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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dubaku Womba (ranked 3923 p4p, 435 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 4308 p4p, 466 weight class). Dmitry Boitsov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsov misses with a wild combination.
Womba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Womba winds up and cracks Boitsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Womba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boitsov moves into full guard.
Womba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boitsov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Womba has managed to get both his arms back between Boitsov's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boitsov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boitsov has his foot on Womba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Womba works his way back into a safe position though.
Boitsov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Womba manages to get himself to full guard.
Boitsov is in close to Womba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boitsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boitsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boitsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boitsov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Womba is keeping the position for now.
Womba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boitsov defends well.
Womba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boitsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boitsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Womba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Womba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Womba seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Womba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boitsov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Womba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boitsov is aware though and is defending well.
Boitsov chips away with some ground and pound.
Boitsov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Womba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boitsov defends it easily.
Boitsov stands up over Womba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boitsov is working Womba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boitsov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Womba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Womba is keen to just control but Boitsov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Womba seems to be working for a kimura but Boitsov defends the submission attempt.
Boitsov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boitsov looking for a sweep. Not yet Boitsov, not yet.
Boitsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Womba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Womba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boitsov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boitsov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Womba has his hands clasped together but Boitsov extends and breaks Womba's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boitsov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boitsov!
Dmitry Boitsov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Viticello (ranked 23297 p4p, 648 weight class) and Vladimir Krashenko (ranked 2391 p4p, 299 weight class). Krashenko has chosen Polyushka Polye as his entrance music. Enzo Viticello has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Krashenko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viticello throws a one two combo.
Krashenko lands with a good body shot.
Krashenko misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Viticello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viticello ducks under a wild hook from Krashenko.
The crowd cheers as Krashenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viticello doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Krashenko throws an off balance right hand
and Viticello counters by clinching up.
Viticello has Krashenko pressed against the cage.
Krashenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Krashenko.
Viticello is looking to counter the offense by Krashenko and move into the clinch.
Viticello misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krashenko cracks Viticello with an open hand slap.
Viticello throws a body punch but Krashenko moves out of range.
It seemed like Krashenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krashenko cracks Viticello with an open hand slap.
Krashenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viticello.
Viticello looks to land a combination but Krashenko avoids it well.
Krashenko cracks Viticello with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Viticello looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Krashenko finish him?
Viticello is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krashenko throws an uppercut from hell that sends Viticello clean off his feet! He's out cold! Krashenko stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Krashenko!
Vladimir Krashenko 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 6187 p4p, 577 weight class) and Leroy Johnson (ranked 4433 p4p, 487 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Falcon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Falcon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Falcon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falcon.
It looks like Leroy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcon was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Falcon slips the punch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Falcon. Falcon maintains the clinch.
Falcon manages to break the clinch.
Falcon closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Falcon throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Falcon coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Falcon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Falcon cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Falcon moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Falcon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Falcon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Falcon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Falcon!
Falcon throws Johnson to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Falcon pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Falcon misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Falcon moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Falcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Falcon is avoiding it.
Jack Falcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcon connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Falcon.
Falcon lands the left hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Falcon plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Johnson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Johnson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Falcon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hill (ranked 4770 p4p, 381 weight class) and John Daugherty (ranked 3775 p4p, 335 weight class). Daugherty is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dragula - Rob Zombie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Daugherty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hill prevents Daugherty from getting back to his feet.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daugherty is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Daugherty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Daugherty!
Daugherty stands up from Hill's guard - Daugherty perhaps looking for a knockout.
Daugherty connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Daugherty dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Daugherty's head and hops out.
Jab by Daugherty.
Daugherty has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hill is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Daugherty tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daugherty connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Randy Hill has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daugherty counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hill off his feet! Daugherty dives into side control looking to finish!
Hill is rocked!
Daugherty lands a strong strike to the head of Hill. That's dazed him! Daugherty looking to finish here. Hill is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Daugherty lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Daugherty!
John Daugherty took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xyryx Ignacio (ranked 6848 p4p, 614 weight class) and Jeronimo Rodriguez (ranked 5725 p4p, 552 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: B E N D E R. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xyryx Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeronimo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio lands an overhand right.
Ignacio lands a head kick!
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Ignacio against the cage.
Ignacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Ignacio controls the action.
Rodriguez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ignacio looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez working Ignacio over with strikes.
Rodriguez drops an elbow to the side of Ignacio's head.
Ignacio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ignacio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignacio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodriguez working some strikes from top position.
Ignacio is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Ignacio has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodriguez trying to control but Ignacio is working from the bottom.
Ignacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez is working Ignacio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignacio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriguez distracts Ignacio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ignacio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ignacio looking to control.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodriguez stays in close to Ignacio's body and controls the position.
Rodriguez working some strikes from top position.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez trying to control but Ignacio is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ignacio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ignacio lands a head kick. Rodriguez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
enabling Ignacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Crack! Ignacio connects with the perfect overhand right and Rodriguez falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ignacio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xyryx Ignacio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Raynes (ranked 5691 p4p, 492 weight class) and Alpo Paakku (ranked 4912 p4p, 459 weight class). Alpo Paakku told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Raynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alpo Paakku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynes slaps away a takedown attempt from Paakku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raynes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paakku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paakku wants it to stay on the feet.
Paakku avoids the body shot from Raynes.
Paakku shoots and misses
and Raynes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paakku pushes Raynes off looking to stand but Raynes dives back in and keeps control.
Raynes is controlling the pace.
Paakku looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paakku manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Raynes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Raynes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paakku can't get the takedown.
Mitch Raynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Paakku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raynes 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.
Paakku turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Paakku manages to end up in side control.
Paakku lands a few punches from side control.
Paakku scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raynes to see if he's OK.
Raynes struggling a bit here.
Raynes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paakku is thwarting Raynes's attempts to control the position.
Raynes tries to get to full guard but Paakku has control of the leg.
Paakku is looking for a kimura here.
Raynes is looking for a sweep. Paakku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynes trying to hold on to Paakku's head to control him but Paakku postures up.
Paakku is taking a breather. Raynes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paakku is looking for a kimura but Raynes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paakku to get the leverage.
Paakku is working for a submission of some sort.
Paakku is nestled in close to Raynes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raynes wants to improve his position but Paakku is controlling well.
Paakku slips a nice elbow through Raynes's hands, connecting with Raynes's forehead.
Raynes is looking for a sweep. Paakku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raynes is staying active underneath Paakku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raynes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raynes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raynes trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku is working Raynes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raynes is looking for a triangle but Paakku pushes his legs off easily.
Paakku postures up.
Paakku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raynes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paakku is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raynes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raynes prevents Paakku from getting back to his feet.
Raynes tries to free his leg and advance position but Paakku is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakku wants to get back to his feet but Raynes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raynes throwing strikes from guard but Paakku blocks nicely.
Raynes is standing up over Paakku. Paakku looks to escape but Raynes dives into side control.
Paakku is trying to buck Raynes off.
Paakku is not content to let Raynes control the position.
Paakku wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alpo Paakku will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paakku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raynes pinned against the cage. Raynes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raynes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Paakku feints and as Raynes raises his hands in defense, Paakku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paakku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paakku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paakku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raynes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paakku wriggles free and stands up.
Raynes swinging wildly here.
Paakku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raynes avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Paakku with that takedown attempt.
Mitch Raynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Paakku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynes missing with a left hand there. Paakku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raynes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paakku avoids the body shot from Raynes.
Raynes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paakku.
Raynes misses with a series of wild punches.
Paakku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raynes has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Paakku doesn't defend quickly enough and Raynes has managed to lock this one up! Can Paakku escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Raynes on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mitch Raynes!
Mitch Raynes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 2217 p4p, 283 weight class) and Joe Derrick (ranked 1656 p4p, 218 weight class). Dexter Morgan 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derrick throws a shot to the body.
Derrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Derrick's head back.
Derrick digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derrick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Derrick was just out of range.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derrick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derrick.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Derrick takes it in his stride.
Derrick tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derrick scores with a shot to the body.
Derrick missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derrick scores with a jab to the head.
Derrick looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derrick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Derrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Derrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Derrick.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Derrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Derrick swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Whack! Morgan lands a heavy head kick that drops Derrick. The ref tackles Morgan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Derrick was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dexter Morgan!
After the fight, Dexter Morgan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillion Danis (ranked 2543 p4p, 293 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 1497 p4p, 196 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricardo Cruz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillion Danis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Danis's guard.
Cruz 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.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Danis keeps moving.
Danis being controlled here, momentarily.
Danis keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz trying to control but Danis is working from the bottom.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Danis is working from the bottom.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danis is keeping the position for now.
Cruz trying to control but Danis is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillion Danis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Danis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Danis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Danis looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Danis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danis is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz trying to control but Danis is working from the bottom.
Cruz stands and throws Danis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Danis is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danis is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Danis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Danis is defending well.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Danis, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has an Americana. Danis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cruz is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cruz hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricardo Cruz!
Dillion Danis spoke after the fight, saying 'You got lucky punk! A rematch is in order!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross A Zoo (ranked 721 p4p, 108 weight class) and Kobayashi Jin (ranked 1188 p4p, 167 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Zoo wants to clinch
and Jin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A Zoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin throws out a counter right but A Zoo avoids it with no problem.
Jin blocks a low kick nicely.
Jin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A Zoo throws a combination. Jin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
An inside leg kick lands from A Zoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
And Jin tries to counter it with a takedown but A Zoo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A Zoo has Jin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin swings wildly with an uppercut but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jin dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Good body shot from Jin.
Jin drops down looking for an ankle pick but A Zoo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A Zoo clinches.
Jin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Jin.
A Zoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jin lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
A Zoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. A Zoo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A Zoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Jin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Jin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by A Zoo.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jin tries to work over A Zoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Zoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kobayashi Jin has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jin.
A Zoo blocking some punches.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but A Zoo avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Jin manages to break the clinch.
A Zoo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A Zoo gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin working aggressively here.
A Zoo lands with a right to the head.
Jin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A Zoo scores with a jab to the head.
A Zoo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
Jin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with A Zoo's elbow.
Jin blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A Zoo lands a left hand.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
Jin struggles to land a body shot inside as A Zoo controls his hands.
Jin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A Zoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo darts in trying to clinch
and Jin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A Zoo throws a right and a left that Jin avoids nicely.
Jin feints the counter takedown.
A Zoo misses with a body shot
and Jin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jin keeps the fight on the outside.
Jin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A Zoo throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but A Zoo defends it well.
A Zoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jin under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross A Zoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobayashi Jin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jin swats away the attempt to clinch by A Zoo.
Jin slips a jab and a cross from A Zoo.
It seemed like Jin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cross A Zoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but A Zoo defends it well.
A Zoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A Zoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?
A Zoo throws a leg kick
and Jin counters with a nice double leg into side control. A Zoo won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, A Zoo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A Zoo regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A Zoo is refusing to be controlled, as Jin sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
A Zoo is concentrating on defense, preventing Jin from advancing position.
A Zoo wants to control but Jin is keeping busy.
A Zoo tries to get to full guard but Jin has control of the leg.
A Zoo is pressing down on Jin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A Zoo looking to control.
Jin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin wants to control from the top but A Zoo keeps moving.
A Zoo managing to control the position.
Jin wants to pass the guard but A Zoo is keeping the position.
Jin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jin controlling from the top position.
A Zoo keeping full guard, as Jin tries to pass.
A Zoo trying to control the position.
Jin stands and throws A Zoo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo stops Jin from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on A Zoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A Zoo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if A Zoo tries to get out of the position.
Jin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but A Zoo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A Zoo is looking to regain half guard here but Jin keeps moving and retains side control.
A Zoo can't do much from the bottom here.
A Zoo is looking to reverse the position.
A Zoo struggling a bit here.
Jin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jin working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin has hold of A Zoo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. A Zoo seems comfortable defending it but Jin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! A Zoo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! A Zoo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jin couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobayashi Jin!
During a confident post fight interview, Kobayashi Jin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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