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SFL 54 | Jussi vs Viking PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fitch (ranked 3598 p4p, 3684 weight class) and Jackson Storm (ranked 452 p4p, 459 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Storm!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Trevor Fitch has been cut.
A left and a right from Fitch both land. Nice combination.
Fitch fails with the takedown
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fitch tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Fitch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm is looking for the big counter here.
A right-left combo lands from Storm.
Fitch fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch just leaning against Storm, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitch.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
A short body shot lands from Storm as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitch.
Fitch working hard to break the clinch.
Fitch blocks an uppercut.
Fitch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Storm uses from the top position.
Storm stops Fitch from standing up.
Storm sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Storm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitch wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
Fitch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Fitch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Storm felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fitch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Storm down.
Storm is trying to control Fitch's posture but Fitch avoids it.
Fitch decides to stand back up. Fitch steps back and let's Storm get back to his feet.
Trevor Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.
Jackson Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crunch! Storm slams his shin into Fitch's torso.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch misses with a takedown
and Fitch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitch moves away from the strike by Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.
Trevor Fitch's cut is getting worse.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Fitch slips the punch.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Fitch moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm lands an uppercut.
Fitch fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm lands with a right to the head.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Fitch'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.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fitch fails with the takedown.
Storm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitch counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm scores with a kick to the body.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitch's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Fitch misses.
Fitch has a takedown stuffed.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitch tries to counter with a takedown but Storm is quick to defend against it.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Fitch.
Fitch is trying to break the clinch but Storm is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitch.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Fitch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Storm tries to work over Fitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitch's elbow.
Fitch blocks an uppercut.
Jackson Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Storm scores with a shot to the side of Fitch's head.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Storm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm digs a right hand into Fitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitch's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Storm smiles and moves away.
Fitch blocks a jab.
Storm lands with a cross.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trevor Fitch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storm is fending him off so far but Fitch persists. Nope, Storm circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
That kick from Storm tenderised Fitch's leg. Fitch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitch moves away.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Fitch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Storm counters with a good, hard body kick but Fitch shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm drops Fitch with a beautiful combination! Fitch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Storm is looking for the KO!
 Fitch is rocked!
Jeez, Trevor Fitch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Storm goes for a small jab and connects. Now Storm goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Fitch stumbles back but Storm runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Fitch to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Fitch will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackson Storm!
Jackson Storm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 2208 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 112 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heimo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Heimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimo scores with the left hand. Jun knows he should have avoided that one.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimo lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Jun blocks a head kick by Heimo.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimo.
Jun is looking to slow Heimo down with leg kicks.
Jun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo loads up on a big right hand but Jun slips the punch.
Heimo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jun misses the target.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Heimo misses with a kick to the body.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jun manages to avoid it.
Jun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimo scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo works Jun's body with a nice hook.
Heimo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jun doesn't seem bothered though.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo checks a low kick from Jun.
Jun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Heimo as he checks the leg kick.
Heimo lands with an overhand left.
Heimo takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
Heimo checks a low kick from Jun.
Heimo misses the jab.
Heimo lunges at Jun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jun's hand.
Jun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Jun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
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!
Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo throws a wild hook but Jun just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Heimo gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Jun raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Jun!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Watts (ranked 1513 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 179 p4p, 229 weight class). Watts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Watts.
 It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watts 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watts slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a right hand.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Watts throws a right and a left that Donowitz avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Watts gets the takedown into side control.
Watts landing strikes.
Donowitz is trying to get back to half guard.
Watts throws an elbow but Donowitz slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts working away.
Watts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Donowitz is trying to control Watts's posture but Watts avoids it.
Donowitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donowitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Donowitz regains half guard.
Donowitz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watts.
Watts 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.
Watts seems to be working for a kimura but Donowitz defends the submission attempt.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donowitz keeps working.
Watts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Donowitz is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watts lands a nice short elbow.
That has opened up Donny Donowitz's cut even more.
Watts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Donowitz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watts.
Donowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is trying to maintain the position but Watts is very close to passing his half guard.
Watts trying to pass the guard but Donowitz defending well.
Donowitz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watts.
Donowitz won't allow Watts to pass to mount.
Watts wants to control but Donowitz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donowitz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donowitz pushes Watts off and gets back to his feet.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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.
Watts tries to keep at a distance but Donowitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donowitz lands a nice uppercut.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
Donowitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watts looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watts lands a shot to the body.
Donowitz stops a takedown attempt from Watts.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Donowitz misses with some punches.
Donowitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donowitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Watts.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
A big right from Watts misses.
No luck for Watts with that takedown attempt.
Donowitz gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donowitz lands a left hand.
Donowitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donowitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donowitz scores with a shoulder strike.
Donowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts is rocked!
Donowitz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Watts with a big uppercut! Watts tries to clinch up but Donowitz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Watts to the mat! Watts covers up and Donowitz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 634 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Michael Cruz (ranked 98 p4p, 183 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brawler connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Brawler's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brawler in his tracks.
Brawler is rocked!
Michael Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brawler with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz cracks Brawler with a good jab.
Oh Brawler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz 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.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Brawler seems to have got his legs back now.
Brawler lands a jab to the head.
Brawler drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brawler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruz lunges at Brawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brawler's hand.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brawler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
 Cruz is rocked!
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Brawler finish him?
Brawler stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz jabs Brawler right on the nose. Brawler blinks but takes it well.
Brawler throws a monster overhand right that drops Cruz! Brawler follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Brawler!
Bobby Brawler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Michael Cruz had this to say: 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 1067 p4p, 547 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 149 p4p, 75 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bird is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Bird wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bird frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Bird passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bird tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Bird is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bird pulls his head out easily.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bird pulls his head out easily.
Jones looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bird pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bird is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bird looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bird controlling from mount.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bird escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bird!
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bird pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bird looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Bird isn't that keen on the idea.
Bird tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Bird has a good base and remains in mount.
Bird tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Bird controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bird dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bird avoids them all with ease.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Bird fails with the takedown.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Bird blocks a jab.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bird wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bird passes into side control.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bird off and has taken his back!
Bird is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bird wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
Bird tries to escape the position.
Bird is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Bird do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones has the hooks in. Bird is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bird rolls, trying to escape but Jones keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position well here. Bird rolled but Jones kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Jones go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bird is holding onto Jones's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's four 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.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bird wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Bird tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones digs a good body shot into Bird's ribs.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bird counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones has his foot on Bird's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bird works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bird passes into side control.
Bird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bird wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bird's best efforts.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is not content to let Bird control the position.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones looking for subs from the bottom but Bird mounts him!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird controlling the pace for now.
Bird's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones is trying to escape the mount but Bird keeps good control and instead manages to take Jones's back.
Bird is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jones is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Jones taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bird.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Bird!
Jake Bird decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessy Dentler (ranked 1324 p4p, 668 weight class) and Andy Viking (ranked 153 p4p, 84 weight class). Dentler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessy Dentler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dentler misses with an uppercut. Viking saw that one coming.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Dentler.
Dentler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Viking counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Viking has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dentler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
Viking lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jessy Dentler has been cut.
Viking tries a body shot but Dentler blocks it.
Viking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viking prevents a body shot from Dentler.
Viking tries a body shot but Dentler blocks it.
Viking lands a left hand.
Viking lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dentler swings away with an uppercut that 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!
Dentler can't find room to land a body shot as Viking controls the action.
Dentler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Dentler misses.
Dentler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viking drives through and clinches with Dentler against the cage.
Dentler is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Viking.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
Viking prevents Dentler from breaking the clinch.
Viking cracks Dentler with a nice body shot.
Dentler is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Viking.
Dentler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viking working Dentler over with knees to the body.
Viking lands a nice knee to the body.
Viking presses Dentler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viking throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Viking.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Viking.
A left hand lands to the body for Viking.
Viking scores with a shot to the side of Dentler's head.
Dentler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viking connects with a knee to the head.
Dentler is rocked!
Viking lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dentler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viking.
Viking throws a big uppercut that drops Dentler! More strikes from Viking and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dentler lies dazed against the cage as Viking celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Viking!
A very excited looking Andy Viking 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.
Jessy Dentler was interviewed post fight and said 'Man I thought we had this one. I dont know what to do from here. Ive got some soul searching to do but this could be the end for me. Thanks to everyone that has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 1499 p4p, 985 weight class) and Kazimir Yakov (ranked 208 p4p, 136 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazimir Yakov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yakov blocks the leg kick.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Bob tries to work over Yakov's front leg with a kick but Yakov checks it.
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Yakov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob presses Yakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Yakov avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakov controls his hands.
Bob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yakov walks away with a smile on his face. Bob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Yakov checks a low kick from Bob.
Kazimir Yakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yakov!
Yakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakov misses with a straight right.
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Yakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bob.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bob as the two fighters clinch.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Yakov's ribcage. Yakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Yakov has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
A body shot lands from Bob.
Yakov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bob.
It looks like Kazimir Yakov has been cut.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yakov effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob jumps guard and drags Yakov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yakov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Bob lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bob not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bob sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yakov's guard.
Bob seems to be working for a kimura but Yakov defends the submission attempt.
Yakov tries to roll over but Bob keeps him under control.
Bob passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control but Yakov is keeping him busy.
Bob is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yakov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yakov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Yakov sneaks back into half guard.
Bob is looking for a kimura but Yakov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bob to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yakov is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob controlling the action here.
Yakov is pressing down on Bob's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bob slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bob trying to control the action but Yakov is working from the bottom.
Bob is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yakov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bob gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yakov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bob lets go of the hold and Yakov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Silent Bob!
An out of breath Silent Bob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 281 p4p, 172 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 40 p4p, 23 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm a Criminal. Angelo Moore acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Moore off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore blocks a leg kick.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly has been working on his balance at Far-Q Fight Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Moore.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Moore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Moore blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage!
Kelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moore's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Moore down.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Moore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Kelly connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Kelly tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
Angelo Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moore connects with a leg kick.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moore will feel that in the morning.
Moore moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelly checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Kelly connects with a leg kick.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Moore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Moore flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Moore tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly jabs at Moore's body.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore walks into a jab.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moore feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Nice shot by Moore.
Ned Kelly's cut is getting worse.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Ned Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ned Kelly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moore connects with a jab.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Moore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Moore won't allow it.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly throws a low kick but Moore avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Moore down.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moore is able to avoid easily.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a nice kick to the body.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore scores with a push kick.
Moore feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Moore circles away easily
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Moore's torso.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Moore off the cage and back into range.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Moore checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly cracks Moore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moore throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kelly - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kelly. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelly's hands.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Moore!
A victorious Angelo Moore 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 453 p4p, 554 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 71 p4p, 84 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. Patrick Thomas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23 - 11 - 0 |
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10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romeo.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Romeo misses.
Romeo scores with a nice strike.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romeo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roided Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Romeo throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thomas with a jab.
It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romeo misses with a body shot.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romeo throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romeo moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Romeo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Romeo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romeo throws out the jab.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Romeo.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
Romeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Romeo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Romeo misses with an uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Romeo.
Romeo throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romeo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Thomas moves out of range as Romeo strikes.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Romeo avoids it with no problem.
Romeo looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Romeo misses with a left hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Romeo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Romeo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Romeo misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romeo misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeo scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anthony Romeo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romeo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romeo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Thomas has cracked Romeo with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Thomas lands another huge swinging hook and Romeo tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Romeo, before Thomas can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Thomas!
Patrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 170 p4p, 138 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 8 p4p, 7 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jussi throws a head kick that misses
letting Viking counter with a right hand.
Viking throws the left hand but Jussi avoids the punch easily.
Jussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussi is looking to counter punch.
Viking sends Jussi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viking is motioning to the referee to let Jussi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viking lands a big right hand that sends Jussi crashing to the mat! Viking stays standing though and waves Jussi back to his feet!
Jussi is rocked!
Viking fakes the body blow, causing Jussi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jussi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Techno Viking!
A relieved looking Techno Viking thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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