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BFF 3: Tenkaichi Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 8290 p4p, 678 weight class) and Langered Hatchet (ranked 8081 p4p, 667 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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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Langered Hatchet!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatchet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Hatchet drops Regueiro with a beautiful combination! Regueiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hatchet is looking for the KO!
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatchet misses the jab.
Regueiro tries to counter by clinching up but Hatchet breaks away and moves out of range.
Regueiro wants to clinch.
Hatchet goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hatchet goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Regueiro stumbles back but Hatchet runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Regueiro to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Regueiro will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Langered Hatchet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Matusov (ranked 8130 p4p, 672 weight class) and Terell Ward (ranked 6598 p4p, 607 weight class). Boris Matusov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Matusov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terell Ward!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ward is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Matusov has his hands clasped together but Ward extends and breaks Matusov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ward.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terell Ward!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 6529 p4p, 599 weight class) and Ricky Yaa (ranked 8300 p4p, 680 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Yaa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole lands an overhand right.
Yaa tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Yaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole tests Yaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cole as he avoids it easily.
Cole works Yaa's body with a nice hook.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Cole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yaa momentarily.
Cole misses with a hook.
Yaa with a poor takedown
and Yaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Yaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaa misses with a takedown
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Cole closes the distance and pushes Yaa back into the ropes.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole tries to work over Yaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Yaa tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Yaa back against the ropes.
Cole pulls guard effortlessly.
Yaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yaa trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Yaa rolls with it to try and escape but Cole cranks on the arm and Yaa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Cole!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 7312 p4p, 629 weight class) and Art Mitcheltree (ranked 6411 p4p, 593 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Mitcheltree!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone clinches up with Mitcheltree and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mitcheltree has a couple of punches blocked by Boone.
Boone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Boone.
Mitcheltree is trying to maintain a safe position but Boone gets an underhook and turns Mitcheltree into the ropes.
A short right from Boone on the inside.
Boone cracks Mitcheltree with a nice body shot.
Boone lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitcheltree looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boone.
Boone works on Mitcheltree's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Boone.
Boone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitcheltree backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boone.
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!
Boone lands a right hand.
Boone creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mitcheltree with a big uppercut! Mitcheltree tries to clinch up but Boone pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Mitcheltree to the mat! Mitcheltree covers up and Boone unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Boone!
A less than humble Jackson Boone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernd Obermueller (ranked 6830 p4p, 611 weight class) and Abdul Ahmad (ranked 6362 p4p, 576 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernd Obermueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdul Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obermueller takes the fight into the clinch.
Obermueller tries a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks it.
Ahmad tries to land a knee to the head but Obermueller blocks with his arms.
Obermueller with a knee to the head.
It looks like Abdul Ahmad has been cut.
Obermueller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obermueller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obermueller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Obermueller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmad blocks it with crossed arms.
Obermueller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ahmad's defenses.
Obermueller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmad blocks it with crossed arms.
Obermueller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obermueller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obermueller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ahmad avoids the elbow strike from Obermueller, against the ropes.
Ahmad working aggressively here.
Ahmad blocks an elbow strike.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmad blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Obermueller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it misses.
Ahmad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obermueller pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller lands an elbow just above Ahmad 's eye.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obermueller.
Obermueller with a knee to the head.
Obermueller looking to throw knees to the head but Ahmad is blocking nicely.
Ahmad is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Obermueller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahmad's brow.
Obermueller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obermueller tries a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmad blocks an elbow strike.
Obermueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller avoiding damage as Ahmad throws knees to the body.
Obermueller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahmad lands a nice elbow.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Obermueller misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Obermueller.
Ahmad looks winded!
Obermueller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmad blocks it with crossed arms.
Obermueller lands an elbow inside that Ahmad shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Obermueller.
Obermueller connects with a knee to the head.
Ahmad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahmad letting Obermueller take a breather here.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obermueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obermueller tries a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks it.
Ahmad prevents a body shot from Obermueller.
Obermueller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obermueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obermueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obermueller landing knees to the head.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ahmad looking to throw knees to the head but Obermueller is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller trying to land knees to the body.
Obermueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ahmad dodges an elbow strike from Obermueller.
Ahmad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obermueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahmad.
Obermueller lands an elbow inside that Ahmad shrugs off.
Obermueller misses with a knee to the head.
Obermueller leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Obermueller misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahmad working aggressively here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller tries a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks it.
Obermueller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ahmad looking to throw knees to the head but Obermueller is blocking nicely.
Ahmad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ahmad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obermueller is defending well for now.
Obermueller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ahmad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obermueller blocks it with crossed arms.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks with his arms.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it misses.
Obermueller lands an elbow that stopped Ahmad in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Abdul Ahmad's cut even more.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller lands an elbow inside that Ahmad shrugs off.
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!
Ahmad trying to stall but Obermueller improves his position.
Obermueller lands an elbow just above Ahmad 's eye.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller lands an elbow inside that Ahmad shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Obermueller throws an elbow but misses.
Obermueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahmad.
Ahmad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ahmad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Ahmad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ahmad dodges an elbow strike from Obermueller.
Obermueller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obermueller lands an elbow just above Ahmad 's eye.
Obermueller pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahmad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Obermueller misses with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Obermueller blocks the elbow strike.
Obermueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Abdul Ahmad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obermueller.
Obermueller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obermueller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obermueller looking to throw knees to the head but Ahmad is blocking nicely.
Ahmad throws an elbow but it misses.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks with his arms.
Obermueller stalling.
Ahmad taking a breather.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad is trying to maintain a safe position but Obermueller gets an underhook and turns Ahmad into the ropes.
Obermueller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Obermueller.
Obermueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obermueller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ahmad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks with his arms.
Ahmad avoids a wild elbow strike from Obermueller.
Ahmad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obermueller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obermueller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obermueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahmad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obermueller avoids the elbow strike from Ahmad, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernd Obermueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Ahmad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Obermueller darts in and clinches Ahmad up against the ropes.
Obermueller throws an elbow but it misses.
Ahmad takes an elbow to the temple.
Obermueller missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Obermueller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahmad's brow.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller lands an elbow inside.
Obermueller misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad is trying to maintain a safe position but Obermueller gets an underhook and turns Ahmad into the ropes.
Ahmad seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Obermueller misses with an elbow strike.
Obermueller lands a nice elbow.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Obermueller throws an elbow but misses.
Obermueller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obermueller lands a damaging elbow.
Ahmad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obermueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ahmad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obermueller avoids it.
Obermueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obermueller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abdul Ahmad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks with his arms.
Obermueller lands an elbow just above Ahmad 's eye.
Obermueller with a knee to the head.
Ahmad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obermueller lands an elbow that stopped Ahmad in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdul Ahmad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bernd Obermueller!
Bernd Obermueller managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pit Bull Development, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Nix (ranked 6536 p4p, 600 weight class) and Castor Antonopolous (ranked 6313 p4p, 591 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikki Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Antonopolous!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonopolous swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nix.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antonopolous.
Antonopolous lands a nice shot to the body.
Nix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antonopolous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonopolous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antonopolous pushes Nix up against the ropes in a clinch.
Antonopolous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nix or not.
Antonopolous avoiding damage.
Nix throws a head punch that misses.
Antonopolous digs a right hand into Nix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nix's gas tank.
Antonopolous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nix misses with the head strike.
Nix is trying to push Antonopolous away but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonopolous.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonopolous blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Nix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonopolous effectively controlling the action here.
Nix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Antonopolous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonopolous.
Nix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonopolous.
Nix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Antonopolous as the two fighters clinch.
Nix tries to break free but Antonopolous pushes him back against the ropes.
Nix looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A hook to the body from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nix backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antonopolous.
Antonopolous stalling against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Antonopolous.
Nix has had enough of the clinch but Antonopolous keeps him there for the moment.
Antonopolous pushes Nix back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Antonopolous tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nix avoids it.
Nix misses with some punches.
Antonopolous lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Antonopolous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nix is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonopolous has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Antonopolous as the two fighters clinch.
Nix tries to break free but Antonopolous pushes him back against the ropes.
Nix working aggressively here.
Nix is trying to break free.
Antonopolous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nix.
Antonopolous blocks an uppercut.
Antonopolous keeps control of Nix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antonopolous just leaning against Nix, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antonopolous holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nix is trying to break the clinch but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Nix can't find room to land a body shot as Antonopolous controls the action.
Antonopolous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonopolous lands a body shot.
Antonopolous dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short left from Antonopolous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous cracks Nix with a nice body shot.
Nix has had enough of the clinch but Antonopolous keeps him there for the moment.
Nix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonopolous just leaning against Nix, taking a breather.
Antonopolous lands a body punch.
Antonopolous has Nix pressed against the ropes, preventing Nix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Antonopolous pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Antonopolous blocking some punches.
Antonopolous lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Antonopolous.
Nix working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonopolous lands a shot to the body.
Antonopolous lands with a short shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nix is trying to push Antonopolous away but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Antonopolous displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nix up against the ropes.
Nix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonopolous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nix backwards.
Nix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonopolous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Antonopolous lands a shoulder strike.
Antonopolous lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Antonopolous.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nix jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Antonopolous walks away with a smile on his face. Nix gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Antonopolous moves into the clinch successfully.
Nix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonopolous pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Antonopolous scores with a shoulder strike.
Antonopolous is working Nix over against the ropes.
Antonopolous lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antonopolous prevents a body shot from Nix.
Nix is trying to break the clinch but Antonopolous is controlling him.
Antonopolous displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nix up against the ropes.
Nix wants to get back to striking at distance but Antonopolous won't allow it.
Antonopolous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nix.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonopolous tries to land knees in the clinch but Nix avoids the damage to the body.
Antonopolous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nix's efforts to push away.
Antonopolous scores with a hook to the body.
Nix is trying to break the clinch but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Nix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonopolous prevents Nix from breaking the clinch.
Antonopolous slowing the pace effectively.
Antonopolous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nix backwards.
Antonopolous is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Antonopolous.
A right hook to the body lands for Antonopolous.
Nix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Nix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous avoiding damage.
Antonopolous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antonopolous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nix is defending well for now.
Antonopolous blocks a body shot from Nix.
Antonopolous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Nix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Antonopolous trying to land knees to the body.
Nix is trying to push Antonopolous away but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Antonopolous stalls.
Nix letting Antonopolous take a breather here.
Antonopolous cracks Nix with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antonopolous's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Antonopolous.
Nix managing to block the knees to the body from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nix.
Nix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antonopolous unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antonopolous lands a body shot.
Nix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonopolous effectively controlling the action here.
Nix tries to break the clinch but Antonopolous is controlling the position.
Antonopolous slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Antonopolous 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. This is the final round!
Nix walks into a stiff left hand from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nix was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonopolous.
Nix drops his hands momentarily and Antonopolous takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous scores with a jab.
Nix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nix throws a hook but Antonopolous avoids it easily.
It seemed like Antonopolous was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antonopolous lands a jab.
Antonopolous connects with a jab.
Antonopolous bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antonopolous eats them both and turns towards Nix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Castor Antonopolous has been cut.
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!
Nix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antonopolous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonopolous moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nix throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Antonopolous counters by clinching up.
A short right from Antonopolous on the inside.
Antonopolous has Nix pushed against the ropes.
Nix wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Antonopolous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Antonopolous as the two fighters clinch.
Antonopolous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Nix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castor Antonopolous seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Antonopolous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Antonopolous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antonopolous stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Antonopolous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous is leaning against Nix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Antonopolous.
Antonopolous holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nix working hard to break the clinch.
Antonopolous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nix's efforts to push away.
Nix is trying to break the clinch but Antonopolous has him pressed against the ropes.
Antonopolous digs a right hand into Nix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nix's gas tank.
Nix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Antonopolous to keep the fight standing.
Nix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nix misses with some punches.
Nix is trying to force a seperation but Antonopolous has the dominant position.
Nix tries to break the clinch but Antonopolous is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous is working Nix over against the ropes.
Nix tries to circle away but Antonopolous has him pinned against the ropes.
Antonopolous is pushing Nix up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Antonopolous lands a shot to the body.
Nix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antonopolous digs a right hand into Nix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nix's gas tank.
Nix is trying to break free.
Nix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Antonopolous.
Nix throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonopolous.
Antonopolous works on Nix's body with a couple of short punches.
Nix throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonopolous.
Nix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nix jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Antonopolous walks away with a smile on his face. Nix gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous misses with a series of wild punches.
Nix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antonopolous throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nix.
Nix takes one to the chin there.
Antonopolous ducks under a wild hook from Nix.
Antonopolous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonopolous was well out of range. Poor timing from Nix.
Antonopolous throws a body punch but Nix moves out of range.
Antonopolous lands with a hook. Nix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antonopolous with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonopolous lands a lovely overhand right.
Antonopolous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nix in his tracks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Antonopolous throws a chopping leg kick but Nix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nix looks to land a left hand but Antonopolous moved out of range nicely.
Nix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antonopolous sizes up Nix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antonopolous, as that shot connected.
Nix is rocked!
Nix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Nix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antonopolous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nix is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Antonopolous circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nix to the canvas! Nix doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Antonopolous keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Castor Antonopolous!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 6574 p4p, 604 weight class) and Erik Pedersen (ranked 6124 p4p, 585 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pedersen counters with a straight right hand.
Sin throws a hook but Pedersen blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pedersen misses.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Pedersen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pedersen scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pedersen.
Sin walks into a left hand.
Lee Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pedersen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pedersen counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin throws a right hand that misses
and Pedersen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pedersen counters with a two punch combo.
Pedersen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sin throws an overhand right that lands on Pedersen's shoulder, as Pedersen tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a hook
and Pedersen counters with a nice body shot.
Sin throws a right hand that misses
and Pedersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sin misses the jab.
Pedersen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sin with a body shot.
Pedersen slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Pedersen misses.
Pedersen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pedersen lands a nice looking body shot.
Sin throws a poor cross that misses
and Pedersen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pedersen dips to his left and cracks Sin with an uppercut!
Erik Pedersen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin misses with a takedown
and Pedersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Pedersen tests Sin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sin throws a combination that misses
and Pedersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin throws a poor cross that misses
and Pedersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pedersen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pedersen moves away from the strike by Sin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a hook but Pedersen avoids it easily.
Sin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sin lands in his opponent's guard.
Pedersen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sin tries to free his leg and advance position but Pedersen is retaining full guard.
Sin landing with the ground and pound.
Sin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin is in close to Pedersen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sin.
Sin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sin trying to control but Pedersen is working from the bottom.
Pedersen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pedersen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sin.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin cracks Pedersen with a solid left hand.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedersen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sin connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin wants to control from the top but Pedersen keeps moving.
Sin landing some decent shots from guard.
Pedersen keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
Pedersen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pedersen's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pedersen is rocked!
Sin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pedersen is still in real trouble! Can Sin finish him?
Sin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sin lands a couple of digs.
Pedersen seems to have recovered his senses.
Sin wants to control from the top but Pedersen keeps moving.
Sin slips nicely into half guard.
Pedersen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Sin there.
Sin lands with a punch from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sin working over Pedersen with some ground and pound. Pedersen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sin is just content to waste time from the top position. Pedersen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sin postures up and lands a big shot to Pedersen's brow.
Sin gets to his feet and stands over Pedersen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Pedersen felt that one! Sin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Pedersen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
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