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KAMIKAZE 81: Pandora PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Williams (ranked 25678 p4p, 504 weight class) and Juan Sorola (ranked 25012 p4p, 517 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is King's Theme. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Sorola !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorola misses with the combination.
Sorola stuffs the takedown.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Sorola sprawls well.
Williams sets himself, and Sorola steps forward looking for the clinch! Williams avoids it this time.
Sorola throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sorola misses with a low kick.
Sorola stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jay Williams has been cut.
Sorola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sorola doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Sorola , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sorola misses with a few strikes there.
Sorola has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Sorola is controlling the position.
Sorola tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Sorola successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorola pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sorola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sorola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sorola !
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Sorola is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Williams tries to bench press Sorola off him but Sorola keeps the position.
Sorola stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Sorola .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Sorola sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juan Sorola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Sorola closes the distance and clinches.
Sorola leaning against his opponent.
Sorola manages to break the clinch.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorola .
Sorola gets a double leg takedown into Williams's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorola trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Sorola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorola landing with the ground and pound.
Sorola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Sorola from controlling successfully.
Williams has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sorola is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Williams.
Sorola looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Sorola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sorola is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorola is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sorola looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Williams tries to hold on but Sorola postures up.
Sorola controlling from mount.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Sorola 's attempts to control the action.
Sorola takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sorola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sorola moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sorola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Sorola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Sorola as Williams shoots in.
Sorola dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sorola fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams goes for a double leg but Sorola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sorola continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sorola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sorola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan Sorola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorola as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries for a takedown but Sorola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sorola throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorola fails to land with a series of punches.
Sorola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorola takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Sorola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sorola is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sorola is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Sorola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sorola is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Sorola lands a nice knee to the body.
Sorola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sorola manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorola trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sorola has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sorola misses with a few strikes there.
Sorola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sorola tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sorola to the ground. Sorola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorola as he jumps to the side.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Sorola sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorola is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Sorola circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorola lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sorola tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sorola to the ground. Sorola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorola scores with a jab to the head.
Sorola leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sorola looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
As Sorola looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Sorola just gets out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Sorola scores with a four punch combination!
Sorola shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sorola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sorola connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Sorola , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Sorola tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sorola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorola unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sorola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sorola sprawls and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorola throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Sorola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sorola wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Sorola . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sorola .
Sorola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sorola defends it nicely.
Sorola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Sorola persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sorola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sorola lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sorola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Sorola stuffs the takedown.
Sorola misses with the combination.
Sorola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Sorola , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Sorola sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Sorola .
Sorola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sorola defends well and Williams ends up having to push Sorola into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sorola avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sorola shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorola controls the position from side control.
Sorola is continuing to stall.
Sorola tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Sorola working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sorola lands an elbow.
Sorola prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Sorola cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sorola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sorola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Sorola 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Sorola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sorola advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorola avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams tries to buck Sorola off but he can't manage it.
Sorola lands a heavy elbow.
Sorola lands a nice shot to the head.
Sorola landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Sorola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sorola stands up from mount. Strange move.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Sorola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Sorola .
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorola .
Sorola fails to land with a series of punches.
Sorola swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Sorola as Williams shoots in.
Jay Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Sorola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sorola scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Sorola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sorola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sorola !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Shanti (ranked 9178 p4p, 729 weight class) and Michael Alexsej (ranked 25558 p4p, 769 weight class). Sagat Shanti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Alexsej!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexsej fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shanti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alexsej takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexsej wants to clinch.
Alexsej closes the distance but Shanti moves to the side
and Alexsej takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shanti fails to land with a series of punches.
Shanti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shanti connects with a right that clearly hurt Alexsej. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Shanti proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Alexsej collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Shanti!
Sagat Shanti very nearly forgot to thank Power Matrix Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Rollins (ranked 4476 p4p, 532 weight class) and Preston Lawson (ranked 24089 p4p, 840 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Preston Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson tries to clinch up.
Lawson wants to clinch up but Rollins keeps it at a distance.
Rollins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lawson to the ground. Rollins is now in Lawson's guard.
Lawson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rollins is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lawson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Lawson.
Lawson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rollins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preston Lawson.
Lawson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rollins is defending well.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rollins avoids the damage to the body.
Rollins has picked Lawson up - he's going for a ride! Rollins dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rollins moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lawson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rollins yanks on the arm and Lawson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rollins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Rollins!
A less than humble Henry Rollins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsurou De La Bambasio (ranked 5114 p4p, 589 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 5322 p4p, 608 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De La Bambasio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steve James - Warrior feat. LIGHTS. Duke Lupus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsurou De La Bambasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus darts in and clinches De La Bambasio up against the cage.
Lupus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De La Bambasio avoids a wild elbow strike from Lupus.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but Lupus blocks it.
Lupus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De La Bambasio up against the cage.
A knee to the head by De La Bambasio.
It looks like Duke Lupus has been cut.
De La Bambasio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lupus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Bambasio throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupus.
Lupus slowing the pace effectively.
Lupus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De La Bambasio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lupus effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus stalling against the cage.
Lupus blocks a body shot from De La Bambasio.
Lupus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De La Bambasio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lupus blocks it with crossed arms.
De La Bambasio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupus throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bambasio has a couple of punches blocked by Lupus.
Lupus misses with an elbow over the top.
Lupus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Katsurou De La Bambasio has been cut.
De La Bambasio looking to throw knees to the head but Lupus is blocking nicely.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Bambasio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but Lupus blocks it.
De La Bambasio connects with a knee to the head.
Lupus digs a right hand into De La Bambasio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Bambasio's gas tank.
Lupus pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
De La Bambasio wants to stand but Lupus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lupus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De La Bambasio's guard.
Lupus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lupus wants to get up but he can't break De La Bambasio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupus is stalling in the full guard.
Lupus prevents De La Bambasio from getting back to his feet.
Lupus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De La Bambasio wants to stand but Lupus is controlling the position.
Lupus 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.
Lupus throws a big right hand that misses.
Lupus prevents De La Bambasio from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Bambasio misses the jab.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but Lupus moves out of range.
Lupus avoids the head kick by De La Bambasio.
Lupus gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupus.
De La Bambasio misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupus looking to throw knees to the head but De La Bambasio is blocking nicely.
Lupus lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Bambasio obliges.
De La Bambasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Bambasio tries a body shot but Lupus blocks it.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but Lupus blocks it.
Lupus stalling in the clinch.
Lupus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De La Bambasio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Katsurou De La Bambasio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Lupus.
Lupus pulls guard.
De La Bambasio is looking to stand up but Lupus won't let him.
Lupus 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lupus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lupus controlling De La Bambasio's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio wants to get up but he can't break Lupus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De La Bambasio stands up and waves to Lupus to follow him.
Lupus clinches with his opponent.
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!
Lupus leaning against his opponent.
Lupus pulls De La Bambasio into guard.
Lupus controlling De La Bambasio's posture.
De La Bambasio is looking to stand up but Lupus won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duke Lupus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lupus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupus tries to counter with a clinch but De La Bambasio shakes him off and moves away.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch.
De La Bambasio misses with a hook.
Lupus moves into the clinch.
De La Bambasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupus avoiding damage.
Lupus breaks from the clinch.
Lupus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Bambasio, pushing him back against the cage.
De La Bambasio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lupus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lupus lands an elbow inside that De La Bambasio shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lupus.
Katsurou De La Bambasio's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lupus.
De La Bambasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lupus managing to block the knees to the body from De La Bambasio.
Lupus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupus clinches with his opponent.
De La Bambasio misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupus tightens his grip and picks De La Bambasio up, before dumping him to the ground. De La Bambasio manages to land in guard.
Lupus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lupus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lupus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Bambasio pushes Lupus off and scrambles back to his feet.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch there but Lupus circles away.
Lupus has closed the distance and engaged De La Bambasio in a clinch.
Lupus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De La Bambasio after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupus.
Lupus blocks an uppercut.
Lupus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katsurou De La Bambasio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lupus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lupus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupus wants to sweep here but De La Bambasio controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lupus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupus forces De La Bambasio back against the cage and clinches.
Lupus avoiding damage as De La Bambasio throws knees to the body.
De La Bambasio landing knees to the head.
Lupus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lupus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lupus scores with a couple of short elbows.
De La Bambasio tries to escape but Lupus is in control.
Duke Lupus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Lupus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeez, Katsurou De La Bambasio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Katsurou De La Bambasio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duke Lupus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Malone (ranked 4040 p4p, 186 weight class) and Noel Slager (ranked 24110 p4p, 367 weight class). Malone's entrance music is Kanye West - Black Skinhead. A fine choice. Slager comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Best UFC entrance of all time!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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131 lbs
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130 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noel Slager!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slager misses with a double jab
and Malone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slager is looking to stand back up but Malone counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Slager.
Malone is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Slager is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Malone!
Paul Malone took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Noel Slager was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry, i lost but i'll be back better and stronger as ever'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 18480 p4p, 790 weight class) and Rocky Tyson (ranked 2472 p4p, 262 weight class). Khalidov's entrance music is Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. A fine choice. Mamed Khalidov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson catches Khalidov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khalidov lands with an overhand left.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidov is looking to counter punch.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khalidov is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Khalidov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson slips a straight right by Khalidov.
A jab from Khalidov misses.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Khalidov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidov.
Tyson dips to his left and cracks Khalidov with an uppercut!
It looks like Mamed Khalidov has been cut.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Khalidov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands a big right hand that sends Khalidov crashing to the mat! Tyson stays standing though and waves Khalidov back to his feet!
Khalidov is rocked!
Khalidov walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Khalidov limp body while Tyson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Tyson!
An out of breath Rocky Tyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1422 p4p, 164 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 2549 p4p, 271 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dyllz Tahere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Swann scores with a jab. Tahere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swann cracks Tahere with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tahere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swann blocks a low kick nicely.
Swann looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Tahere looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tahere throws a hook but Swann avoids it easily.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swann.
Swann lands a leg kick that knocks Tahere off balance momentarily.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tahere slips under a jab from Swann.
Swann throws a leg kick but Tahere moved away.
Tahere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swann.
Tahere moves out of range of the leg kick from Swann.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Swann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Swann misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere throws a low kick, looking for Swann's leg but Swann calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tahere slips under a jab.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Swann 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.
Swann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Tahere misses.
Swann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Swann moves away and avoids it.
Tahere jabs Swann right on the nose. Swann blinks but takes it well.
Swann throws a hook to the side of Tahere's head but Tahere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tahere wants to slow Swann down by chopping away at his legs.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Swann saw it coming and moves away.
Tahere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swann misses with a looping right.
Swann throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Swann saw that one coming.
Swann avoids the head kick by Tahere.
Nice defenses there by Tahere.
Tahere wants to land a leg kick but Swann is out of range.
Swann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Swann throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tahere throws a leg kick which misses Swann's front leg but catches the back leg as Swann tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tahere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tahere throws a low kick but Swann moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swann.
Tahere misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Swann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swann has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Tahere is looking to chop away at Swann's legs.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swann misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swann slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Swann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Tahere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Tahere misses.
Swann misses the jab.
Tahere throws a low kick but Swann moves out of range easily.
Swann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Swann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swann defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Swann getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swann throws a big shot that misses.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Swann misses with a hook. Tahere ducked under it nicely.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tahere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swann.
Swann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swann lands a jab to the head.
Tahere takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swann misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere scores with a nice body kick.
Tahere lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swann.
Tahere is looking to slow Swann down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swann throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swann throws a head kick that half lands.
Tahere slips under a jab from Swann.
Tahere slips a straight right by Swann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tahere throws a poor cross that misses
and Swann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
Swann takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Swann as he checks the leg kick.
Tahere throws a body kick that misses.
Tahere misses with a kick to the body.
Tahere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahere throws a leg kick
and Swann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tahere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swann.
It looked like Tahere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tahere.
Tahere throws a low kick but Swann avoids it.
Swann lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swann ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann avoids the head kick by Tahere.
A punch lands to the side of Tahere 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tahere swings widly with a right hand
and Swann counters with a nice uppercut.
Tahere tries to score with a low kick but Swann moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Swann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swann was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Tahere moves away and avoids it.
Tahere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahere lands a nice looking body shot.
Tahere defending well as Swann loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tahere - that will leave a mark!
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere moves out of range as Swann strikes.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
Tahere scores with a nice head shot.
Swann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swann with a jab.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
Tahere lunges at Swann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swann's hand.
Swann misses with a looping right.
Tahere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Swann is looking to chop away at Tahere's legs.
Swann scores with a hook.
Swann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahere slips under a jab from Swann.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere connects with a body shot that sends Swann's belly button to the back.
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swann slips a jab from Tahere.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Swann moved away.
Swann misses with a lunging right hand
and Tahere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tahere feints a jab promting Swann to slip. Tahere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Swann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Swann misses.
Swann motions for Tahere to come forward. Swann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Swann might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tahere has got the better of the exchanges.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Swann checks it.
Tahere lands with an uppercut that bounces Swann off the cage and back into range.
Swann slips under a jab from Tahere.
Tahere slips a straight right by Swann.
Tahere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahere.
Tahere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tahere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swann can do to turn this around?
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Good standup being displayed there by Tahere as he connects with a hook.
Swann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tahere to score with a decent uppercut.
Dyllz Tahere is winning the standup battle so far.
Swann misses with a looping left.
Tahere half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Swann saw it coming and moves away.
Tahere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Tahere was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tahere throws a jab when Swann was well out of range.
Tahere lands a lovely overhand right.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swann.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahere feints a jab promting Swann to slip. Tahere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Swann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Swann moved away.
Tahere tries to score with a low kick but Swann moves his leg out of the way.
Swann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tahere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swann.
Swann needs to keep his hands up - Tahere had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann lands a slapping body shot.
Tahere throws out a leg kick but Swann moves out of range and Tahere only half commits.
Swann throws an off balance right hand
and Tahere counters with a leg kick.
Swann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tahere throws a leg kick but Swann moved away.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Swann missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swann throws a shot to the body.
Swann defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Tahere misses
and Swann counters with a nice uppercut.
Tahere misses with a hook. Swann ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Swann blocks the low kick.
Swann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahere throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
Tahere scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Swann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahere throws a leg kick that misses.
Tahere throws a low kick but Swann avoids it.
Tahere lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Tahere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swann.
Tahere takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tahere checks a leg kick.
Swann scores with a leg kick.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Swann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tahere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swann.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Swann misses with a hook
enabling Tahere to counter with a crisp jab.
Tahere moves out of range of the strikes.
Tahere loads up on a big right hand but Swann slips the punch.
Swann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tahere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Swann throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tahere motions for Swann to come forward. Tahere throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross Swann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere looks to score with a jab to the body but Swann is just out of range.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Swann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swann throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
Jab from Tahere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Swann is out of range.
Tahere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tahere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Swann misses.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Tahere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Tahere cracks Swann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swann connects with a single shot there.
Swann misses with a looping right.
Swann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahere throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere connects with a single shot there.
Swann throws a poor cross that misses
and Tahere counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tahere blocks a jab.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swann.
Swann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahere.
Swann needs to keep his hands up - Tahere had a free shot at his head there.
Tahere takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tahere is looking to slow Swann down with leg kicks.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Swann saw that one coming.
Tahere backing away here, and Swann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swann misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Tahere misses.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
A cross from Tahere lands.
The fighters circling - Tahere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swann scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
It seemed like Swann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tahere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swann blocks the body kick.
Swann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tahere.
Swann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tahere pushes Swann away with a front kick.
Tahere lands with an overhand left.
Swann slips under a jab.
Tahere checks a leg kick.
Tahere just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere misses the jab.
Tahere scores with a sloppy right hand. Swann should have avoided that one.
Tahere swinging wildly here.
Tahere lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dyllz Tahere.
Well Tahere has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 3710 p4p, 119 weight class) and Titus Pullo (ranked 4585 p4p, 146 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaboldi lands with a nice body punch.
Pullo tries to clinch but Arnaboldi is having none of it.
Pullo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arnaboldi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arnaboldi lands a nice uppercut.
Arnaboldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnaboldi scores with a shot to the side of Pullo's head.
A nice left hand lands by Pullo.
Arnaboldi is working Pullo over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Arnaboldi .
Pullo looks winded!
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnaboldi won't allow it.
A short left from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnaboldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pullo backwards.
That has opened up Titus Pullo's cut even more.
Arnaboldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pullo backwards.
Arnaboldi lands a left hand.
Arnaboldi lands a nice uppercut.
Arnaboldi is leaning against Pullo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arnaboldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnaboldi 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arnaboldi .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaboldi is stalking Pullo. Pullo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Arnaboldi , and it's lights out! Pullo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huberto Arnaboldi !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 1643 p4p, 231 weight class) and Micke Wagner (ranked 2576 p4p, 334 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzki misses with a combination
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niedzwiedzki scrambles back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niedzwiedzki stalks Wagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagner's face. Wagner staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niedzwiedzki, right into the meat.
Niedzwiedzki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Niedzwiedzki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niedzwiedzki has time to react.
Niedzwiedzki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wagner. Wagner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
Niedzwiedzki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niedzwiedzki moves away.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Niedzwiedzki moved out of range nicely.
Wagner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNiedzwiedzki.
Wagner jabs at Niedzwiedzki's body.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzki tries to work over Wagner's front leg with a kick but Wagner checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wagner checks it well.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Niedzwiedzki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wagner lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niedzwiedzki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner lands a big uppercut and Niedzwiedzki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Niedzwiedzki looks OK. Wagner waves Niedzwiedzki back to his feet!
Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Niedzwiedzki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niedzwiedzki ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNiedzwiedzki.
Wagner finds Niedzwiedzki's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Niedzwiedzki flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Wagner lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Niedzwiedzki will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Micke Wagner!
Micke Wagner is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Micke Wagner, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mana Festation (ranked 419 p4p, 18 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 1572 p4p, 77 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Darth Vader was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Festation!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Vader !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader takes a swing at Festation's ribcage but misses.
Vader shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Festation counters with a three punch combo that has Vader backing up. Vader nods at Festation to acknowledge the strikes.
Festation steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vader .
Vader misses with a body shot.
Festation feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vader connects with a jab.
Vader cracks Festation with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader with a lazy takedown attempt
and Festation counters with a head kick. That will keep Vader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader .
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Festation.
Festation is looking for a counter combo.
Vader scores with a hook to the body. Festation takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Festation counters with a nice body kick.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Festation seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vader throws a leg kick but Festation sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Vader backs away, Festation returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vader lands with a right hand.
Vader cracks Festation with a right hand to the side of the head.
Festation blocks a jab.
Festation is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Vader . Beautiful body shot.
Festation on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Festation.
As Vader looks to move away, Festation throws a big counter combo but Vader just gets out of the way.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Festation thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vader lands with an uppercut that bounces Festation off the cage and back into range.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Festation was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Festation seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vader misses with a shot to the body
and Festation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Festation appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Vader
and Festation counters with a one-two to the body.
Vader closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Festation to the mat! Festation manages to get full guard.
Festation manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Vader .
Vader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vader gets the takedown into side control.
Vader postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Festation is trying to get back to half guard.
Vader is chipping away with strikes.
Festation is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vader off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader holding both Festation 's hands and preventing any damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Vader is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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.
Vader trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Vader is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vader looking very determined here, making life difficult for Festation.
Festation controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darth Vader will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Festation manages to avoid it.
Festation seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vader shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Festation as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Festation wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Festation stuffs the takedown.
Vader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Festation rather than just go for the knockout.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vader .
Festation bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Vader looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Festation is fending him off so far but Vader persists. Nope, Festation circles away and we're back to standing.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Festation finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Festation gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vader to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Festation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader stopping the sweep attempt from Festation.
Festation is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
Festation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Festation 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.
Festation pulls Vader in close to prevent any damage.
Festation lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vader being controlled here, momentarily.
Mana Festation overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Festation wants to stand but Vader has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Vader 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.
Festation sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vader holds on and takes a little breather.
Festation stopping the sweep attempt from Vader .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Festation trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vader wants to sweep but no luck.
Vader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Festation controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darth Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader digs a good body shot into Festation's ribs.
Vader has his takedown stuffed
and Festation counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vader has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Festation moves out of range easily.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Festation appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Festation counters with a three punch combo that has Vader backing up. Vader nods at Festation to acknowledge the strikes.
Festation walks into a straight right hand from Vader .
Vader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Festation stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader rushes Festation and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 Mana Festation will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vader shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Festation manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vader postures up.
Vader lands a couple of digs.
Vader stopping the sweep attempt from Festation.
Festation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Festation is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Festation holds on and takes a little breather.
Festation trying to keep a closed guard but Vader is proving a slippery customer.
Vader throwing strikes from guard but Festation blocks nicely.
Vader throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vader 's guard.
Vader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vader is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vader is keeping the position for now.
Festation decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader throws a right hand that Festation ducks under and follows up with a left that Festation also avoids with ease.
Vader misses with a takedown
and Festation counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation gets tackled into the cage by Vader . Vader maintains the clinch.
Festation scores with a hook to the body.
Festation breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Festation.
As Vader looks to move away, Festation throws a big counter combo but Vader just gets out of the way.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Festation was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader throws a hook but Festation blocks it.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Festation was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Festation is looking for a counter combo.
Vader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Festation takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Festation looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Festation looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vader is fighting to break Festation's control of his arms but Festation is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vader in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vader throws a big right hand that misses.
Vader trying to control but Festation is working from the bottom.
Vader sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vader with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vader won't allow Festation to sweep him here.
Festation working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vader .
Festation not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vader throwing strikes from guard but Festation blocks nicely.
Festation is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Festation is trying to keep Vader in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festation is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vader has a takedown stuffed.
Festation is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vader closes the distance and pushes Festation back into the cage.
Festation breaks the clinch.
Vader dives in for a single leg takedown but Festation sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader throws a low kick but Festation avoids it.
Festation has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vader .
Vader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Festation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Darth Vader just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Vader scores with a four punch combination!
Vader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Festation counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vader misses with a double jab
and Festation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Festation blocks a jab.
Vader feints and as Festation raises his hands in defense, Vader changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vader won't allow Festation to get back to his feet.
Festation seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Festation 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.
Vader working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Festation is on top in guard.
Festation has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader wants to stand but Festation is controlling the position.
Festation is fighting to break Vader 's control of his arms but Vader is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Festation is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vader bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Festation's guard.
Festation looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Festation is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vader is controlling him.
Vader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Festation swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Festation wants to get back to his feet but Vader is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vader landing some decent shots from guard.
Festation looking for a sweep. Not yet Festation, not yet.
Vader stops Festation from standing up.
Festation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Festation is controlling Vader 's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vader drives through and clinches with Festation against the cage.
Good body shot from Festation.
Festation letting Vader take a breather here.
Festation pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a front kick.
Vader shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Festation pushes Vader off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader tries to clinch up.
And Festation counters with a quick kick to the body but Vader blocks it.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Festation paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Vader backs away, Festation returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vader has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Darth Vader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vader has Festation up against the cage in a clinch.
Festation lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Festation blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader working aggressively here.
Festation tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
Festation lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation breaks the clinch.
Vader throws a head kick that misses
and Festation counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vader thinking.
Vader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Festation takes one to the chin there.
Vader misses with a combination
and Festation counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mana Festation is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Vader .
A momentary lapse in concentration from Festation enables Vader to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Festation manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a couple of elbows.
Vader is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Festation looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vader is one step ahead there.
Mana Festation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vader trying to control but Festation is working from the bottom.
Festation is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Festation looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vader is one step ahead there.
Vader with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vader sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Festation's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation wants to control but Vader is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Festation is controlling Vader 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vader drops an elbow to the side of Festation's head.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Festation controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Festation has hold of Vader 's hands but Vader slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vader throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Festation is not content to let Vader control the position.
Festation is trying to maintain the position but Vader is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader slips a nice elbow through Festation's hands, connecting with Festation's forehead.
Vader prevents Festation from standing back up.
Well, if Vader 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.
Festation tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Darth Vader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Festation trying to control but Vader postures up.
Vader is trying to control the action in half guard but Festation is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vader stalling.
Vader drops an elbow to the side of Festation's head.
Vader is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vader working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Vader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Vader !
Darth Vader is the new bantamweight champion!
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