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RISE 86- Manowaru Vs. Hantei 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Weed (ranked 5019 p4p, 259 weight class) and Im Peach (ranked 23698 p4p, 320 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Im Peach!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peach throws a shot to the body.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weed moves out of range as Peach strikes.
Im Peach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peach. Peach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peach fails to land with a series of punches.
Peach cracks Weed with an open hand slap.
Weed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weed fails to land with a series of punches.
Peach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
BOOM! Peach lands a beautiful left hook that drops Weed. Weed tries to recover but Peach is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Weed lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Im Peach!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 5430 p4p, 475 weight class) and Brendan Moker (ranked 3741 p4p, 392 weight class). Brendan Moker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly throws an off balance right hand
and Moker counters with a left to the body.
O Reilly misses the jab.
Moker scores with a takedown into O Reilly's guard.
O Reilly is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Moker rolls with it to try and escape but O Reilly cranks on the arm and Moker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patty O Reilly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 1954 p4p, 212 weight class) and Bubba Brandon (ranked 21931 p4p, 479 weight class). Granger comes to the cage accompanied by Primal Concrete Sledge. Frank Granger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Brandon!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandon is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger throws a body punch but Brandon moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Granger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Granger.
Nice body punch from Granger.
Granger cracks Brandon with a nice body shot.
Brandon breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Brandon 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.
Brandon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandon looks winded!
Granger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Granger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandons head.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon tries to circle away but Granger has him pinned against the cage.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Granger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Granger lands with a light punch inside.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Granger tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Granger.
A right handed body shot lands from Granger.
A left hand lands to the body for Granger.
Granger lands a left hand.
Granger lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Granger.
Granger lands a body punch.
Granger lands with a short shot to the head.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Granger pushes Brandon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Granger lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Granger scores with a shot to the side of Brandon's head.
Brandon is rocked!
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Granger finish him?
Granger creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brandon with a big uppercut! Brandon tries to clinch up but Granger pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brandon to the mat! Brandon covers up and Granger unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Granger!
Frank Granger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 1598 p4p, 192 weight class) and Chief Slayer (ranked 6312 p4p, 516 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sergey Burenkov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergey Burenkov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Burenkov coming out on top.
Slayer cracks Burenkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burenkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Slayer clinches up against the cage.
Burenkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slayer throws a head kick that misses
and Burenkov counters with a straight right hand.
Burenkov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Burenkov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slayer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Sergey Burenkov has been cut.
Burenkov jabs Slayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer connects with a right hand. Burenkov shakes it off.
Burenkov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slayer is looking for a sweep.
Burenkov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Slayer!
Slayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slayer keeps trying to improve his position.
Slayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burenkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slayer regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov is looking to take a break and control but Slayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Burenkov trying to control the action but Slayer is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Burenkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burenkov pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burenkov in particular looking to stall.
Burenkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Burenkov is trying to control. Slayer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burenkov pulls his head out easily.
Burenkov passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov with good strikes from the mount here!
Slayer told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Slayer is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Burenkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burenkov controlling from mount.
Burenkov landing punches.
Burenkov lands a couple of good shots and Slayer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burenkov looking for the choke from the back.
Slayer wants to escape the position.
Slayer breaks Burenkov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Slayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Burenkov is retaining full guard.
Slayer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Burenkov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slayer has Burenkov in his guard.
Slayer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer can't keep his opponent in guard - Burenkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burenkov prevents Slayer from improving his position.
Slayer is not content to let Burenkov control the position.
Burenkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burenkov tries to pass to full mount but Slayer defends it.
Burenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayer keeps working.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burenkov pulls his head out easily.
Burenkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov is pressing down on Slayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slayer is holding on for now.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Burenkov 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.
Slayer taking some punishment here, with Burenkov in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Burenkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burenkov avoids the head kick by Slayer.
Burenkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Burenkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slayer.
Burenkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slayer avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burenkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burenkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayer can do to turn this around?
Slayer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Burenkov throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov shoots in for a takedown but Slayer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burenkov, as that shot connected.
Slayer scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Slayer clobbers Burenkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slayer swings for the body but Burenkov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burenkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burenkov throws a one two combo.
A jab from Slayer does it's job there.
Burenkov is rocked!
Slayer cracks Burenkov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Burenkov falls backwards against the cage. Slayer follows up with more strikes that drop Burenkov to his knees. Slayer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Burenkov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Slayer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chief Slayer made sure he mentioned Woodshins' Ship, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kisada Hida (ranked 1901 p4p, 109 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2581 p4p, 147 weight class). Hida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noisestorm - Crab Rave. Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hida connects with a crisp jab.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hida.
Por Pramuk scores with a head kick.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Hida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot.
Hida scores with a body shot.
Hida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hida lands with a straight right. Por Pramuk didn't see that one coming.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Por Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hida is defending well for now.
Por Pramuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hida trying to control but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Por Pramuk looking to control.
Por Pramuk keeping full guard, as Hida tries to pass.
Por Pramuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hida throwing strikes but missing.
Por Pramuk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hida has picked Por Pramuk up and slammed him! Por Pramuk can't keep hold of the triangle and Hida manages to pass to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hida drives through and clinches with Por Pramuk against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hida.
Hida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hida misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Por Pramuk.
Hida dips to his left and cracks Por Pramuk with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Por Pramuk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Por Pramuk at a distance.
Por Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Hida has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk gets control of Hida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Por Pramuk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Por Pramuk is keeping the position for now.
Hida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Por Pramuk keeping full guard, as Hida tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Por Pramuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hida looking to pass the guard.
Por Pramuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.
Por Pramuk looking for subs off his back but Hida has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuk keeps working.
Hida wants to stand up but Por Pramuk is controlling the position.
Hida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisada Hida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Hida sees coming a mile off.
Hida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Por Pramuk successfully pulls guard.
Por Pramuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Por Pramuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hida wants to control from the top but Por Pramuk keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Por Pramuk trying to keep a closed guard but Hida is proving a slippery customer.
Kisada Hida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Por Pramuk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Por Pramuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hida defends well.
Por Pramuk keeping moving, preventing Hida from controlling successfully.
Hida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Por Pramuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Por Pramuk holds on and takes a little breather.
Hida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Por Pramuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Por Pramuk working for a triangle but Hida defends it easily.
Hida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Por Pramuk on the ground.
Por Pramuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hida defends well.
Hida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Por Pramuk is keeping the position for now.
Hida is pushing down on Por Pramuk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Por Pramuk is fighting to maintain full guard but Hida has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Por Pramuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Por Pramuk.
Hida looking to sit in guard and control but Por Pramuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Por Pramuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hida has his feet on Por Pramuk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Hida moves out of range easily.
Por Pramuk tries to keep at a distance but Hida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Por Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Hida scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk drags the fight down to the ground.
Hida controlling from the top position.
Hida stands and throws Por Pramuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk is trying to control Hida's posture but Hida avoids it.
Por Pramuk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Hida seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hida trying to control the action but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisada Hida dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hida digs a good body shot into Por Pramuk's ribs.
Hida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Por Pramuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Por Pramuk's hands.
Hida blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
Hida looks to throw the jab but Por Pramuk is out of range.
Hida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a head kick.
Por Pramuk connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Hida misses its intended target.
Por Pramuk lands a jab to the head.
Hida swings for the body but Por Pramuk moves out of range.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hida swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hida just misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hida has managed to clinch.
Por Pramuk has had enough of the clinch but Hida keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands with a good body shot.
Hida scores with a sloppy right hand. Por Pramuk should have avoided that one.
Por Pramuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hida pushes Por Pramuk up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hida digs a right hand into Por Pramuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Por Pramuk's gas tank.
Hida lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hida pushes Por Pramuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hida lands a hook that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Por Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Por Pramuk blocks a body shot from Hida.
Hida scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Hida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hida.
Hida prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Hida breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Por Pramuk.
Hida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hida there.
A jab from Hida misses.
Hida scores with a punch to the head.
Por Pramuk is rocked!
Hida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Hida finish him?
Por Pramuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hida finds it's way round the side to connect with Por Pramuk's head.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Por Pramuk moves away.
Por Pramuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Por Pramuk manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hida. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hida.
Hida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Por Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Por Pramuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Hida moves into range and clinches up with Por Pramuk.
Hida blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Hida.
Hida manages to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
Hida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Por Pramuk has closed the distance and engaged Hida in a clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hida smiles and moves away.
Hida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Por Pramuk checks it well.
Por Pramuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Por Pramuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kisada Hida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida takes a swing at Por Pramuk's ribcage but misses.
Hida jabs at Por Pramuk's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hida manages to avoid it.
Por Pramuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hida darts in and clinches Por Pramuk up against the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to pull guard but Hida holds him up against the cage and eventually Por Pramuk drops back down to his feet.
Kisada Hida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieselnoi Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk stalls.
Hida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Por Pramuk backwards.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hida misses with a body punch.
Por Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hida's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kisada Hida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kisada Hida!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kisada Hida!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kisada Hida!
Kisada Hida wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kisada Hida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I lost, to a very skilled opponent. I will be back, and stronger than before!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Dheeb (ranked 3226 p4p, 364 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 1127 p4p, 164 weight class). Biernat has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Mateusz Biernat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waleed Dheeb's chin.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waleed Dheeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biernat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biernat gets through Dheeb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat clinches up against the cage.
Dheeb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dheeb gets control of Biernat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dheeb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Biernat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dheeb, up you get!
Dheeb wants to clinch.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biernat jabs at Dheeb's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dheeb.
Biernat closes the distance and pushes Dheeb back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Biernat.
Biernat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat fails to land with a series of punches.
Biernat throws a one two combo.
Dheeb tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biernat lands a knee to the head.
Dheeb is rocked!
Biernat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dheeb up against the cage.
Biernat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dheeb fails with the takedown
and Biernat counters with a left right combination that sends Dheeb crashing to the mat - Biernat wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Dheeb out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateusz Biernat!
Our winner, Mateusz Biernat, 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.
Waleed Dheeb was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing this fight aint the end of my career. i have put lot of effort in this org and i would like to thank Jon Denker and his Assistant Justin Lafero for the oppotunity for me to be a fighter in EFL ORG. they are the greatest managers ever seen. Congrats Hsing for title win and Thanks to al my fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 4840 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 984 p4p, 46 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by-DIO as Lazers go off and Confetti drops from the ceiling. Hawthorne has chosen Beef Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ladera Hawthorne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Savage's chin.
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270 lbs
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270 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Savage throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Hawthorne throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawthorne misses with a jab to the body
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawthorne.
Savage moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Savage down.
Ladera Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawthorne should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawthorne.
Savage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawthorne.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawthorne punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Savage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawthorne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savage eats them both and turns towards Hawthorne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Hawthorne lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Savage is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Savage down.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Savage.
Hawthorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savage. That did some damage!
Savage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
Savage's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawthorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawthorne forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Hawthorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawthorne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the cage.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Hawthorne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawthorne lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawthorne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne digs a right hand underneath Savage's ribcage. Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Hawthorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage tries to break the clinch but Hawthorne is controlling the position.
Hawthorne is leaning against Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Hawthorne tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Hawthorne lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ladera Hawthorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawthorne scores with a push kick.
Savage ducks into an uppercut from Hawthorne and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ladera Hawthorne!
Our winner, Ladera Hawthorne, 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.
Randy Savage was interviewed post fight and said 'Hulk you coward I know you paid the judges off because your threatened by my grestness.....you can't stop me!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Wolf (ranked 2131 p4p, 255 weight class) and Dante Fiaschi (ranked 3905 p4p, 365 weight class). Fiaschi has chosen ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Chief Wolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
199 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fiaschi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fiaschi as he avoids it easily.
Wolf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fiaschi defends it nicely.
Fiaschi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fiaschi clinches with his opponent.
Fiaschi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wolf uses from the top position.
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.
Wolf trying to control but Fiaschi is working from the bottom.
Fiaschi pulls Wolf in close to his closed guard and prevents Wolf from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiaschi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi trying to keep a closed guard but Wolf is proving a slippery customer.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Fiaschi keeps moving.
Wolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiaschi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Fiaschi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf shoots in for a double leg but Fiaschi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wolf or perhaps it was just good defense by Fiaschi, which made it look bad.
Fiaschi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wolf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fiaschi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt
and Fiaschi counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiaschi.
Fiaschi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolf.
Fiaschi tries to counter with a clinch but Wolf shakes him off and moves away.
Fiaschi fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Fiaschi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fiaschi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wolf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fiaschi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wolf somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Fiaschi. No joy for Wolf on that attempt.
Wolf leaves Fiaschi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wolf feints and as Fiaschi raises his hands in defense, Wolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolf is controlling him.
Fiaschi looking for a guillotine here but Wolf defends easily.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fiaschi looking for a guillotine here but Wolf defends easily.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but Fiaschi is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wolf trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fiaschi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fiaschi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiaschi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fiaschi defends well.
Fiaschi drops back looking for a leg! Wolf is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolf manages to kick Fiaschi off! Fiaschi jumps back into Wolf's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fiaschi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fiaschi lands a high kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolf.
Fiaschi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wolf's guard.
Fiaschi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fiaschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiaschi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fiaschi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fiaschi gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fiaschi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fiaschi's waist but Fiaschi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolf off to one side.
Fiaschi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fiaschi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Wolf. No joy for Fiaschi on that attempt.
Fiaschi clinches.
Fiaschi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiaschi rushes Wolf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf is working for takedown but Fiaschi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fiaschi manages to pull guard.
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Fiaschi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolf looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fiaschi has picked Wolf up and slammed him! Wolf can't keep hold of the triangle and Fiaschi manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fiaschi is trying to get an arm triangle but Wolf is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiaschi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wolf is looking for a sweep.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiaschi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wolf has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fiaschi but great work by Wolf.
Wolf is trying to get an arm triangle but Fiaschi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi struggling a bit here.
Wolf wants to control but Fiaschi is keeping him busy.
Wolf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wolf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fiaschi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wolf but great work by Fiaschi.
Fiaschi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fiaschi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fiaschi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wolf to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi fails to land the takedown.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Fiaschi shows good takedown defense.
Fiaschi shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fiaschi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wolf has a takedown stuffed.
Fiaschi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wolf or perhaps it was just good defense by Fiaschi, which made it look bad.
Jab by Fiaschi.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fiaschi sprawls well. Fiaschi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fiaschi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolf is defended easily by Fiaschi.
Wolf leaves Fiaschi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fiaschi sprawls well. Fiaschi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fiaschi but Fiaschi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fiaschi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wolf defends well and Fiaschi ends up having to push Wolf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fiaschi swivels and escapes.
Wolf shoots in but Fiaschi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fiaschi tries to counter with a clinch but Wolf shakes him off and moves away.
Fiaschi clinches up against the cage.
Fiaschi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wolf after a bit of a struggle.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fiaschi breaks from the clinch.
Wolf shoots in looking for a takedown. Fiaschi tries to sprawl out of it but Wolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fiaschi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fiaschi has closed the distance and engaged Wolf in a clinch.
Fiaschi pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Fiaschi keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fiaschi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiaschi keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fiaschi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fiaschi or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolf, which made it look bad.
Wolf gets the takedown into side control.
Wolf working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dante Fiaschi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiaschi struggling a bit here.
Fiaschi wants to get back to his feet.
Fiaschi wants to control but Wolf postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fiaschi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wolf goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fiaschi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wolf's guard! Nice work there by Fiaschi!
Fiaschi tries to stand but Wolf is controlling from the bottom.
Fiaschi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiaschi has managed to get both his arms back between Wolf's legs - danger averted.
Chief Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiaschi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fiaschi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Fiaschi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fiaschi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dante Fiaschi!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dante Fiaschi!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dante Fiaschi!
Dante Fiaschi wins by unanimous decision!
Dante Fiaschi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Maan (ranked 1696 p4p, 209 weight class) and Willy Brandon (ranked 1328 p4p, 168 weight class). Maan's entrance music is Ballad of the Green Berets. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan throws a lazy right hand but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maan is out of range and Brandon settles back down.
Nice shot by Maan.
Maan thuds his right hand into Brandon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Maan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maan.
Brandon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandon can pounce on him.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maan.
Brandon with a hook.
Brandon throws a push kick but Maan slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Maan.
Maan misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandon.
Maan missing with a left hand there. Brandon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandon misses with a wild body shot.
Maan walks into a stiff left hand from Brandon.
Maan throws a shot to the body.
Brandon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
Maan misses with a looping left.
Maan with a nice cross.
Maan ducks under a wild hook from Brandon.
Brandon goes for a double leg but Maan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maan continues to drive forward.
Brandon moves out of range of the strikes.
Maan lands with a nice body punch.
Brandon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brandon! But no joy.
Brandon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maan throws out the jab.
Brandon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandon scrambles back to his feet.
Maan slips a jab and a cross from Brandon.
Maan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Maan.
Brandon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maan scores with a jab to the head.
Maan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan blocks a leg kick.
Maan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brandon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maan has time to react.
Brandon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maan defends it nicely.
Maan throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandon misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Maan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandon misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Maan.
Brandon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maan is out of range.
Maan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandon fails with a takedown attempt.
Ian Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Brandon.
Brandon tries to work over Maan's front leg with a kick but Maan checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ian Maan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandon misses with a low kick.
Maan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maan moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandon misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Maan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Brandon.
Maan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandon.
Maan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon slips a straight right by Maan.
A slow jab from Maan misses its intended target.
Brandon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandon throws the left hand but Maan avoids the punch easily.
Brandon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maan swings widly with a right hand
and Brandon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maan.
Brandon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maan throws out the jab.
Maan thuds his right hand into Brandon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses.
Maan misses with a looping right.
Brandon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
Brandon ducks under a wild hook from Maan.
Maan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandon.
Brandon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maan avoids the head kick by Brandon.
Maan is looking to counter punch.
Maan lands with a straight right. Brandon didn't see that one coming.
Brandon throws a head kick but Maan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandon throws a right hand that Maan ducks under and follows up with a left that Maan also avoids with ease.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Maan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maan throws a head kick but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon thows a body kick. Maan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Maan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandon doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Maan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Brandon - just one landing.
Brandon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maan.
Brandon throws a jab when Maan was well out of range.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ian Maan is winning the standup battle so far.
Maan ducks under a wild hook from Brandon.
Maan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maan connects with a body shot.
Brandon lands a body shot.
Maan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brandon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maan missing with a left hand there. Brandon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandon can do to turn this around?
Maan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
Maan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maan throws a hook but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon lands with a straight right. Maan didn't see that one coming.
Brandon throws a big shot that misses.
Brandon lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brandon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maan has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandon misses the target.
Maan throws a body shot but no joy.
Maan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandon's head.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Maan connects with a crisp jab.
Maan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maan.
Brandon tests Maan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maan.
Brandon scores with a hook.
Maan lands with a straight right. Brandon didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Brandon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandon shoots in and bounces Maan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Maan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan has control of Brandon's left arm, preventing Brandon from doing any damage.
Brandon postures up in Maan's guard and throws a big left but Maan blocks it.
Brandon trying to move into half guard but instead Maan has managed to sweep!
Brandon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandon has his hands on Maan's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brandon looking to control.
Maan preventing the sweep.
Brandon seems keen to control Maan's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Brandon misses
and Maan counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandon misses the target.
Maan slips a jab and a cross from Brandon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon slips a straight right by Maan.
Brandon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brandon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon throws a low kick but Maan moves out of range easily.
Maan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
Maan throws a body shot but no joy.
As Maan backs off Brandon throws a huge counter combo but Maan manages to avoid it all.
Brandon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Maan misses the target.
Maan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maan looks to land a combination but Brandon avoids it well.
Brandon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brandon misses with a body kick.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maan thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maan misses with a looping right.
Maan digs a good hook to Brandon's body.
Maan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandon momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Maan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maan is looking to slow Brandon down with leg kicks.
Maan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Maan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maan stuffs the takedown.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maan is trying to get back to full guard.
Maan is not content to let Brandon control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maan keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brandon throwing shots but Maan is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Brandon seems content to control.
Maan is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
Brandon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maan defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maan tries a head kick but it misses.
Maan moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandon misses with a looping left.
Brandon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maan. Brandon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Brandon finds it's target.
Maan throws a right hand that misses
and Brandon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
Brandon throws the kick towards the body but Maan avoids it.
Maan appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick by Brandon misses
and Maan counters with an inside leg kick.
Brandon misses with a looping right.
Brandon shoots for a double leg takedown but Maan sprawls well. He's pushed Brandon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brandon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandon tried to score with a low kick but Maan checks it.
Maan fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandon in the body.
Maan misses with a hook
and Brandon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandon.
Maan scores with a nice strike.
Maan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maan feints a jab promting Brandon to slip. Maan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brandon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brandon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ian Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Brandon.
Brandon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brandon.
Maan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maan thuds a left hand into Brandon's body.
Maan checks the leg kick.
Brandon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Maan does no damage.
Brandon moves away from the strike by Maan.
A head kick misses from Brandon.
A jab from Maan misses.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maan as he jumps to the side.
Brandon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandon.
Maan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maan throws a lazy right hand but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maan moves out of range of the strikes.
Maan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Maan misses.
Brandon wants to counter the offense by Maan and move into the clinch position.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Maan.
Maan throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Brandon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandon dives in for a single leg takedown but Maan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maan cracks Brandon with an open hand slap.
Maan misses with a wild body shot.
Brandon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maan scores with a nice right hand.
Brandon feints a jab promting Maan to slip. Brandon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maan looks to throw the jab but Brandon is out of range.
Willy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Maan.
Maan lands with an uppercut that bounces Brandon off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Maan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maan, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ian Maan!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ian Maan!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ian Maan!
Ian Maan wins by unanimous decision!
Ian Maan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 141 p4p, 6 weight class) and Jimmu Tenno Hantei (ranked 214 p4p, 9 weight class). Hantei comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Triarii - Emperor Of The Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmu Tenno Hantei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantei avoids the body shot from Manowaru.
A cross from Hantei lands.
Manowaru lands a leg kick that knocks Hantei off balance momentarily.
Manowaru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hantei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jimmu Tenno Hantei has been cut.
Hantei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Hantei 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.
Manowaru scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hantei throws a body punch but Manowaru moves out of range.
Manowaru swings widly with a right hand
letting Hantei counter with a right hand.
Hantei blocks a jab.
Manowaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hantei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hantei misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Manowaru misses the target.
Manowaru pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hantei is out of range and Manowaru settles back down.
Hantei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manowaru throws a low kick, looking for Hantei's leg but Hantei calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Manowaru.
Hantei checks a low kick from Manowaru.
Hantei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hantei misses with a lunging right hand
and Manowaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Hantei just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hantei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hantei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manowaru has Hantei pressed against the cage, preventing Hantei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hantei tries to break free but Manowaru pushes him back against the cage.
Hantei misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Manowaru.
Hantei is trying to force a seperation but Manowaru has the dominant position.
Hantei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hantei manages to break the clinch.
Manowaru connects with an inside leg kick.
Hantei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
Hantei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manowaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru pushes Hantei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru lands an uppercut.
Hantei can't break the clinch.
Manowaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hantei is trying to break the clinch but Manowaru has him pressed against the cage.
Manowaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Jimmu Tenno Hantei's cut even more.
Hantei wants to break free but Manowaru has control.
Hantei has a couple of punches blocked by Manowaru.
Manowaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hantei backwards.
Hantei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hantei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manowaru works on Hantei's body with a couple of short punches.
Hantei looks winded!
Manowaru scores with a shot to the side of Hantei's head.
A short right from Manowaru.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manowaru scores with a shot to the side of Hantei's head.
Manowaru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Jimmu Tenno Hantei's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manowaru lands a body shot.
Manowaru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hantei backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Manowaru.
Manowaru works on Hantei's body with a couple of short punches.
Manowaru is working Hantei over against the cage.
Manowaru cracks Hantei with a nice body shot.
Manowaru is leaning against Hantei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manowaru lands a shoulder strike.
Manowaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manowaru digs a right hand underneath Hantei's ribcage. Hantei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manowaru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hantei backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Manowaru.
Manowaru lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Manowaru on the inside.
Manowaru lands a right hand.
Manowaru presses Hantei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manowaru lands with a left to the head.
Jimmu Tenno Hantei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Manowaru tries a body shot but Hantei blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manowaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmu Tenno Hantei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hiro Manowaru!
Hiro Manowaru retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Hiro Manowaru made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Jimmu Tenno Hantei had this to say: 'Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.'.
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