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KAMIKAZE 85 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Frankowski (ranked 23989 p4p, 787 weight class) and Brandon Ortega (ranked 23901 p4p, 742 weight class). Frankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Pieśń Aniołów. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Frankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortega counters with a series of strikes. Frankowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frankowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frankowski throws a lazy head kick
and Ortega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frankowski thinking.
Frankowski throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
Ortega fails with the takedown.
Frankowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frankowski.
Frankowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Frankowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
Ortega jabs Frankowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frankowski throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankowski lands a really nice looking cross but Ortega seems unphased.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Frankowski circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortega gets a takedown into half guard.
Frankowski is trying to stand up here but Ortega is controlling him well.
Ortega postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Frankowski to stand up.
Frankowski moves forwards but Ortega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jake Frankowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega blocks a head kick by Frankowski.
Frankowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Frankowski tries to move into range but Ortega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frankowski drops his hands momentarily and Ortega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frankowski jabs Ortega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frankowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frankowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frankowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortega, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega with a nice cross.
Jake Frankowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega tests Frankowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankowski takes one to the chin there.
Ortega has Frankowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Frankowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frankowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frankowski misses with a straight left.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Frankowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega gets a clinch.
Ortega wants to break free but Frankowski has control.
Frankowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frankowski throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Frankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frankowski dips to his left and cracks Ortega with an uppercut!
Frankowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.
Ortega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega cracks Frankowski with an open hand slap.
Ortega is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Frankowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ortega dives in and grabs Frankowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frankowski pushes down on Ortega's head and hops out.
Jake Frankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Ortega.
Ortega scores with a jab.
Ortega slips a straight right by Frankowski.
Frankowski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jake Frankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Frankowski as Ortega shoots in.
Frankowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frankowski throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frankowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortega sizes up Frankowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ortega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frankowski defends it nicely.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankowski.
Ortega works the jab nicely.
Frankowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frankowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortega fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut.
Ortega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frankowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortega. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortega.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frankowski.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frankowski's head backwards.
Ortega takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brandon Ortega has been cut.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frankowski works Ortega's body with a nice hook.
Frankowski loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortega clobbers Frankowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jake Frankowski's cut is getting worse.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Frankowski circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frankowski throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
Frankowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Frankowski.
Ortega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Ortega will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortega staying out of range there.
Frankowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Frankowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Ortega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frankowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortega lands with a shot to the body.
Ortega looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frankowski wants to stand back up but Ortega manages to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frankowski is avoiding damage well.
Frankowski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ortega is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega working the head with strikes.
Frankowski wants to get back to his feet but Ortega drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Ortega seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Frankowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ortega is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frankowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankowski sneaks out the side door and pushes Ortega away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ortega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frankowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Frankowski throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankowski throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jake Frankowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frankowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Jake Frankowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ortega scores with a shot to the body.
Frankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortega.
Frankowski throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankowski. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frankowski sets himself, and Ortega steps forward looking for the clinch! Frankowski avoids it this time.
Ortega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ortega moves away from the strike by Frankowski.
Frankowski misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega darts in looking for a takedown but Frankowski gets double underhooks and turns Ortega into the cage.
Frankowski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a body shot that sends Frankowski's belly button to the back.
Frankowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Frankowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankowski. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Frankowski avoids them all with ease.
Frankowski throws a right hand that misses
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Frankowski misses.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt.
Frankowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jake Frankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Ortega.
Frankowski connects with the punch.
Frankowski closes the distance and pushes Ortega back into the cage.
Ortega displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frankowski up against the cage.
Frankowski manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frankowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Frankowski knows he should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Frankowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Ortega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Friedrich (ranked 8374 p4p, 314 weight class) and Eddy Neuhardt (ranked 18755 p4p, 343 weight class). Neuhardt has chosen Street Fighter II Ryu Theme Original as his entrance music. Niklas Friedrich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddy Neuhardt's chin.
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140 lbs
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132 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niklas Friedrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Neuhardt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Friedrich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eddy Neuhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Friedrich. No joy for Neuhardt on that attempt.
Friedrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friedrich misses with a looping left.
Neuhardt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neuhardt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Friedrich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neuhardt scrambles back to his feet.
Friedrich throws a hook but Neuhardt blocks it.
Neuhardt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Friedrich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neuhardt.
Niklas Friedrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Neuhardt.
Friedrich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friedrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neuhardt moves away from the strike by Friedrich.
Friedrich misses with a hook. Neuhardt ducked under it nicely.
Friedrich gets tackled into the cage by Neuhardt. Neuhardt maintains the clinch.
Friedrich lands a left hand.
Neuhardt can't get the takedown.
Friedrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neuhardt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Friedrich prevents it.
Neuhardt takes a shot to the head.
Friedrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Friedrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neuhardt is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuhardt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Friedrich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neuhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Friedrich finish him?
Friedrich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friedrich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Neuhardt sprawling to the canvas! Neuhardt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Friedrich finish him?!
Niklas Friedrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neuhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Friedrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Friedrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Friedrich leaves Neuhardt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Friedrich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Friedrich is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Neuhardt seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neuhardt tries for a takedown but Friedrich manages to get underhooks.
Friedrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neuhardt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Friedrich to the mat! Friedrich manages to get full guard.
Friedrich kicks Neuhardt off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuhardt shoots in but Friedrich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neuhardt looks winded!
Friedrich sends Neuhardt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Friedrich is motioning to the referee to let Neuhardt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Eddy Neuhardt has been cut.
Neuhardt misses with a takedown attempt - Friedrich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Friedrich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Neuhardt gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Friedrich gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niklas Friedrich!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Niklas Friedrich made sure he mentioned Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Eddy Neuhardt spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry my lose this event, no regrets, my opponent was today better as myself'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Wood (ranked 6722 p4p, 568 weight class) and Morgan More (ranked 24686 p4p, 669 weight class). Morgan More has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landon Wood!
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, Morgan More!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
More is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
More tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Wood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
More drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wood defends it well.
More fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wood avoids it really well and circles away.
More tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
and Wood counters with a series of strikes. More will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense.
Landon Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan More.
More rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been hearing reports that Wood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wood shoots in and gets a takedown into More's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
More keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wood wants to control but More is keeping him busy.
Wood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by More, who protects the arm well.
More wants to control but Wood postures up.
More is looking to regain half guard here but Wood keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wood decides to stand up, so the ref orders More to his feet.
More looks winded!
Wood plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends More swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! More face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Landon Wood!
After the fight, Landon Wood was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Tweedie (ranked 5062 p4p, 488 weight class) and Max Debrine (ranked 5135 p4p, 496 weight class). Tweedie comes into the arena with Snow Patrol - Chocolate blaring out of the sound system. Debrine has chosen The Best as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Tweedie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweedie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Debrine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tweedie struggles to land a body shot inside as Debrine controls his hands.
Tweedie looking to throw knees to the head but Debrine is blocking nicely.
Debrine is trying to drag Tweedie to the mat but Tweedie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Debrine pushes off an throws an elbow but Tweedie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Debrine 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.
Tweedie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tweedie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Debrine has Tweedie pushed against the cage.
Debrine pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedie blocks an elbow strike.
Debrine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Debrine misses with an elbow over the top.
Debrine just leaning against Tweedie, taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Debrine.
Debrine throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tweedie avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Debrine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tweedie's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tweedie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tweedie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tweedie missing with knees to the body.
Debrine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Debrine misses with an uppercut.
Debrine dives in for a single leg takedown but Tweedie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Debrine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Debrine moves into range and clinches up with Tweedie.
Tweedie blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Debrine.
Tweedie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Debrine stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Debrine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Debrine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Debrine trying to land knees to the body.
Debrine fails to pull guard.
Callum Tweedie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Tweedie blocks the elbow strike.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tweedie managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
Tweedie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Debrine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tweedie.
Come on Debrine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Debrine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Debrine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tweedie smiles and moves away.
Debrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tweedie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tweedie.
Tweedie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tweedie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Debrine clinches with his opponent.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the head but Tweedie blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debrine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tweedie is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Debrine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tweedie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Debrine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Debrine moves into the clinch.
Debrine fails to pull guard.
Debrine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Debrine lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Callum Tweedie has been cut.
Debrine trying to land knees to the body.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tweedie.
Debrine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tweedie misses with some punches.
Debrine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tweedie up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tweedie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine misses with a body punch.
Tweedie avoids a wild elbow strike from Debrine.
Knees to the body from Debrine.
Debrine pulls Tweedie into guard.
Tweedie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Debrine has his hands on Tweedie's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tweedie trying to control but Debrine is working from the bottom.
Debrine looking to control.
Debrine is pulling down on Tweedie's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Debrine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Debrine trying to control but Tweedie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedie 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.
Debrine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Debrine manages to get himself to full guard.
Debrine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tweedie trying to control the position from guard on top but Debrine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tweedie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Debrine controls Tweedie momentarily but Tweedie frees himself.
Debrine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tweedie.
Debrine looking for a guillotine here but Tweedie defends easily.
Debrine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tweedie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine connects with a couple of short punches.
Debrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Tweedie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tweedie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Debrine.
Debrine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Debrine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Debrine looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Debrine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Callum Tweedie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tweedie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debrine.
Debrine jabs Tweedie right on the nose. Tweedie blinks but takes it well.
Tweedie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Debrine throws out the jab.
Debrine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tweedie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tweedie avoids the body shot from Debrine.
Debrine darts in and clinches Tweedie up against the cage.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tweedie.
Max Debrine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Debrine.
Tweedie swings wildly with an uppercut but Debrine uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine lands a damaging elbow.
Debrine tries to pull guard but Tweedie holds him up against the cage and eventually Debrine drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine jumps guard but Tweedie stands there with Debrine around his waist. Debrine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Debrine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tweedie struggles to land a body shot inside as Debrine controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Debrine misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Debrine lands a knee to the body.
Debrine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Debrine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Debrine blocks a body shot from Tweedie.
Tweedie tries to break the clinch but Debrine is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Debrine throws an elbow that misses.
Debrine pushes Tweedie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Debrine effectively controlling the action here.
Max Debrine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Debrine.
Debrine throws an elbow that misses.
Debrine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tweedie to keep the fight standing.
Callum Tweedie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Tweedie blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tweedie up against the cage.
Debrine tries to pull guard but Tweedie holds him up against the cage and eventually Debrine drops back down to his feet.
Debrine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Callum Tweedie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tweedie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Debrine darts in and clinches Tweedie up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Debrine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Debrine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Debrine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tweedie preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Debrine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Debrine 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Debrine!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Debrine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Callum Tweedie was interviewed post fight and said 'Eh..... Ok.....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Parker (ranked 2799 p4p, 333 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 4770 p4p, 500 weight class). Keller has chosen War Music as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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43
197 lbs
38 - 27 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Keller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Parker to the mat! Parker manages to get full guard.
Parker is pulling down on Keller's head. It's preventing any offense from Keller, at least for the moment.
Parker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Keller has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Parker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Keller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parker controlling the position well.
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.
Keller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker tries to get to full guard but Keller has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parker won't allow Keller to pass to mount.
Parker wants to improve his position but Keller is controlling well.
Parker keeping control of the position.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keller slips a jab from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Keller tries to counter it with a takedown but Parker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keller moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Keller fails with the takedown.
Keller slips a straight right by Parker.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
Keller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Keller gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Parker gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Keller 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 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Parker!
A relieved looking Alex Parker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Schultz (ranked 1508 p4p, 79 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 5527 p4p, 240 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunter Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Schultz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schultz clinches up with Palmer and pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Schultz's takedown attempt.
Schultz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Schultz is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunter Schultz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Schultz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schultz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Schultz seems to be working for a kimura but Palmer defends the submission attempt.
Schultz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palmer defends it well.
Schultz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schultz is working for a submission of some sort.
Palmer is trying to stand.
Schultz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palmer defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is working for a submission of some sort.
Palmer is trying to stand up here but Schultz is controlling him well.
Schultz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Palmer is trying to stand back up but Schultz is controlling him
Schultz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schultz is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four 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.
Schultz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palmer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schultz.
Schultz wants to work for an arm triangle but Palmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schultz is looking for a kimura but Palmer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schultz to get the leverage.
Schultz moves into full mount! Palmer won't be happy about that!
Schultz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Palmer has worked his arm free - good work by Palmer!
Schultz is trying to get an arm triangle but Palmer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnold Palmer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
As Palmer looks to move away, Schultz throws a big counter combo but Palmer just gets out of the way.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palmer moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Schultz looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunter Schultz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schultz goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schultz slips a straight right by Palmer.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer lands with a good body shot.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arnold Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer cracks Schultz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schultz dives in for a single leg takedown but Palmer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunter Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer with a jab.
Schultz is rocked!
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Schultz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palmer drops Schultz with a straight right hand, right on the button! Palmer follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
A relieved looking Arnold Palmer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gunter Schultz spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casper Alvbris (ranked 2767 p4p, 308 weight class) and Raymond Donde (ranked 2327 p4p, 256 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvbris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer - Bloodline. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Casper Alvbris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvbris to the ground. Donde is now in Alvbris's guard.
Donde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donde advances position into side control!
Alvbris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvbris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Donde thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donde is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvbris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Donde tries for a kimura but Alvbris is defending well.
Donde swings around for an armbar but Alvbris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Donde's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde working for submissions but it's allowed Alvbris to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donde manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvbris trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
Donde looking for a guillotine here but Alvbris defends easily.
Donde is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvbris defends well.
Alvbris is looking to work some ground and pound but Donde has wrist control.
Alvbris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donde is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvbris defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvbris trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
Donde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvbris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvbris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvbris wants to control from the top but Donde keeps moving.
Donde has his foot on Alvbris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvbris works his way back into a safe position though.
Donde is looking for a triangle but Alvbris pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvbris manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvbris keeping full guard, as Donde tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Donde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alvbris gets back to half guard.
Donde works his way into full mount!
Donde moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alvbris has worked his arm free - good work by Alvbris!
Donde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvbris, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde is trying to get an arm triangle but Alvbris is defending well.
Alvbris tries to improve position but can't.
Donde looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Donde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvbris, who protects the arm well.
Donde swings around for an armbar but Alvbris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Donde's guard.
Donde is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvbris has his hands clasped together but Donde extends and breaks Alvbris's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Donde.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymond Donde!
Raymond Donde is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Raymond Donde thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suicide Bunny (ranked 3215 p4p, 366 weight class) and Yordan Andonov (ranked 1916 p4p, 246 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunny pushes Andonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Bunny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andonov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andonov blocking some punches.
Bunny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Andonov is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Bunny on the inside.
Andonov tries to score a body lock takedown but Bunny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suicide Bunny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Bunny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andonovs head.
A short left from Bunny.
Bunny lands a shoulder strike.
Bunny is pushing Andonov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bunny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bunny scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunny has a couple of punches blocked by Andonov.
Bunny misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bunny.
Andonov takes a shot to the head.
Bunny is pressed up against the cage. Andonov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bunny down to the mat. Bunny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bunny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bunny rushes Andonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunny.
Bunny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunny stops a takedown attempt from Andonov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunny.
Bunny gets through Andonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunny manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bunny lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunny lands with a right to the head.
Bunny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andonov.
Bunny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunny leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andonov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunny gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bunny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov can't get the takedown.
Bunny scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunny gets underhooks to prevent Andonov's takedown attempt.
Andonov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bunny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunny misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bunny as the two fighters clinch.
Andonov letting Bunny take a breather here.
Bunny lands with a right to the head.
Andonov looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunny.
Andonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunny prevents it.
Bunny lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonov takes a shot to the head.
Bunny lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bunny - that landed with a thud.
Bunny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Bunny scores with a shoulder strike.
Andonov is trying to drag Bunny to the mat but Bunny just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bunny pushes Andonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andonov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andonov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bunny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Bunny.
Bunny is pushing Andonov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bunny lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suicide Bunny dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bunny moves into the clinch successfully.
Andonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunny prevents it.
Bunny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunny lands with a right to the head.
Andonov takes a shot to the head.
Bunny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunny lands with a light punch inside.
Bunny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bunny tries to stall but Andonov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bunny lands a hook that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bunny as the two fighters clinch.
Bunny has a couple of punches blocked by Andonov.
Bunny swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunny struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonov controls his hands.
Bunny lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bunny pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunny clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bunny - that landed with a thud.
Andonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunny lands a right hand.
Andonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunny prevents it.
Suicide Bunny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Bunny scores with a hook to the body.
Bunny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andonov can do to turn this around?
Bunny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunny lands a hook that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bunny as the two fighters clinch.
Bunny is working Andonov over against the cage.
Andonov wants a takedown.
Andonov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunny misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunny gets underhooks to prevent Andonov's takedown attempt.
Bunny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Bunny misses with the head strike.
Bunny lands an uppercut.
Bunny struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonov controls his hands.
Bunny scores with a hook to the body.
Bunny lands with a light punch inside.
Bunny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunny lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunny lands a nice uppercut.
Bunny working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bunny pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunny looks to clinch
and Andonov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bunny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bunny tries to get out of the position.
Andonov drops an elbow to the side of Bunny's head.
Bunny tries to roll over but Andonov keeps him under control.
Bunny flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bunny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andonov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andonov's back!
Andonov covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Andonov is trying to get back to his feet but Bunny has full control of the position and if anything, Andonov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bunny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andonov on the ground.
Bunny is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Andonov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bunny missing with punches from the back.
Bunny is throwing strikes but Andonov counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Andonov regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andonov punching from the bottom.
Bunny with the ground and pound but Andonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andonov lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bunny throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunny throws an elbow that misses. Andonov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunny's guard. Nice move by Andonov!
Andonov landing with the ground and pound.
Bunny working for submissions but it's allowed Andonov to get to half guard.
Andonov working Bunny over with strikes.
Andonov is working for a kimura but Bunny is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Andonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suicide Bunny dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunny tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andonov counters with a single leg into guard. Bunny didn't expect that.
Bunny wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Andonov manages to pass to side control.
Andonov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bunny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andonov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andonov drops an elbow to the side of Bunny's head.
Bunny misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonov slips a nice elbow through Bunny's hands, connecting with Bunny's forehead.
Bunny tries to roll over but Andonov keeps him under control.
Andonov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bunny is just riding it out for now. Andonov eventually gives up the hold.
Bunny is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Andonov there.
Andonov slips a nice elbow through Bunny's hands, connecting with Bunny's forehead.
Andonov working the head and body with strikes.
Andonov working the head and body with strikes.
Bunny is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Andonov with a couple of short strikes.
Bunny is rocked!
Andonov blocks Bunny's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bunny throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andonov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Bunny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andonov blocks Bunny's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bunny seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bunny covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
A very excited looking Yordan Andonov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 584 p4p, 79 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 2917 p4p, 329 weight class). Bulver comes to the cage accompanied by Little Eagle Soars. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bulver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bulver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulver.
Bulver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kangaroo's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Bulver catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Bulver does no damage.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Bulver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Bulver counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulver misses the target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Bulver moves out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bulver counter with a right hand.
Bulver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Bulver misses with a two punch combination.
Bulver swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Bulver keeps it at a distance.
Bulver lands a head shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Johnson.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bulver.
The crowd cheers as Bulver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Bulver looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulver sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bulver throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Bulver cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bulver throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bulver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Bulver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs at Bulver's body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bulver throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Bulver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Bulver counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bulver rather than just go for the knockout.
Bulver looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Bulver pushes him away.
Bulver drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulver misses the jab.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Bulver back into the cage.
Bulver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson lunges at Bulver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulver's hand.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bulver tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulver.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bulver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulver throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Bulver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benz Bulver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulver manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bulver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Bulver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulver sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Bulver avoids it this time.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bulver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bulver connects with a single shot there.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Bulver pushes him off.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Bulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch but Bulver is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Bulver cracks Johnson with a hook to the temple - Johnson is on wobbly legs here! Bulver swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Johnson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bulver wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benz Bulver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Benz Bulver thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 389 p4p, 52 weight class) and Benedict Arnold (ranked 1688 p4p, 213 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedict Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker clobbers Arnold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arnold tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Baker darts in and clinches Arnold up against the cage.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnold.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker pushes Arnold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Baker.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Arnold back against the cage.
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Baker lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Baker.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Humphrey Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Arnold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
A right hand to the body from Arnold.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker working aggressively here.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around?
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Baker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Nice body punch from Baker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with some punches.
Arnold digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker is leaning against Arnold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with some punches.
A short right from Baker.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Arnold tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker lands a left hand.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baker.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Arnold.
Arnold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker misses with a body kick.
Arnold rushes Baker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker digs a right hand into Arnold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnold's gas tank.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Arnold is rocked!
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker connects with a big uppercut there that sends Arnold tumbling to the ground! Baker follows him down into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker slips nicely into half guard.
Arnold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arnold's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arnold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Baker 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.
Baker decides to return to a standing position.
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baker working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Arnold working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Baker.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Baker blocking some punches.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker working aggressively here.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker digs a right hand into Arnold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnold's gas tank.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arnold lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnold tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Baker throws a big uppercut that drops Arnold! More strikes from Baker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arnold lies dazed against the cage as Baker celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Benedict Arnold was interviewed post fight and said 'Stupid auto flight, free win for opponent'.
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