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Batoru FC 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Matthews (ranked 24768 p4p, 553 weight class) and Uzumaki Nagato (ranked 6924 p4p, 513 weight class). Alexander Matthews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzumaki Nagato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews throws a jab when Nagato was well out of range.
Nagato bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nagato is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Matthews will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nagato stands up and beckons Matthews to his feet.
Matthews throws a right hand that Nagato ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagato also avoids with ease.
Nagato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagato manages to avoid it.
And Nagato tries to counter it with a takedown but Matthews pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Nagato on that attempt.
Alexander Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uzumaki Nagato.
Nagato scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagato shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Nagato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Nagato shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagato was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nagato enables Matthews to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nagato manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nagato manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Matthews keeps control of Nagato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Nagato is controlling the position.
Nagato fails to pull guard.
Nagato has Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Nagato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matthews avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nagato tries to pull guard but Matthews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
Nagato is trying to pull guard but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Nagato wants a takedown but no success here.
Nagato looks winded!
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Nagato is controlling him.
Nagato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nagato goes for a takedown attempt but Matthews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews dives in and scores a takedown into Nagato's guard.
Nagato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matthews cracks Nagato with a solid left hand.
Matthews looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Matthews landing some decent shots from guard.
Matthews postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matthews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nagato has momentary wrist control but Matthews slips an elbow through the middle.
Matthews won't allow Nagato to sweep him here.
Matthews landing with the ground and pound.
Matthews working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagato's head.
Nagato is rocked!
Matthews gets to his feet and stands over Nagato, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nagato felt that one! Matthews unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nagato from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Matthews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caneo Agern (ranked 5532 p4p, 369 weight class) and Perdue Willshire (ranked 7564 p4p, 426 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Perdue Willshire was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caneo Agern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perdue Willshire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willshire darts in looking for a takedown but Agern gets double underhooks and turns Willshire into the cage.
Agern takes a jab right on the kisser.
Willshire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Agern looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Willshire scores with a body shot.
Agern forces Willshire back against the cage and clinches.
Willshire working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Agern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agern defends it nicely.
Willshire takes a swing at Agern's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willshire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agern.
Agern throws a head kick but Willshire moves out of range.
Agern is breathing heavily.
Willshire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willshire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agern looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willshire jabs at Agern's body.
Willshire lands with a straight right. Agern didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Caneo Agern has been cut.
Willshire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Agern on his heels. He'll look to pass Agern's guard now, I'm sure.
Agern on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agern tries to get out of the position.
Willshire trying to control the position from guard on top but Agern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willshire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Agern's head.
Willshire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agern keeping full guard, as Willshire tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willshire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Willshire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Willshire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agern is refusing to be controlled, as Willshire sits in half guard.
Willshire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agern avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willshire.
Agern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willshire is working away from the top position though.
Willshire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Agern defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Willshire lands a nice short elbow.
Willshire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agern is not content to let Willshire control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willshire throwing shots but Agern is blocking nicely.
Agern trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Willshire scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willshire catches Agern with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Willshire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agern rather than just go for the knockout.
Willshire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agern quickly recovers to half guard.
Willshire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agern is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Willshire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Agern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willshire is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Willshire.
Willshire winds up and cracks Agern with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willshire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Agern is trying to control but can't.
Willshire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perdue Willshire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caneo Agern's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Agern takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Willshire.
Willshire working the ground and pound.
Willshire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Willshire lands a few punches from side control.
Willshire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agern knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willshire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agern tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agern sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Willshire misses with a head shot. Agern uses the momentum to regain guard.
Agern keeping moving, preventing Willshire from controlling successfully.
Willshire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agern wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Agern working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willshire.
Agern working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willshire.
Willshire throwing strikes but missing.
Agern keeping full guard, as Willshire tries to pass.
Agern keeping moving, preventing Willshire from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willshire has a takedown stuffed.
Willshire is looking to clinch.
Agern tries to clinch up but Willshire circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willshire shoots in and drives through. Agern sprawls well.
Perdue Willshire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willshire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agern is looking to clinch but Willshire is avoiding it.
And Willshire tries to counter it with a takedown but Agern pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Willshire fails to land with a series of punches.
Agern instigates a clinch.
Willshire is trying to drag Agern to the mat but Agern just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Caneo Agern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perdue Willshire.
Agern avoiding damage.
Agern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire throws a right and a left that Agern avoids nicely.
Agern appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Agern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willshire drives through with a takedown into guard.
Agern trying to control the position.
Willshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agern avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willshire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willshire postures up in Agern's guard and throws a big left but Agern blocks it.
Agern is looking to stand up but Willshire isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perdue Willshire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caneo Agern's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Willshire shoots in for a double leg but Agern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willshire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Willshire tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Agern defends well and Willshire ends up having to push Agern into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Willshire.
Willshire looks to score with a jab to the body but Agern is just out of range.
Willshire shoots in but Agern avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Agern tries to counter by clinching up but Willshire breaks away and moves out of range.
Caneo Agern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perdue Willshire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agern shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willshire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willshire trying to keep a closed guard but Agern is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willshire lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Agern throwing strikes from guard but Willshire blocks nicely.
Willshire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willshire trying to keep a closed guard but Agern is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Willshire keeping moving, preventing Agern from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Agern tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Willshire misses.
Willshire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Willshire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Willshire tries to clinch but Agern moves out of range.
Willshire shoots for a takedown but Agern saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Agern looks to land a body kick but Willshire moved away.
Willshire works Agern's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willshire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agern pinned against the cage. Agern gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Willshire lands a right hook to the body.
Willshire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agern looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willshire jabs Agern to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Willshire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Willshire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agern sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willshire somewhat.
Perdue Willshire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caneo Agern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agern moves away.
Willshire drives through with a takedown into Agern's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Agern wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Willshire manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Willshire lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agern is refusing to be controlled, as Willshire sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perdue Willshire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Willshire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perdue Willshire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yrang Holko (ranked 24773 p4p, 585 weight class) and Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 5563 p4p, 503 weight class). Yrang Holko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrang Holko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prevot swinging wildly here.
Prevot closes the distance and pushes Holko back into the cage.
Holko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prevot throws a series of punches but Holko avoids them all with ease.
Holko wants to clinch
and Prevot counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Holko.
Prevot clinches with his opponent.
Holko manages to break the clinch.
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prevot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holko scores with a jab. Prevot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot is having none of it.
Holko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holko throws a leg kick but Prevot checks it.
Prevot misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot keeps the fight on the outside.
Holko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.
Holko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prevot.
Prevot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prevot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holko scores with a jab to the body.
Prevot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Prevot.
Holko is looking to clinch.
Prevot throws a counter combo.
Holko closes the distance but Prevot moves to the side
and Prevot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holko is trying to get back to full guard.
Prevot trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holko is looking for a sweep. Prevot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prevot is working for a submission of some sort.
Prevot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holko tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holko tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot uses his free foot to push down on Holko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holko.
Holko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prevot on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Prevot clinches up with Holko and pushes him back against the cage.
Prevot manages to pull guard.
Prevot wants to stand up but Holko is controlling him.
Holko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Prevot keeping moving, preventing Holko from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prevot holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Prevot controlling the position.
Holko wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holko postures up in Prevot's guard and throws a big left but Prevot blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Prevot tries to keep at a distance but Holko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prevot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holko stalling in the clinch.
Prevot fails to pull guard.
Prevot ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prevot no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Prevot is controlling Holko's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilhaume Prevot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prevot misses with a takedown attempt - Holko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Holko slows the pace down in half guard.
Guilhaume Prevot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prevot is looking for a sweep. Holko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prevot manages to get to full guard.
Holko throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holko stops Prevot from standing up.
Holko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prevot is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot controlling the position.
Holko throws an elbow that misses. Prevot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holko's guard. Nice move by Prevot!
Prevot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holko's guard.
Prevot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prevot 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.
Prevot gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holko dodges the punch combination from Prevot.
A jab from Holko finds it's way through Prevot's defenses.
Holko misses with a low kick.
And Prevot tries to counter it with a takedown but Holko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prevot scores with a punch to the head.
Prevot closes the distance and pushes Holko back into the cage.
Holko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prevot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prevot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Holko misses.
And Prevot tries to counter it with a takedown but Holko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prevot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.
Holko fails to land with a series of punches.
Holko throws a series of strikes that have Prevot backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holko on his heels. He'll look to pass Holko's guard now, I'm sure.
Prevot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prevot is looking to work some ground and pound but Holko has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevot throwing strikes but missing.
Prevot trying to control but Holko is working from the bottom.
Holko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Holko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prevot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prevot gets to his feet. Holko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Prevot misses.
Prevot has Holko up against the cage in a clinch.
Prevot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prevot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holko was well out of range. Poor timing from Prevot.
Holko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prevot holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Prevot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Holko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holko stopping the sweep attempt from Prevot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guilhaume Prevot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holko is looking to land body kicks.
Yrang Holko is winning the standup battle so far.
Prevot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holko is looking to control Prevot's arms but Prevot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holko has his back to the cage.
Holko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prevot keeps working.
Well, if Holko 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.
Prevot is looking to control Holko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prevot avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holko is keen to just control but Prevot is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holko.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Prevot pushes Holko off looking to stand but Holko dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holko throws a series of punches but Prevot moves out of range.
Prevot shoots in for a takedown but Holko shows good takedown defense.
Holko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prevot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prevot clinches.
Holko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Prevot.
Holko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prevot blocks it with crossed arms.
Holko manages to break the clinch.
Prevot clinches.
Holko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Prevot can't fight it off and eventually Holko manages to take the fight to the floor. Prevot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prevot pulls Holko in close to his closed guard and prevents Holko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Prevot looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Holko trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot pulls Holko in close to his closed guard and prevents Holko from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prevot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holko.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot is having none of it.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot moves out of range.
Prevot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prevot advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holko is looking for a sweep.
Prevot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holko to see if he's OK.
Prevot decides to stand back up.
Holko throws a leg kick
and Prevot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holko's guard.
Holko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holko has hold of one of Prevot's legs. Prevot is fighting the takedown attempt but Holko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prevot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holko manages to get himself to full guard.
Yrang Holko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guilhaume Prevot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prevot stands and throws Holko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Prevot happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guilhaume Prevot.
I've got Prevot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilhaume Prevot!
Guilhaume Prevot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 6267 p4p, 529 weight class) and Josh Alli (ranked 8123 p4p, 576 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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160 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Alli!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanzo. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Alli.
Hanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alli manages to avoid it.
Hanzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Alli closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanzo obliges.
Alli's coach down at Rabid Reindeer Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alli's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alli prevents a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo dodges an elbow strike from Alli.
Alli avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanzo.
Alli is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
Alli breaks the clinch.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alli moves into range and clinches up with Hanzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo prevents Alli from breaking the clinch.
Alli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanzo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Alli 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!
Hanzo lands a body shot.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Alli throws knees to the body.
Alli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanzo's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanzo misses with a body punch.
Alli blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Alli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above Alli 's eye.
Hanzo has Alli pressed against the cage, preventing Alli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alli's face.
Alli takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanzo connects with a knee to the head.
Alli is rocked!
Hanzo lands an elbow that stopped Alli in his tracks for a moment.
Alli is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanzo finish him?
Alli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanzo lands a big knee to the head and Alli goes down! Hanzo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hatori Hanzo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lao Khang (ranked 4205 p4p, 441 weight class) and Mario Kovcic (ranked 6508 p4p, 534 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lao Khang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Kovcic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovcic fails with a takedown attempt.
Kovcic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khang lands a jab to Kovcic's midsection.
Kovcic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khang defends it nicely.
Lao Khang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Kovcic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khang swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovcic.
Khang feinted with a counter takedown.
Kovcic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khang circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovcic fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovcic.
Kovcic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khang successfully pulls guard.
Kovcic trying to control the position from guard on top but Khang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovcic throwing strikes from guard but Khang blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khang is on top in guard.
Kovcic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khang is one step ahead there.
Khang stays in close to Kovcic's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khang is standing up over Kovcic. Kovcic looks to escape but Khang dives into side control.
Khang slows the pace down.
Kovcic tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Khang presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Khang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kovcic wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khang sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Kovcic taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lao Khang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 4605 p4p, 507 weight class) and Kaz Okada (ranked 4378 p4p, 494 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaz Okada!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
Halo dips to his left and cracks Okada with an uppercut!
Okada misses with a wild body shot.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Okada moved out of range.
Okada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Okada moved away.
We've been informed that Okada has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halo's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo dips to his left and cracks Okada with an uppercut!
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Okada moves out of range easily.
Halo cracks the inside of Okada's front leg.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and Okada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Okada both land. Nice combination.
Halo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Halo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Okada down.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okada works Halo's body with a nice hook.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Halo scores with a jab. Okada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okada's head backwards.
Okada misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okada.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Okada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okada has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
A short left from Halo.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo is pushing Okada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okada is defending well for now.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo tries to work over Okada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Okada as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crown Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Okada misses.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo tries to counter by clinching up but Okada breaks away and moves out of range.
Okada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaz Okada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Okada slips the punch.
Okada misses with a body shot.
Okada throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Okada misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Okada.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okada.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okada can do to turn this around?
Halo scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okada's head.
Okada just misses with a punch to the body.
Okada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Okada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okada under the eye.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo just leaning against Okada, taking a breather.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Okada controls his hands.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okada letting Halo take a breather here.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Okada is rocked!
Okada throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from Okada.
Halo jerks Okada's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Okada drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Halo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Halo because Okada was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Crown Halo!
Our winner, Crown Halo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 19270 p4p, 577 weight class) and Ulf Ulvesson (ranked 3253 p4p, 348 weight class). Ulvesson has chosen Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pony Pony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Ulvesson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulvesson.
Ulvesson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ulvesson misses with an uppercut.
Pony is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulvesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pony.
Pony throwing a counter right hand but Ulvesson manages to avoid it.
Pony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulvesson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pony.
As Ulvesson looks to move away, Pony throws a big counter combo but Ulvesson just gets out of the way.
Ulvesson throws a right hand that misses
and Pony counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ulvesson swings widly with a right hand
and Pony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ulf Ulvesson has been cut.
Ulvesson looks to land a left hand but Pony moved out of range nicely.
Ulvesson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ulvesson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Ulvesson tries to get set, Pony tries to push him back and clinch up but Ulvesson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony ducks under a wild hook from Ulvesson.
Pony feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ulvesson throws a right and a left that Pony avoids nicely.
As Ulvesson looks to move away, Pony throws a big counter combo but Ulvesson just gets out of the way.
Pony blocks a jab.
Pony thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ulvesson swings widly with a right hand
and Pony counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Ulvesson badly! He tries to strike back but Pony puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Ulvesson out cold! Oh man, Ulvesson will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pony Pony!
The defeated Ulf Ulvesson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Twborg (ranked 1877 p4p, 72 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 3597 p4p, 117 weight class). Twborg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Own Swag. The crowd seem to be enjoying Halko's choice of entrance music: The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltasar Halko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twborg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Twborg tries to clinch up but Halko circles away and keeps his distance.
Twborg rushes Halko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halko told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Halko avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Halko controls the action.
Twborg letting Halko take a breather here.
Twborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twborg lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Twborg.
Twborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Twborg lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land.
Twborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Halko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Twborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Halko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Twborg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halko takes a shot to the head.
Twborg misses with the head strike.
Twborg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halko backwards.
Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg lands a shoulder strike.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Halko avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Halko trying to control the position but instead, Twborg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halko into the cage.
Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halko stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halko.
A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land.
Twborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Twborg after a bit of a struggle.
Halko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twborg wants to clinch up but Halko keeps it at a distance.
Twborg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Twborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halko blocking some punches.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halko's elbow.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Halko avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Halko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Halko avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
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!
Halko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halko breaks from the clinch.
Twborg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halko throws a leg kick that misses.
Halko looks to land a combination but Twborg avoids it well.
Halko shoots in for a double leg but Twborg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Twborg 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.
Halko throws a right hand that Twborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Twborg also avoids with ease.
Halko misses with a low kick as Twborg jumps back.
Twborg cracks a nice hook into Halko's ribs.
Twborg slips a jab and a cross from Halko.
Twborg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halko has had enough of the clinch but Twborg keeps him there for the moment.
Halko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Twborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halko breaks the clinch.
Johnny Twborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Halko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twborg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Halko.
Halko shoots in for a takedown but Twborg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko loads up on a big right hand but Twborg slips the punch.
Twborg clinches with his opponent.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg lands with a left to the head.
Twborg throws a head punch that misses.
Twborg tries a body shot but Halko blocks it.
Twborg digs a right hand into Halko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halko's gas tank.
Halko is breathing heavily.
Twborg lands a nice uppercut.
Twborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Halko is trying to maintain a safe position but Twborg gets an underhook and turns Halko into the cage.
Twborg tries to work over Halko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twborg.
Twborg lands with a right to the head.
Halko blocks an uppercut.
Halko blocks an uppercut.
Twborg has a couple of punches blocked by Halko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twborg tries to work over Halko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg cracks Halko with a nice body shot.
Twborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halko can do to turn this around?
Halko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Twborg up against the cage.
Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halko blocks a body shot from Twborg.
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Halko controls the action.
Twborg lands a left hand.
Halko prevents a body shot from Twborg.
Twborg working aggressively here.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halko's elbow.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halko's elbow.
Halko blocks an uppercut.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twborg tries to work over Halko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnny Twborg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halko blocking some punches.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halko.
Twborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halko blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Twborg prevents Halko from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Twborg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Halko misses with a double jab.
Halko keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Twborg as Halko shoots in.
Twborg closes the distance and clinches.
Twborg gets through Halko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twborg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Twborg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halkos head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Halko avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Twborg.
Halko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halko's elbow.
Twborg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halko or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halko.
Twborg presses Halko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halko.
Twborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halko.
Halko is trying to drag Twborg to the mat but Twborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Twborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Halko wants to stall.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Halko controls his hands.
Baltasar Halko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Twborg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twborg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halko backwards.
Twborg tries to work over Halko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twborg works on Halko's body with a couple of short punches.
Halko is trying to drag Twborg to the mat but Twborg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnny Twborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baltasar Halko.
Twborg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Twborg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Halko looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Twborg.
Twborg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halko blocks an uppercut.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Halko controls his hands.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Halko to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Twborg working aggressively here.
Halko slowing the pace effectively.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Halko controls his hands.
Twborg scores with a shot to the side of Halko's head.
Twborg misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Twborg pushes Halko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twborg pushes Halko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Twborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Twborg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Twborg!
After the fight, Johnny Twborg 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 359 p4p, 48 weight class) and Gerald Butler (ranked 23368 p4p, 613 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Wildhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Butler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildhauser drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wildhauser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wildhauser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wildhauser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Butler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wildhauser is one step ahead there.
Wildhauser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wildhauser trying to control but Butler is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildhauser won't allow Butler to get back to his feet.
Butler is trying to keep Wildhauser in close.
Wildhauser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Butler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wildhauser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser slips nicely into half guard.
Wildhauser trying to control the action but Butler is working from the bottom.
Wildhauser is looking for a kimura but Butler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wildhauser to get the leverage.
Butler is trying to control Wildhauser's posture. Wildhauser takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Butler! Wildhauser is rotating here... this could be the end... Butler is out! Wildhauser has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Wildhauser!
Frank Wildhauser thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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