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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesilva (ranked 4348 p4p, 479 weight class) and Simon Fell (ranked 4776 p4p, 501 weight class). Adesilva comes to the cage accompanied by VengaBoys - The VengaBus Is Coming. Simon Fell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Israel Adesilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Fell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Adesilva.
Adesilva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fell tries to score a body lock takedown but Adesilva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adesilva prevents it.
We've been hearing reports that Adesilva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adesilva lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adesilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adesilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesilva lands a shoulder strike.
Adesilva lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Adesilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Adesilva.
Adesilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fell is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesilva has double underhooks.
Adesilva wants a takedown.
Adesilva is leaning against Fell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fell looks winded!
Adesilva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesilva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adesilva.
Adesilva lands a body punch.
Adesilva lands a shot to the body.
Fell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Simon Fell has been cut.
Adesilva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fell backwards.
Adesilva lands a left hand.
Adesilva pushes Fell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesilva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fells head.
A short right from Adesilva on the inside.
Adesilva lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesilva lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Adesilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adesilva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fell is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Adesilva - that landed with a thud.
Adesilva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adesilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesilva pushes Fell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adesilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adesilva.
Adesilva scores with a shoulder strike.
Adesilva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adesilva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fell backwards.
Adesilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Adesilva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adesilva.
Adesilva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fell backwards.
Fell takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adesilva.
Fell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Adesilva.
Fell is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesilva finish him?
Fell takes a shot to the head.
Adesilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adesilva is working Fell over against the cage.
Fell seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesilva lands with a light punch inside.
Adesilva scores with a shot to the side of Fell's head.
Adesilva creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fell's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fell drops to his knees and Adesilva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Adesilva!
Israel Adesilva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anil Diktas (ranked 4070 p4p, 183 weight class) and Johnny Barkley (ranked 6708 p4p, 240 weight class). Anil Diktas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anil Diktas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diktas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barkley sprawls well. Barkley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diktas gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Barkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diktas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Barkley does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Barkley. No joy for Diktas on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anil Diktas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diktas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diktas is rocked!
Barkley lands with a big right hook that stumbles Diktas - he's out on his feet here! Barkley follows up with another monster hook that separates Diktas from consciousness! Diktas falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Barkley stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Barkley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Strickland (ranked 3735 p4p, 169 weight class) and Desmond Stringfellow (ranked 3237 p4p, 152 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Stringfellow!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringfellow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Strickland finds it's target.
Stringfellow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strickland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strickland throws a head kick that Stringfellow semi-blocks.
Stringfellow lands a slapping body shot.
Strickland wants to clinch up but Stringfellow keeps it at a distance.
Stringfellow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stringfellow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strickland is looking for a counter combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stringfellow.
Strickland tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringfellow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stringfellow looks to land a combination but Strickland avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stringfellow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strickland backs up against the cage.
A head kick by Strickland misses
and Stringfellow counters with a stiff right hand.
Stringfellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringfellow scores with a hook.
Strickland is rocked!
It looks like Jimmy Strickland has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Strickland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strickland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stringfellow.
Strickland seems to have got his legs back now.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Stringfellow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stringfellow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strickland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Stringfellow.
Strickland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strickland misses with a knee to the head.
Stringfellow lands a hook that snaps the head of Strickland backwards.
Strickland misses with a punch to the body.
Stringfellow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strickland.
Stringfellow tries to pull guard but Strickland forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stringfellow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strickland avoids it.
Stringfellow working aggressively here.
Stringfellow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stringfellow avoids the head kick by Strickland.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stringfellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stringfellow looks to land a left hand but Strickland moved out of range nicely.
Strickland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stringfellow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stringfellow throws a right hand that Strickland ducks under and follows up with a left that Strickland also avoids with ease.
Strickland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strickland moves away from the strike by Stringfellow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland wants to clinch.
Stringfellow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strickland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strickland closes the distance and pushes Stringfellow back into the cage.
Stringfellow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strickland smiles and moves away.
Strickland throws a sloppy head kick and Stringfellow moves out of range easily.
Strickland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strickland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stringfellow throws the left hand but Strickland avoids the punch easily.
Strickland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stringfellow misses with a body shot.
Strickland thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stringfellow looks to land a right hand but Strickland moved out of range.
As Stringfellow tries to get set, Strickland tries to push him back and clinch up but Stringfellow manages to avoid the attempt.
A slow jab from Stringfellow misses its intended target.
Strickland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stringfellow lands a really nice looking cross but Strickland seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Stringfellow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland pushes Stringfellow up against the cage in a clinch.
Strickland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strickland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strickland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stringfellow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strickland working aggressively here.
A short right from Stringfellow on the inside.
Strickland lands with a right to the head.
Strickland lands a body shot.
A short right from Stringfellow on the inside.
Strickland blocking some punches.
Strickland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strickland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stringfellow.
Strickland tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stringfellow manages to circle out of the way.
Jimmy Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Strickland misses
and Stringfellow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strickland tries to clinch up.
Strickland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stringfellow counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland lands a head kick!
Strickland throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Stringfellow.
Strickland ducks right into an uppercut from Stringfellow.
Strickland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strickland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Strickland.
Stringfellow avoids a wild elbow strike from Strickland.
Stringfellow drags the fight down to the ground.
Strickland engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Strickland postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stringfellow is looking for a triangle but Strickland pushes his legs off easily.
Strickland wanted to stand there but Stringfellow had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Stringfellow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Strickland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strickland tries to clinch but Stringfellow is having none of it.
Stringfellow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stringfellow lands a really nice looking cross but Strickland seems unphased.
Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stringfellow.
Strickland ducks under a wild hook from Stringfellow.
Strickland doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringfellow circles away.
Stringfellow is looking for the big counter here.
Strickland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stringfellow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stringfellow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Strickland slips a jab from Stringfellow.
Strickland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Desmond Stringfellow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strickland tries to clinch but Stringfellow moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Stringfellow scores with a four punch combination!
Strickland gets a clinch.
Strickland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strickland taking a breather.
Stringfellow has a couple of punches blocked by Strickland.
Still in the clinch, Stringfellow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jimmy Strickland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strickland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stringfellow backwards.
Strickland tries to work over Stringfellow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stringfellow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strickland misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringfellow misses with some punches.
Stringfellow working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Stringfellow fails to land.
A short uppercut from Strickland.
Stringfellow letting Strickland take a breather here.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Stringfellow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Strickland gets through Stringfellow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strickland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stringfellow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strickland misses with the head strike.
Stringfellow fails to pull guard.
Stringfellow has a couple of punches blocked by Strickland.
Strickland trying to land knees to the body.
Stringfellow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strickland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stringfellow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strickland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stringfellow scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Strickland.
Strickland doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringfellow circles away.
Stringfellow's corner calls for a 1-2. Stringfellow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strickland tries to clinch but Stringfellow moves out of range.
Strickland is looking to clinch.
Strickland tries a head kick but it misses.
Stringfellow throws a lazy right hand but Strickland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strickland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stringfellow throws a series of punches but Strickland avoids them all with ease.
Strickland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stringfellow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strickland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stringfellow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strickland tries to clinch up.
Stringfellow lands a jab to the head.
Stringfellow looks to score with a jab to the body but Strickland is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow connects with a body shot.
Stringfellow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stringfellow avoids the head kick by Strickland.
A head kick by Strickland misses
and Strickland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Strickland.
Stringfellow misses with an uppercut. Strickland saw that one coming.
Strickland scores with a head kick. Stringfellow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strickland moves into the clinch.
Strickland blocking some punches.
Stringfellow misses with the head strike.
Strickland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stringfellow backwards.
Strickland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strickland is looking to clinch but Stringfellow is avoiding it.
Stringfellow misses the jab.
Strickland tries to counter by clinching up but Stringfellow breaks away and moves out of range.
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!
Strickland rushes Stringfellow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strickland lands a nice shot to the body.
Strickland misses with a punch on the inside.
Strickland blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Strickland - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland lands a hook that snaps the head of Stringfellow backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stringfellow.
A short left from Strickland.
Strickland is trying to maintain a safe position but Stringfellow gets an underhook and turns Strickland into the cage.
Strickland tries to throw a body punch but Stringfellow avoids it by throwing Strickland back against the cage.
Strickland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stringfellow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strickland uses from the top position.
Stringfellow has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Strickland doesn't defend quickly enough and Stringfellow has managed to lock this one up! Can Strickland escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Stringfellow on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Desmond Stringfellow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Johnson (ranked 3462 p4p, 413 weight class) and Damien Ortega (ranked 3345 p4p, 401 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Welcome to the jungle blaring out of the sound system. Ortega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Action. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ortega is not content to let Johnson control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortega can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ortega tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortega is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Ortega is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ortega is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortega does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is thwarting Ortega's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortega closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Ortega shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Ortega.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortega drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Ortega's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ortega keeps moving.
Ortega keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ortega keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ortega is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortega has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortega is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ortega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortega shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson kicks Ortega off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Ortega getting side control.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
Ortega is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ortega there.
Ortega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to hold on to Ortega's head to control him but Ortega postures up.
Ortega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega working the head and body with strikes.
Ortega wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Ortega working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortega lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Ortega is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Ortega there.
Ortega prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson kicks Ortega off and gets back to his feet.
Ortega has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joey Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Ortega pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Ortega scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ortega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Ortega persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Joey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Ortega dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortega.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ortega doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Ortega avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortega pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortega working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortega tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Ortega ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortega has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Ortega.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson feints and as Ortega raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ortega manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Ortega in his guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Ortega postures up.
Johnson pulls Ortega in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Ortega postures up.
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.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortega manages to get himself to full guard.
Ortega pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Ortega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Ortega slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson working for a triangle but Ortega defends it easily.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Ortega slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortega is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortega connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortega scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortega stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortega.
Ortega is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson controlling Ortega's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Johnson!
A relieved looking Joey Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Damien Ortega stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good Win'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristoff Radzinski (ranked 3730 p4p, 415 weight class) and Robert Alomar (ranked 2846 p4p, 342 weight class). Radzinski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Foo Fighters - All My Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristoff Radzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Alomar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alomar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alomar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Radzinski was covering up waiting for the punch and Alomar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alomar postures up in Radzinski's guard and throws a big left but Radzinski blocks it.
Alomar stays in close to Radzinski's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Alomar 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.
Alomar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radzinski controls Alomar momentarily but Alomar frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alomar content to stall in guard here.
Radzinski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alomar is one step ahead there.
Radzinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Radzinski being controlled here, momentarily.
Alomar preventing the sweep.
Alomar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alomar drops back looking for a leg! Radzinski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Radzinski manages to kick Alomar off! Alomar jumps back into Radzinski's guard.
Alomar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alomar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Radzinski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Radzinski has escaped and now he's on top!
Radzinski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Alomar to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Radzinski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Alomar pulls down on the head and he's put Radzinski to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Alomar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Robert Alomar waved his t-shirt featuring RESISTANCE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Snyder (ranked 3251 p4p, 310 weight class) and Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 3338 p4p, 316 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobb Le Tobb!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder throws a combination that misses
and Snyder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Le Tobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Tobb sizes up Snyder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Tobb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Le Tobb scores with a jab to the body.
Le Tobb avoids the body shot from Snyder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Tobb drops Snyder with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Snyder looks back up at him and smiles so Le Tobb waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snyder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Tobb.
Le Tobb catches Snyder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Snyder is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tobb lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Snyder up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Le Tobb from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Snyder's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobb Le Tobb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Ortega (ranked 3162 p4p, 311 weight class) and Errol Browse (ranked 3979 p4p, 362 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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149 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Errol Browse!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browse throws a sloppy head kick and Ortega moves out of range easily.
Browse misses with a left hand
and Ortega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browse throws a sloppy head kick and Ortega moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Ortega's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Browse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Browse throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Browse throws a sloppy head kick and Ortega moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browse. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browse throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Ortega swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Errol Browse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browse tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Browse throws a head kick but Ortega moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortega misses the target.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browse manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Browse misses
and Ortega counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Browse!
Ortega controls the position.
Ortega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Browse, who protects the arm well.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ortega is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Browse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Browse is defending well.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega landing strikes.
Ortega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Browse is avoiding damage well.
Ortega is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Browse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ortega is trying to get an arm triangle but Browse is defending well.
Browse can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Browse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Browse, who protects the arm well.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Browse is defending well.
Ortega working the ground and pound.
Ortega blocks the strikes from Browse.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Browse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ortega looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browse tries to bench press Ortega off him but Ortega keeps the position.
Ortega working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Browse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Browse pushes Ortega away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ortega gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Browse struggling a bit here.
Ortega looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Browse can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Ortega dominated that round.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Browse.
Browse misses with a looping right.
Ortega is looking to counter with a body kick.
Browse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ortega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Browse tries a head kick but it misses.
Browse misses with a right hand
and Ortega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Browse can do to turn this around?
Ortega drops back looking for a leg! Browse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Browse manages to kick Ortega off! Ortega jumps back into Browse's guard.
Browse keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega landing with the ground and pound.
Browse tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Browse is looking for a triangle here but Ortega uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortega is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Browse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Browse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortega. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortega controlling the position.
Browse is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ortega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ortega is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Browse is trying to escape and Ortega transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Browse is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ortega! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Ortega!
After winning the bout, Brian Ortega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Jones (ranked 3111 p4p, 300 weight class) and Kelly Anderson (ranked 3300 p4p, 313 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson lands a head kick!
It looks like Ricky Jones has been cut.
Anderson throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
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!
Jones wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Jones is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Jones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones avoids the head kick by Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anderson!
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Anderson is now in Jones's guard. A big mistake from Jones there, giving up the dominant position!
Ricky Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anderson has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Anderson manages to pass to side control!
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson slows the pace down.
Jones tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Jones is working to tighten his grip on Anderson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Anderson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jones is really squeezing tight and eventually Anderson passes out! Jones breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Donovan (ranked 2650 p4p, 335 weight class) and Yez Pleez (ranked 1547 p4p, 219 weight class). Pleez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Animal i have become. Yez Pleez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carter Donovan's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yez Pleez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donovan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pleez back to the cage. Donovan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donovan connects with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Donovan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pleez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan connects with a body shot that sends Pleez's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Pleez tries to work over Donovan's front leg with a kick but Donovan checks it.
Pleez drives through and clinches with Donovan against the cage.
Pleez working aggressively here.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Donovan there.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pleez wants to clinch.
Yez Pleez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pleez has time to react.
Pleez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donovan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pleez sprawls well initially but Donovan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pleez tries to kick Donovan off but Donovan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Donovan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pleez tries to kick Donovan off but Donovan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Donovan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Donovan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pleez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carter Donovan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Trigger (ranked 784 p4p, 116 weight class) and Zed Vrienan (ranked 2201 p4p, 292 weight class). Vrienan has chosen Tango Instrumental as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jackson Trigger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zed Vrienan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrienan tries to clinch up.
Trigger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trigger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vrienan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trigger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trigger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trigger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vrienan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Trigger there.
Vrienan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vrienan doesn't manage to clinch there - Trigger circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Trigger as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Zed Vrienan has been cut.
Vrienan tries to clinch up.
Vrienan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trigger counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Vrienan off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Trigger follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Vrienan was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jackson Trigger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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