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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Novez (ranked 4908 p4p, 443 weight class) and Eric Smith (ranked 4612 p4p, 439 weight class). Malaki Novez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Novez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novez drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Novez wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Novez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Novez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eric Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novez up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pushing Novez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Novez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Novez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Novez has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Novez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Novez blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Novez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Novez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smith is trying to keep an underhook but Novez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to kick Novez off but Novez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Novez trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Novez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Novez sits in half guard.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Novez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Novez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Novez trying to control the pace.
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith cracks Novez with a nice body shot.
Novez is breathing heavily.
Novez tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith just leaning against Novez, taking a breather.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Novez successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is looking to stand up but Novez won't let him.
Smith 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.
Novez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith digs a good hook to Novez's body.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith rushes Novez and presses him up against the cage.
Novez looking for a takedown.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novez has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Novez controls the action.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novez trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Novez into the cage.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Novez blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Novez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Novez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Novez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Novez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith wanted to stand there but Novez had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Novez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Novez's legs - danger averted.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Novez.
Smith wanted to stand there but Novez had control of the position.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Novez in a clinch.
Novez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Novez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Novez controls the action.
Smith pushes Novez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novez blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Novez is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith thuds a left hand into Novez's body.
Novez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Novez is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is looking to control Novez's arms but Novez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novez prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eric Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Novez is rocked!
Novez blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Oh Novez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Novez is blocking nicely.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Novez blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Novez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Novez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Novez goes down and covers up as Smith starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hendry Cejudo (ranked 4258 p4p, 201 weight class) and Cedrick Diggery (ranked 4522 p4p, 209 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hendry Cejudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedrick Diggery!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Diggery.
Nice defenses there by Cejudo.
Diggery closes the distance and pushes Cejudo back into the cage.
Diggery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diggery throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diggery gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cejudo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diggery being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejudo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diggery throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo looking for a guillotine here but Diggery defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diggery trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
Diggery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cejudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Diggery from controlling successfully.
Cejudo is trying to control the position but Diggery postures up.
Diggery throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cejudo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diggery defends well.
Diggery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diggery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diggery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diggery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cejudo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diggery defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cejudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cejudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggery.
Cejudo is trying to keep Diggery in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diggery misses with a hook. Cejudo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggery.
Cejudo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggery.
Cejudo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diggery sprawls and moves away.
Diggery throws a big shot that misses.
Cejudo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cejudo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggery.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
Diggery throws a hook but Cejudo blocks it.
Cejudo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diggery sprawls and moves away.
Diggery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejudo.
A swing and a miss from Diggery.
Cejudo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggery throws a hook but Cejudo blocks it.
A big left from Diggery misses.
Cejudo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diggery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cejudo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Diggery misses.
Diggery misses with a looping right.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
Diggery shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diggery was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diggery throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diggery throws an elbow but Cejudo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cejudo is looking to regain half guard here but Diggery keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Diggery dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diggery wants to land a leg kick but Cejudo is out of range.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
Diggery throws a jab but it's blocked by Cejudo.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
Diggery might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diggery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cejudo swivels and escapes.
Cedrick Diggery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejudo avoids the body shot from Diggery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggery is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cejudo's half guard.
Cejudo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diggery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cejudo is looking for a sweep. Diggery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cedrick Diggery has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cejudo is trying to control but can't.
Cejudo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cejudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diggery's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diggery's back!
Good control from Cejudo.
Cejudo gets his hands free as Diggery looks to control.
Diggery tries to roll but Cejudo sticks to his back.
Diggery rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Diggery throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo blocks the strikes from Diggery.
Diggery is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cejudo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cejudo's back!
Diggery is throwing shots to the body but Cejudo manages to wriggle free. Diggery pounces on him again and ends up in Cejudo's guard.
Cejudo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diggery's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggery keeping moving, preventing Cejudo from controlling successfully.
Diggery throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diggery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cejudo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggery looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diggery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diggery is trying to control the position but Cejudo postures up.
Diggery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diggery throws a big elbow that misses.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Diggery from controlling successfully.
Diggery pushing down on Cejudo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diggery is trying to work for a kimura but Cejudo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggery is looking for a kimura here.
Cejudo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cejudo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cejudo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Diggery thows a huge punch but Cejudo dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggery trying to control the action but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
Diggery is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Diggery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diggery tries to clinch but Cejudo moves out of range.
Cejudo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cejudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
Diggery misses with a straight left.
Cejudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggery.
Cejudo attempts a counter takedown but Diggery avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggery shoots in but no luck this time.
Cejudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggery.
Cejudo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggery.
Diggery shoots in for a takedown but Cejudo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cejudo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diggery misses with a looping left.
Cejudo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diggery tries to work over Cejudo's front leg with a kick but Cejudo checks it.
Cejudo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cejudo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggery dives in and scores a takedown into Cejudo's guard.
Cejudo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cejudo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Diggery from controlling successfully.
Diggery being controlled here momentarily.
Cejudo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diggery manages to get himself to full guard.
Cejudo lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Diggery has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cejudo doesn't defend quickly enough and Diggery has managed to lock this one up! Can Cejudo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Diggery on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cedrick Diggery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 4944 p4p, 401 weight class) and Tyson Fury (ranked 4160 p4p, 368 weight class). John Cena could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Fury's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Fury!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury avoids the body shot from Cena.
It seemed like Fury was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cena lands a right hook to the body.
Cena could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Cena moves away and avoids it.
Cena moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Cena just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury clobbers Cena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cena connects with a crisp jab.
Cena throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
Fury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cena misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Cena.
Cena blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury lands with a nice combination. Cena backs away looking to recover.
Cena misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Cena jabs Fury right on the nose. Fury blinks but takes it well.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena slips a jab from Fury.
Cena scores with a nice strike.
Fury slips a straight right by Cena.
Fury might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cena blocks a jab.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Cena slips the punch.
A jab from Fury misses.
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws a series of punches but Cena avoids them all with ease.
Cena throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Cena staying out of range there.
Cena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fury on the side of the head.
Fury slips under a jab.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Good shot there by Fury.
Cena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
Fury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fury duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury tries to bum rush Cena with a series of wild strikes but Cena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cena lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cena slips a straight right by Fury.
Cena blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury with a nice cross.
Cena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Cena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fury misses the jab.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cena under the eye.
A big left from Fury misses.
A big right from Cena misses.
Fury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cena blocks a jab.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cena.
Cena throws out a powerful jab.
Cena connects with a nice looking jab.
Cena misses with a body shot.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cena misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Cena.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Cena's shoulder, as Cena tries to avoid the shot.
Cena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cena throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena misses the jab.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Cena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Fury misses.
Cena misses the shot to the body.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Fury misses.
A nice combination there by Fury.
Fury looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Cena misses the target.
Cena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cena throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Cena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Cena.
Cena slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cena connects with the punch.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cena throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fury misses.
The fighters circling - Cena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Cena lands with a right hand.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Cena.
Cena connects with a single shot there.
Cena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cena misses the target.
Cena misses with a hook.
Fury misses with the combination.
Cena is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Cena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Fury was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cena staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Cena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cena digs a good body shot into Fury's ribs.
Cena swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fury staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
A big right from Fury misses.
Cena takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena. That snapped Fury's head back.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Cena ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cena misses the target.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Cena's head but Cena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Cena slips a straight right by Fury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena blocks a jab.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Cena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Cena wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cena throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Fury takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fury throws a hook but Cena avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Cena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cena. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Cena misses with a straight left.
Cena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Cena had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cena. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Cena misses.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Cena is looking to counter punch.
Cena lands a slapping body shot.
Cena staying out of range there.
Cena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Cena's head but Cena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Cena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fury misses the jab.
Fury is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fury scrambles back to his feet.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
A little feinted left hand from Cena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cena lands a jab to the head.
Fury slips under a jab.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Cena's shoulder, as Cena tries to avoid the shot.
Cena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Cena misses.
Fury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cena dips to his left and cracks Fury with an uppercut!
Cena misses with a straight left.
Cena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury blocks a jab.
A big right from Fury misses.
Cena jabs at Fury's body.
A big right from Fury misses.
Donk. Cena catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
A jab lands there for Cena.
Fury moves out of range as Cena strikes.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Cena with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cena misses.
Cena with a nice cross.
Cena staying out of range there.
Cena misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Cena.
Cena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fury in his tracks.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Cena.
Cena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury throws the left hand but Cena avoids the punch easily.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Cena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Cena blocks a jab.
Fury slips a straight right by Cena.
Cena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Cena misses with a looping left.
Cena misses the jab.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Cena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cena cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cena slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cena misses the target.
Cena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Cena throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena connects with a body shot that sends Fury's belly button to the back.
Fury misses with a hook. Cena ducked under it nicely.
Cena scores with a jab. Fury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Cena moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cena misses its target.
Fury slips a straight right by Cena.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Fury connects with the punch.
Cena with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury misses with a hook. Cena ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Cena will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
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!
Cena misses with a looping left.
Fury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cena misses with a straight right.
Fury throws a jab when Cena was well out of range.
Fury throws a hook but Cena avoids it easily.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Cena.
Cena misses with a looping left.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
It looked like Cena wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury with a nice cross.
Cena throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Cena scores with a body shot.
Fury moves out of range as Cena strikes.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cena misses the target.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cena slips under a jab from Fury.
Cena throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena 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.
Fury slips a straight right by Cena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Cena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cena throws out the jab.
A big left from Fury misses.
Cena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
Cena misses with an uppercut.
Cena with a jab.
Fury throws a jab when Cena was well out of range.
Cena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Cena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cena throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Cena finds it's target.
Fury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Cena.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cena.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cena here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cena staying out of range there.
Cena throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Cena.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Cena moved out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
John Cena is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cena lands a slapping body shot.
Cena moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Cena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Cena slips a jab from Fury.
Fury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cena.
Cena misses with a looping right.
Fury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Cena moved out of range.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cena throws out the jab.
Fury moves away from the strike by Cena.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cena.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Cena ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Cena had a free shot at his head there.
Cena scores with the left hand. Fury knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cena lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
A jab from Cena misses.
Fury is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Cena slips the punch.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cena.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cena circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Cena is out of range.
Cena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury slips a straight right by Cena.
Cena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury slips under a jab from Cena.
Cena dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Cena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cena throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Cena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Cena scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
Fury misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Cena. Beautiful body shot.
Cena moves out of range of the strikes.
Cena misses with a straight right.
Jab by Fury.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cena throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Cena's head but Cena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury moves out of range as Cena strikes.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Cena.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Cena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cena 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cena!
A very excited looking John Cena rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gay Lord (ranked 4110 p4p, 412 weight class) and Dax Xavior (ranked 5386 p4p, 459 weight class). Xavior has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 185lb limit. Gay Lord came in at 187.3 and Dax Xavior came in at 187.4 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gay Lord!
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, Dax Xavior!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord clinches.
Lord has picked Xavior up - he's going for a ride! Lord dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Xavior has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lord is on him like a limpet, forcing Xavior back against the cage.
Xavior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lord.
Lord changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xavior fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Lord backs off Xavior throws a huge counter combo but Lord manages to avoid it all.
Lord shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xavior counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord shoots in looking for a takedown but Xavior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lord's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xavior.
Lord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavior looking for a takedown.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord is looking for a takedown.
Xavior wants a takedown but no success here.
Xavior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xavior stuffs the takedown.
Xavior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lord.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Xavior gets a clinch.
Lord throws an elbow but it misses.
Lord jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xavior walks away with a smile on his face. Lord gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord moves in looking to clinch but Xavior pushes him off.
Xavior is looking for the big counter here.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xavior as he jumps to the side.
Xavior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavior gets tackled into the cage by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.
Lord ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lord no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Xavior is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lord trying to strike off his back.
Lord tries to strike from the bottom.
Xavior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lord trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to stand and escape but Xavior is having none of it.
Xavior trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lord bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xavior's guard.
Lord wants to control from the top but Xavior keeps moving.
Lord stands up from Xavior's guard - Lord perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Xavior moves out of range easily.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xavior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xavior as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord darts in trying to clinch
and Xavior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord fails with the takedown.
Xavior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lord's waist but Lord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xavior off to one side.
Xavior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xavior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lord circles away.
Lord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xavior avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dax Xavior will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lord shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xavior defends it nicely.
Xavior tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lord defends well and Xavior ends up having to push Lord into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lord is looking to counter with a body kick.
Xavior keeps the fight on the outside.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xavior, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord is looking to take this one to the mat.
Xavior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xavior breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavior lands a head kick. Lord smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
Lord tries to clinch but Xavior is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord has Xavior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xavior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavior is breathing heavily.
Lord drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xavior gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lord successfully pulls guard.
Xavior throws a big elbow that misses.
Lord is trying to control the position but Xavior postures up.
Lord doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavior preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lord trying to control the position.
Lord wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Xavior is now in half guard.
Lord gets full guard.
Lord throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Xavior wanted to stand there but Lord had control of the position.
Xavior stopping the sweep attempt from Lord.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lord is fending him off so far but Xavior persists. Nope, Lord circles away and we're back to standing.
Lord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Xavior tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Xavior has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavior breaks from the clinch.
Lord tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xavior defends well and Lord ends up having to push Xavior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Xavior gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lord ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lord no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lord keeping full guard, as Xavior tries to pass.
Lord trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavior trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lord is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gay Lord will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lord shoots in but Xavior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lord tries for a takedown but Xavior circles away easily
and Xavior counters by moving into the clinch.
Lord has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Xavior uses from the top position.
Xavior is looking to stand up but Lord won't let him.
Lord looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xavior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavior's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lord throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xavior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavior trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lord is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lord shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xavior but Xavior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavior throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt - Xavior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavior gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavior prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xavior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
Xavior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lord shoots in but no luck this time.
Xavior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Xavior avoids the head kick by Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Lord with that takedown attempt.
Xavior takes the fight into the clinch.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Lord jumps guard but Xavior stands there with Lord around his waist. Lord gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xavior manages to break the clinch.
Lord tries to clinch up but Xavior circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord dives in for a single leg takedown but Xavior sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dax Xavior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xavior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lord instigates a clinch.
Xavior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lord.
Xavior manages to break the clinch.
Lord shoots for a takedown but Xavior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lord avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Xavior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xavior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Xavior!
Gay Lord spoke after the fight, saying 'No use talking about it onto the next one '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Shiek (ranked 3995 p4p, 355 weight class) and Anderson Gowdy (ranked 4341 p4p, 382 weight class). Gowdy has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Anderson Gowdy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Shiek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gowdy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gowdy scores with a head kick. Shiek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Iron Shiek has been cut.
Shiek misses with a straight right.
Shiek throws an off balance right hand
and Gowdy counters with a nice uppercut.
Gowdy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iron Shiek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gowdy looks winded!
Shiek throws a lazy right hand but Gowdy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gowdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gowdy tries to land a leg kick but Shiek saw it coming and moves away.
Shiek shoots in and bounces Gowdy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shiek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shiek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gowdy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shiek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiek drops back looking for a leg! Gowdy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gowdy manages to kick Shiek off! Shiek jumps back into Gowdy's guard.
Shiek looking to pass the guard.
Gowdy can't keep his opponent in guard - Shiek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shiek lands strikes from half guard.
Shiek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shiek thows a huge punch but Gowdy dodges it nicely.
Shiek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gowdy defending well though.
Gowdy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shiek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gowdy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shiek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gowdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shiek.
Gowdy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shiek.
Gowdy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shiek.
Gowdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shiek.
Shiek moves into full mount! Gowdy won't be happy about that!
Gowdy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gowdy blocking the ground and pound.
Shiek has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gowdy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iron Shiek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ragasatria (ranked 3163 p4p, 157 weight class) and BJ Punk (ranked 4800 p4p, 213 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 BJ Punk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ragasatria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Punk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk dives in and scores a takedown into Ragasatria's guard.
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.
Ragasatria has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Punk looking to pass the guard.
Ragasatria looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Punk is defending well. Ragasatria quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Punk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ragasatria celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Ragasatria!
Alan Ragasatria gave a mention to Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Morrow (ranked 3796 p4p, 428 weight class) and Kadali Muwamba (ranked 3025 p4p, 326 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Breaking The Law. James Morrow had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. James Morrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kadali Muwamba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kadali Muwamba!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muwamba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Morrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muwamba.
Muwamba wants to clinch.
Morrow throwing a counter right hand but Muwamba manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muwamba fails with the takedown.
Morrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muwamba's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muwamba.
James Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadali Muwamba.
Muwamba lands with a cross.
Muwamba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrow tries to avoid it but Muwamba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrow to the ground. Morrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muwamba shoots in and drives through. Morrow sprawls well.
Morrow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muwamba throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muwamba closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Muwamba pushes Morrow against the cage but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muwamba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muwamba throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
Morrow looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Muwamba looks winded!
Muwamba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrow's waist but Morrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muwamba off to one side.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muwamba misses with a takedown attempt - Morrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kadali Muwamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muwamba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Muwamba avoids it well.
Muwamba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrow circles away.
Morrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muwamba misses with a takedown
and Morrow counters with a three punch combo that has Muwamba backing up. Muwamba nods at Morrow to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrow.
Morrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Muwamba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
As Muwamba looks to move away, Morrow throws a big counter combo but Muwamba just gets out of the way.
Muwamba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrow pinned against the cage. Morrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muwamba.
Muwamba unleashes a big counter combination but Morrow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Muwamba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrow can pounce on him.
Muwamba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muwamba circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Morrow.
Morrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muwamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrow misses with the combination.
Muwamba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrow as he jumps to the side.
Morrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muwamba just manages to avoid it.
Morrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrow misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muwamba scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrow should have avoided that one.
Morrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muwamba.
Muwamba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morrow to the mat! Morrow manages to get full guard.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muwamba throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrow has control of Muwamba's left arm, preventing Muwamba from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Muwamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Muwamba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrow as he avoids it easily.
Morrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadali Muwamba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muwamba dives in for a single leg takedown but Morrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Muwamba is breathing heavily.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.
As Muwamba looks to move away, Morrow throws a big counter combo but Muwamba just gets out of the way.
Muwamba tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Muwamba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muwamba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrow swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Morrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Muwamba avoids it well.
Muwamba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrow counters with a three punch combo that has Muwamba backing up. Muwamba nods at Morrow to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Muwamba avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Morrow.
Muwamba forces Morrow back against the cage and clinches.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muwamba swings widly with a right hand
and Morrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muwamba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morrow misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Muwamba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrow appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muwamba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muwamba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muwamba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrow.
Muwamba shoots in and drives through. Morrow sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morrow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muwamba backs up against the cage.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muwamba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Morrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muwamba moves forwards but Morrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muwamba throws a lazy body kick
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muwamba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muwamba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morrow counters with a two punch combo.
Muwamba is rocked!
Morrow misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Morrow.
James Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muwamba. Muwamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muwamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrow finish him?
Muwamba fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrow misses the target.
Muwamba seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muwamba darts in and clinches Morrow up against the cage.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muwamba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morrow defends well and Muwamba ends up having to push Morrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
James Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadali Muwamba.
Muwamba shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl out of it but Muwamba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Muwamba is predictable there
and Morrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Muwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Muwamba avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A good leg kick by Morrow.
Morrow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muwamba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muwamba moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muwamba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrow.
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Muwamba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrow misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muwamba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Muwamba.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrow feints a jab promting Muwamba to slip. Morrow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muwamba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Muwamba rushes Morrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muwamba misses with an elbow strike.
Kadali Muwamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muwamba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrow to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Morrow!
An intense looking James Morrow took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you Alexander for giving me an opportunity here. As for Muwamba, you're very talented. I hope we'll cross paths again - as friends this time, not enemies in the cage.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brown (ranked 3950 p4p, 136 weight class) and William John (ranked 3433 p4p, 120 weight class). William John looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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270 lbs
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290 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
John goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent John's takedown attempt.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Brown.
John blocks a head kick by Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for John on that attempt.
Alex Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William John.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John fails to land the takedown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from John.
John looks winded!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Alex Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
John goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
John told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John pulls guard.
Brown is fighting to break John's control of his arms but John is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
John looking for a triangle here. Brown is fighting it but it looks tight! John pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brown is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William John!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Olanyian (ranked 4023 p4p, 413 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 2962 p4p, 321 weight class). Hakeem Olanyian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Hakeem Olanyian looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hakeem Olanyian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki shoots in looking for a takedown. Olanyian tries to sprawl out of it but Aki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olanyian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Olanyian is looking to escape.
Olanyian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aki winds up and cracks Olanyian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olanyian keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aki working over Olanyian with some ground and pound. Olanyian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olanyian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aki working over Olanyian with some ground and pound. Olanyian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Olanyian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Olanyian wants to get back to his feet.
Aki winds up and cracks Olanyian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aki uses his free foot to push down on Olanyian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Olanyian.
Aki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olanyian is breathing heavily.
Aki landing strikes from the mount.
Aki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aki looking to finish Olanyian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olanyian!
Olanyian is bucking up trying to escape but Aki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Olanyian is rocked!
Aki with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Olanyian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aki raining down shots from the mount!
Aki loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Olanyian scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Aki land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Aki stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purple Aki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Akishev (ranked 3437 p4p, 366 weight class) and Arnold Harrison (ranked 2326 p4p, 263 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aslan Akishev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aslan Akishev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslan Akishev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akishev fakes the leg kick and cracks Harrison in the body.
Akishev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrison.
Akishev rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akishev. That one must have hurt.
Akishev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison misses with a double jab.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Akishev moves out of range.
Akishev lands a big head kick that sends Harrison tumbling to the mat! Akishev takes a step backwards and waves Harrison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrison is rocked!
It looks like Arnold Harrison has been cut.
Harrison looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Akishev finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akishev swinging wildly here.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Akishev rushes Harrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akishev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akishev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akishev pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Akishev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akishev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aslan Akishev!
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