczyk. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jedrzejczyk throws a right and a left that Mercury avoids nicely.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Mercury connects with a crisp jab.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercury. That's going to slow Jedrzejczyk down.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jedrzejczyk's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Jedrzejczyk. That snapped Mercury's head back.
Mercury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercury staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Jedrzejczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Jedrzejczyk moves out of range easily.
Mercury scores with a nice strike.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercury throws a head kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Mercury looks to move away, Jedrzejczyk throws a big counter combo but Mercury just gets out of the way.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mercury walks into a jab.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercury.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jedrzejczyk - that will leave a mark!
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jedrzejczyk missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercury throws a head kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury ducks right into an uppercut from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a good body shot.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury throws a body kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick but Mercury moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jedrzejczyk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jedrzejczyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Jedrzejczyk's cut.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jedrzejczyk throws the left hand but Mercury avoids the punch easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick that misses.
Mercury throws a head kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mercury walks into a jab.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercury misses with a body kick.
Jan Jedrzejczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercury throws a right hand that misses
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury misses with a low kick as Jedrzejczyk jumps back.
Jedrzejczyk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercury counters with a two punch combo.
Mercury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Mercury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury swinging wildly here.
Mercury avoids a kick to the body.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercury slips under a jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercury moves out of range as Jedrzejczyk strikes.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Jedrzejczyk sees coming a mile off.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercury slips under a jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Mercury connects with an inside leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws out a loose jab but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury is looking to land body kicks.
Mercury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedrzejczyk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a combination. Mercury sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jedrzejczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury is looking to land body kicks.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Jedrzejczyk avoids them all with ease.
Jedrzejczyk sizes up Mercury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Mercury tenderised Jedrzejczyk's leg. Jedrzejczyk is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Mercury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a two punch combo.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a double jab.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mercury is rocked!
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mercury is still on wobbly legs! Can Jedrzejczyk finish him?
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Jedrzejczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercury circles away quickly and effectively.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Mercury with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mercury falls to his knees and Jedrzejczyk 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 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Jedrzejczyk!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jan Jedrzejczyk thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Freddie Mercury stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziba Halo (ranked 4713 p4p, 509 weight class) and Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 1878 p4p, 226 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
214 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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34
216 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ziba Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jṏhanssṏn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jṏhanssṏn blocks the body kick.
Jṏhanssṏn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Halo eats them both and turns towards Jṏhanssṏn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo scores with a jab. Jṏhanssṏn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Jṏhanssṏn is out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo scores with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo misses with a combination
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jṏhanssṏn.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a straight right hand.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Jṏhanssṏn throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Halo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jṏhanssṏn in his tracks.
Jṏhanssṏn is rocked!
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Jṏhanssṏn is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Jṏhanssṏn feints a counter leg kick.
Halo slips under a jab.
Crack! A monster head kick from Halo and Jṏhanssṏn falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Halo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ziba Halo!
Our winner, Ziba Halo, 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.
The defeated Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn had this to say: 'Wait a minute, there must be some type of mistake. I don't lose.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tribbiani Joey (ranked 1398 p4p, 151 weight class) and Military Industrial Complex (ranked 1812 p4p, 202 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Complex's choice of entrance music: Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tribbiani Joey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Military Industrial Complex!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Joey. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joey throws a series of punches but Complex avoids them all with ease.
Joey throws a body punch but Complex moves out of range.
Joey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joey misses the shot to the body.
Joey tries to move into range but Complex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joey throws a poor cross that misses
and Complex makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joey misses with a body shot.
Complex is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joey with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Complex.
Complex throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joey throws a body kick that misses.
Joey throws a head kick but Complex moves out of range.
Complex connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Complex slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Complex.
Joey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Complex lands with a nice body punch.
Joey scores with a head kick. Complex tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joey.
Complex lands a slapping body shot.
Complex works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joey.
Joey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Complex scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joey doesn't seem bothered though.
Joey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Complex connects with a jab.
Complex digs a good hook to Joey's body.
Joey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Complex checks a low kick from Joey.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex tries to move into range but Joey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Complex digs a good hook to Joey's body.
Joey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Complex's waist but Complex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joey off to one side.
Joey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joey throws a head kick that misses
and Complex counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tribbiani Joey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Joey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Complex.
Complex connects with a jab.
Joey is rocked!
Joey gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Complex gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Joey is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Military Industrial Complex!
A very excited looking Military Industrial Complex made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McKenna (ranked 2150 p4p, 302 weight class) and Micke Wagner (ranked 1814 p4p, 252 weight class). McKenna comes to the cage accompanied by Freedom. Robert McKenna is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKenna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKenna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McKenna keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Wagner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKenna postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
McKenna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McKenna throws a big right hand that misses.
McKenna landing with the ground and pound.
Wagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wagner throws a strike but McKenna avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wagner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wagner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McKenna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wagner throws an elbow that misses. McKenna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wagner's guard. Nice move by McKenna!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKenna with a flurry of punches that miss.
McKenna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wagner working for a triangle but McKenna defends it easily.
McKenna throws a big elbow that misses.
McKenna won't allow Wagner to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wagner holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McKenna's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wagner trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wagner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKenna's guard.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wagner stands up over McKenna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wagner throws an elbow that misses. McKenna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wagner's guard. Nice move by McKenna!
Wagner controls McKenna momentarily but McKenna frees himself.
McKenna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McKenna landing with the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wagner holds on and takes a little breather.
McKenna connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
McKenna trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Wagner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKenna's guard.
McKenna wants to get back to his feet but Wagner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wagner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McKenna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wagner throws an elbow that misses. McKenna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wagner's guard. Nice move by McKenna!
McKenna trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Wagner pulls McKenna in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to stand up but McKenna is controlling him.
Wagner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKenna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKenna lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck.
Wagner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing McKenna from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McKenna postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
McKenna throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McKenna dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKenna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Robert McKenna has been cut.
Wagner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKenna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKenna throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Wagner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKenna lands an overhand right.
McKenna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wagner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robert McKenna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wagner 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.
Wagner pulls McKenna in close to prevent any damage.
Wagner controls McKenna momentarily but McKenna frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wagner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McKenna stops Wagner from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKenna gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner throws a lazy uppercut
and McKenna counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wagner!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wagner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wagner manages to get back to half guard.
Wagner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wagner wants to sweep but McKenna has passed to side control!
Wagner gets back to half guard.
Wagner is doing well to control the position and prevent McKenna from advancing to side control.
McKenna thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McKenna lands a nice short elbow.
McKenna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenna missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKenna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKenna controlling the action here.
Wagner pushes McKenna off but McKenna dives into side control.
McKenna working the strikes but Wagner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McKenna lands a nice short elbow.
Wagner trying to control but McKenna postures up.
Wagner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McKenna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McKenna's back!
McKenna trying to get back to his feet but Wagner is in full control for now.
Wagner throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with punches from the back.
Wagner has his opponent's back but McKenna is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Wagner.
McKenna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wagner throws a poor cross that misses
so McKenna counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wagner is trying to keep McKenna in close.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKenna manages to get himself to full guard.
Wagner throws a big elbow that misses.
McKenna wants to stand and escape but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert McKenna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert McKenna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McKenna throws a lazy head kick
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McKenna lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
A big left from Wagner misses.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner lands a nice shot that snaps McKenna's head back.
McKenna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from McKenna.
Wagner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McKenna looks to throw a body kick
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wagner napping and manages to drive through 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!
Wagner is looking for a sweep.
Wagner wants to control but McKenna postures up.
McKenna is looking to take a break and control but Wagner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wagner holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wagner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wagner is trying to stand.
McKenna working the head and body with strikes.
Wagner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wagner.
McKenna advances position into side control!
Wagner is trying to control McKenna's posture but McKenna avoids it.
Wagner is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna working away.
Wagner tries to bench press McKenna off him but McKenna keeps the position.
Wagner is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
McKenna throws an elbow but Wagner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wagner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McKenna off and has taken his back!
Wagner is controlling the position but McKenna somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
McKenna is looking to escape.
McKenna is not content to let Wagner control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throwing shots but McKenna is blocking nicely.
McKenna is trying to stand up here but Wagner is controlling him well.
Wagner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wagner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wagner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wagner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKenna's head.
Wagner lands with a punch from half guard.
McKenna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wagner.
McKenna is trying to stand up here but Wagner is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McKenna has hold of Wagner's hands but Wagner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McKenna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wagner.
McKenna wants to get back to his feet.
Micke Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by McKenna misses
and Wagner counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenna.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robert McKenna's cut is getting worse.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Robert McKenna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Micke Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
Wagner lands a nice shot that snaps McKenna's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micke Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McKenna 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert McKenna!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert McKenna 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 495 p4p, 27 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 2467 p4p, 128 weight class). Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Sambulo Yeboah has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Gaudencio Roman has been cut.
Yeboah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roman's half guard.
Yeboah prevents Roman from improving his position.
Yeboah is looking to advance position but Roman won't allow it.
Yeboah is trying to work for a kimura but Roman is defending well.
Yeboah trying to control from half guard but Roman is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman wants to control but Yeboah is keeping busy.
Yeboah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yeboah is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roman has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah is thwarting Roman's attempts to control the position.
Roman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah is pushing down on Roman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roman is fighting to maintain full guard but Yeboah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yeboah seems to be looking for submissions.
Roman looking for submissions off his back.
Roman wants to sweep but Yeboah has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah working away.
Yeboah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Roman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yeboah trying to mount his opponent but Roman defends it.
Roman wants to sweep but Yeboah has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yeboah slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Roman.
Yeboah goes for an armbar but Roman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Roman.
Roman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yeboah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roman defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Roman preventing the sweep.
Roman is working Yeboah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roman has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
Roman wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Yeboah has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Roman sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Yeboah doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Roman paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Yeboah - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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