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Madness Fright Night 36 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crimson Foot (ranked 24310 p4p, 574 weight class) and Gvidas Montrial (ranked 8016 p4p, 562 weight class). Montrial has chosen ''Chase'' as his entrance music. Gvidas Montrial 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crimson Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gvidas Montrial!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot feints and as Montrial raises his hands in defense, Foot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montrial working a defensive guard but Foot passes into half guard.
Foot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montrial defending well though.
Foot stalling.
Montrial is looking to control Foot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montrial avoid being mounted?
Foot is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montrial counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foot feints and as Montrial raises his hands in defense, Foot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foot advances to half guard.
Foot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montrial doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Foot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot controlling the pace.
Foot is trying to control. Montrial wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Foot seems content to control.
Foot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Montrial for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montrial is staying active underneath Foot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Foot looks for the body kick but Montrial saw that one coming.
Montrial throws a series of punches but Foot avoids them all with ease.
Montrial loads up on a big right hand but Foot slips the punch.
Foot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Crimson Foot has been cut.
Foot closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montrial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot slips under a jab.
Montrial explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Montrial. Beautiful body shot.
Foot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montrial.
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!
Montrial lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Foot is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Foot misses
and Montrial counters with a left to the body.
Montrial connects with a body shot that sends Foot's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Montrial.
Montrial punishes Foot's body with a nice straight punch.
Montrial tests Foot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montrial tests Foot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gvidas Montrial dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crimson Foot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foot walks straight into a right hand from Montrial - that's dropped him! Montrial jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Foot from any more punishment! Foot complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gvidas Montrial!
Gvidas Montrial took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhino Jackson (ranked 7807 p4p, 213 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 24785 p4p, 219 weight class). Rhino Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhino Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson . That did some damage!
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown not doing much here.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Brown stalling.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like Brown might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Brown is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown feints and then cracks Jackson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Brown feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Jackson is rocked!
Brown drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brown is looking for the KO!
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Jackson is looking to close the distance but Brown sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Jackson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Jackson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Leroy Brown!
Rhino Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess I lost again '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Alves (ranked 24716 p4p, 583 weight class) and Baxter Garrison (ranked 7407 p4p, 542 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Canned Heat blaring out of the sound system. Garrison has chosen Ireland! as his entrance music. Baxter Garrison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baxter Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garrison.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Garrison lands a high kick!
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garrison's hands.
Garrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Alves as he checks the leg kick.
Garrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alves with a body shot.
Garrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garrison.
Garrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Garrison slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Garrison saw that one coming.
Alves lands with a cross.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Garrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrison throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Garrison misses its intended target.
A big right from Garrison misses.
Garrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrison throws a nice head kick!
Garrison misses with a straight right.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Garrison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Garrison avoids a kick to the body.
Garrison throws out a counter right but Alves avoids it with no problem.
Garrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrison.
Garrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrison counters with an inside leg kick.
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrison.
Alves looks to land a combination but Garrison avoids it well.
Garrison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Garrison.
Garrison throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrison misses the target.
Garrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Garrison slips a straight right by Alves.
Garrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Garrison thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Garrison.
Garrison misses with a double jab.
Alves connects with a jab.
A big right from Alves misses.
Garrison looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Alves lunges at Garrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrison's hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves 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 Garrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into range.
Garrison swings widly with a right hand
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves needs to keep his hands up - Garrison had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
An inside leg kick from Garrison misses.
Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garrison loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Garrison moved out of range nicely.
Garrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrison.
Garrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves misses with a hook. Garrison ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Garrison.
Garrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Alves with a hook.
Garrison defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Garrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
A big left from Alves misses.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Garrison's shoulder, as Garrison tries to avoid the shot.
Garrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baxter Garrison will probably get the nod.
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.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrison throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Garrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrison with the inside leg kick.
Alves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves throws a right hand that Garrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrison also avoids with ease.
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garrison cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pedro Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrison checks it well.
Alves throws a jab when Garrison was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrison as he connects with a hook.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Alves both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Garrison misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison misses with a body shot.
Alves slips a straight right by Garrison.
It looked like Alves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Garrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garrison scores with a nice body kick.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrison momentarily.
Garrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Garrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxter Garrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garrison throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a three punch combo that has Alves backing up. Alves nods at Garrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Alves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Garrison - that's a beauty! Alves is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Garrison can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baxter Garrison!
A very excited looking Baxter Garrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Toews (ranked 5514 p4p, 473 weight class) and Bert Hardman (ranked 3901 p4p, 396 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toews might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Till I Collapse. On his way into the cage it seems that Jonathan Toews has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Toews seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Toews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toews as he jumps to the side.
Toews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toews is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toews tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hardman manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hardman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toews tries to bench press Hardman off him but Hardman keeps the position.
Hardman lands an elbow.
Hardman is putting a hurting on Toews here, landing some big shots from side control.
Toews is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman cracks Toews with a big right hand but Toews just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hardman lands a few punches from side control.
Toews lands an elbow from the bottom.
My spies in AdvancedX inform me that Hardman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hardman trying to control the action but Toews is working from the bottom.
Hardman looks up at the clock and then as Toews takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hardman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Toews is not content to let Hardman control the position.
Toews is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardman cracks Toews with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a nice forearm strike.
Toews taking a bit of punishment here - Hardman scoring with strikes.
Hardman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hardman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hardman is chipping away with strikes.
Hardman is chipping away with strikes.
Hardman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Toews manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hardman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardman winds up and cracks Toews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman working over Toews with some ground and pound. Toews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardman is looking to take a break and control but Toews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardman lands a nice short elbow.
Toews is rocked!
Toews gets full guard.
Toews trying to keep a closed guard but Hardman is proving a slippery customer.
Hardman postures up and lands a big shot to Toews's brow.
Hardman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Toews looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hardman is defending well. Toews quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hardman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Toews celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Toews!
Jonathan Toews bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colton Northwood (ranked 4562 p4p, 442 weight class) and Takeshi Takamura (ranked 4304 p4p, 424 weight class). Takamura has chosen Bleach03 - The Head That Controls Both Right And Left Sides Eats Meats And as his entrance music. 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 Takeshi Takamura 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colton Northwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Northwood avoids the head kick by Takamura.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northwood moves away.
Takamura catches Northwood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Northwood misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Takamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takamura throws a leg kick that is checked
so Northwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Northwood stopping the sweep attempt from Takamura.
Takamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takamura 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.
Northwood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Northwood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takamura's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Northwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Northwood is looking for a kimura but Takamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Northwood to get the leverage.
Northwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Northwood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Northwood prevents Takamura from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takamura is doing well to control the position and prevent Northwood from advancing to side control.
Northwood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Northwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takamura keeps working.
Northwood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Northwood.
Northwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Northwood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is looking for a sweep. Northwood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Northwood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Northwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takamura is not content to let Northwood control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Takamura connects with the punch.
Northwood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Northwood misses with a few strikes there.
Takamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Northwood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takamura counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura misses with an uppercut.
Northwood misses with a body shot
enabling Takamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takamura lands a leg kick that knocks Northwood off balance momentarily.
Northwood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Northwood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Northwood showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura won't allow Northwood to pass to mount.
Takamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Northwood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Northwood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takamura is just riding it out for now. Northwood eventually gives up the hold.
Takamura tries to roll over but Northwood keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeshi Takamura will probably get the nod.
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.
Takamura cracks Northwood with a good jab.
Northwood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Northwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Northwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Northwood seems to be looking for submissions.
Northwood is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura is refusing to be controlled, as Northwood sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood is looking for a kimura here.
Takamura trying to control from the bottom.
Northwood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takamura trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Northwood seems to be working for a kimura but Takamura defends the submission attempt.
Northwood is looking to take a break and control but Takamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Northwood wants to free his trapped foot but Takamura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Northwood is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takamura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Northwood's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Takamura. Beautiful body shot.
Northwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
A shot to the liver by Takamura. Beautiful body shot.
Takamura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takamura with a nice calf kick.
Northwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Takamura defending well as Northwood loads up on a big left hand.
Takamura connects with an inside leg kick.
Northwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
A punch lands to the side of Northwood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takamura connects with a right hand. Northwood shakes it off.
Northwood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Takamura on his heels. He'll look to pass Takamura's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northwood advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Northwood tries for a kimura but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northwood controlling the position.
Northwood trying to control the action but Takamura is working from the bottom.
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 second round but Takeshi Takamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Northwood misses with a body shot.
Northwood lands a nice looking body shot.
Takamura misses with a hook
and Northwood counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Takamura!
Takamura throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Northwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takamura.
Northwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takamura sprawls and moves away.
Takamura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Northwood throws a jab when Takamura was well out of range.
Northwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Takamura off the cage and back into range.
Takamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takamura scores with a sloppy right hand. Northwood should have avoided that one.
Takamura throws an overhand right that lands on Northwood's shoulder, as Northwood tries to avoid the shot.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Northwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takamura sprawls and moves away.
Takamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takamura avoids the body shot from Northwood.
Takamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northwood. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura scores with a jab.
Takamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Northwood lands with a right hand.
Takamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Northwood. Northwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Northwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
Takeshi Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northwood throws a leg kick but Takamura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Northwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Northwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takamura cracks Northwood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Northwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
A nice side step and Takamura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Northwood. Northwood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takamura lands a nice shot that snaps Northwood's head back.
Takamura misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura throws out a loose jab but Northwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Northwood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura missing with a left hand there. Northwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Takamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Northwood.
Takamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takamura cracks Northwood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Northwood. Northwood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takamura scores with a jab to the head.
Northwood slips a jab from Takamura.
Northwood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takamura scores with a punch to the head.
Takamura throws out a loose jab but Northwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Northwood misses the target.
Northwood backing away here, and Takamura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Northwood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takamura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Northwood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takamura's guard.
Takamura kicks Northwood off and gets to his feet.
Takamura avoids the body shot from Northwood.
Northwood takes a swing at Takamura's ribcage but misses.
Takamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Northwood at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura tries to sprawl but Northwood drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takamura has his hands clasped together around Northwood's back. He's all about the action.
Northwood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Northwood seems to be working for a kimura but Takamura defends the submission attempt.
Northwood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is trying to stand.
Northwood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Northwood is trying to work for a kimura but Takamura is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Takamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Takamura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Peltonen (ranked 3345 p4p, 395 weight class) and Kojura Nakagawa (ranked 3507 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kojura Nakagawa enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Peltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojura Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakagawa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peltonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakagawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peltonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Peltonen misses with a wild body shot.
Peltonen misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Peltonen.
Nakagawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakagawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakagawa with a nice cross.
Peltonen avoids the body shot from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Nakagawa does no damage.
Peltonen throws a nice looking combination but Nakagawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Peltonen throws a hook but Nakagawa avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Nakagawa misses.
Nakagawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peltonen!
Peltonen sneaks back into half guard.
Nakagawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakagawa working Peltonen over with strikes.
Nakagawa stops Peltonen from getting back to his feet.
Nakagawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakagawa moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakagawa landing a few strikes.
Peltonen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Peltonen is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa cracks Peltonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Peltonen is rocked!
Nakagawa working the ground and pound.
Oh Peltonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakagawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakagawa in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Peltonen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nakagawa turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kojura Nakagawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Styles (ranked 3895 p4p, 461 weight class) and Syd Sydney (ranked 4273 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Syd Sydney!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Styles takes a swing at Sydney's ribcage but misses.
Sydney tries to counter with a clinch but Styles shakes him off and moves away.
Styles misses with a wild combination.
Sydney walks into a stiff left hand from Styles.
Styles connects with a looping right hand.
Sydney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sydney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Styles scores with a sloppy right hand. Sydney should have avoided that one.
Styles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sydney circles away quickly and effectively.
And Sydney tries to counter it with a takedown but Styles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Styles looks to throw the jab but Sydney is out of range.
Styles darts in and clinches Sydney up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Styles.
Sydney jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sydney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Styles's head.
Sydney trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sydney looking to pass the guard.
Sydney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sydney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sydney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Styles's guard.
Styles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydney on the ground.
Sydney wants to control but Styles is keeping him busy.
Styles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sydney thows a huge punch but Styles dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydney trying to control from half guard but Styles is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sydney works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sydney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Styles hang on?
Styles taking shots to the head.
Sydney raining down hammerfists from mount.
Styles is breathing heavily.
Sydney working Styles over with strikes here.
Styles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sydney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Styles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styles takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sydney's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syd Sydney!
Syd Sydney tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fox (ranked 3759 p4p, 371 weight class) and Kevin King (ranked 3446 p4p, 346 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice. Kevin King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets tackled into the cage by Fox. Fox maintains the clinch.
Fox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jim Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin King.
Fox pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Fox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Fox has been working on his elbows in the gym.
King looks winded!
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kevin King has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fox lands a damaging elbow.
Fox landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox lands a damaging elbow.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Fox has King pushed against the cage.
Fox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Knees to the body from Fox.
Fox landing knees to the body.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Fox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King is rocked!
Fox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Fox lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Kevin King's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King tries for a takedown but Fox manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fox.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Fox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fox.
Fox lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Fox avoiding damage.
Fox lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
The cut above Kevin King's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Kevin King's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fox lands a damaging elbow.
Fox is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fox lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Fox lands a big head kick that sends King to the canvas! Fox follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Fox!
A victorious Jim Fox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barnito Mustacho (ranked 1435 p4p, 209 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 1059 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mustacho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Los Ninos de Sara - Vagabundo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barnito Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clark moves out of range as Mustacho throws a body kick.
Clark tries to bum rush Mustacho with a series of wild strikes but Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustacho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mustacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Mustacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clark. Clark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clark pushes Mustacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
I was talking to Mustacho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mustacho backwards.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark working aggressively here.
Mustacho tries to circle away but Clark has him pinned against the cage.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands a body shot.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Mustacho tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mustacho trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustacho can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Mustacho pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mustacho backwards.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Mustacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Mustacho trying to control the position but instead, Clark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustacho into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Mustacho avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Nice body punch from Mustacho - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho misses with a body punch.
Clark lands with a left to the head.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Mustacho.
Mustacho scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Clark lands a shot to the body.
Mustacho blocks a body shot from Clark.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustacho.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustacho leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Mustacho tries to stall but Clark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Mustacho is rocked!
Mustacho working aggressively here.
Oh Mustacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark cracks Mustacho with a nice body shot.
Mustacho tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mustacho tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Clark.
Clark creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mustacho's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mustacho drops to his knees and Clark pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Clark!
Our winner, Wesley Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus Murphy (ranked 1489 p4p, 185 weight class) and Ikeda Toshiyuki (ranked 1530 p4p, 188 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikeda Toshiyuki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Toshiyuki on that attempt.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki misses with a body kick.
Toshiyuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Toshiyuki manages to avoid it.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toshiyuki throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Toshiyuki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murphy tries to roll over but Toshiyuki keeps him under control.
Toshiyuki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toshiyuki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Toshiyuki is looking for a kimura here.
Toshiyuki trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toshiyuki is taking a breather. Murphy 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.
Toshiyuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toshiyuki is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Well, if Toshiyuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murphy is not content to let Toshiyuki control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toshiyuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Toshiyuki trying to control the pace.
Toshiyuki trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy is controlling Toshiyuki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toshiyuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamus Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Toshiyuki shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Toshiyuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Toshiyuki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamus Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikeda Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Toshiyuki misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Toshiyuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toshiyuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Toshiyuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Toshiyuki takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Toshiyuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Toshiyuki darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Toshiyuki into the cage.
Toshiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Toshiyuki against the cage.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus Murphy 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.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ikeda Toshiyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toshiyuki defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Toshiyuki misses with a body kick.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Toshiyuki misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toshiyuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Toshiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy defending well as Toshiyuki loads up on a big left hand.
Toshiyuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Toshiyuki throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toshiyuki blocking some punches.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Toshiyuki blocking some punches.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toshiyuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Toshiyuki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Toshiyuki drops to his knees and Murphy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus Murphy!
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