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ALLSTAR FINAL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 24143 p4p, 24583 weight class) and Jay Lewis (ranked 324 p4p, 290 weight class). Krzysztof Zakrzewski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Zakrzewski.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Zakrzewski. Zakrzewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Zakrzewski pushes Lewis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zakrzewski is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zakrzewski's efforts to push away.
Lewis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zakrzewski is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski jumps guard and drags Lewis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zakrzewski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zakrzewski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zakrzewski has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zakrzewski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Zakrzewski pushes his legs off easily.
Zakrzewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zakrzewski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zakrzewski passes into half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Zakrzewski has control of the leg.
Zakrzewski is nestled in close to Lewis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
Zakrzewski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Zakrzewski is controlling well.
Zakrzewski is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zakrzewski wants to stand up but Lewis has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Zakrzewski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Zakrzewski pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zakrzewski tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zakrzewski is landing with some decent strikes but Lewis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zakrzewski lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but Zakrzewski has a good base and remains in mount.
Zakrzewski is working for a guillotine from mount but Lewis frees his head quite easily.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
Lewis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lewis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis tries to reverse the position but Zakrzewski maintains control.
Zakrzewski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zakrzewski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis keeps trying to improve his position.
Lewis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zakrzewski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lewis is trying to reverse the position but instead Zakrzewski has taken his back - oops!
Lewis turns into Zakrzewski and is now in his guard.
Lewis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zakrzewski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Zakrzewski.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Zakrzewski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zakrzewski manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Zakrzewski's guard.
Lewis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lewis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Zakrzewski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zakrzewski manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Zakrzewski's guard.
That's six 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.
Lewis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zakrzewski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zakrzewski has escaped and now he's on top!
Lewis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zakrzewski escapes and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zakrzewski gets to mount! Lewis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Zakrzewski has hold of Lewis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lewis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zakrzewski lands a big shot there that rocks Lewis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
Lewis is still trying to improve position.
Zakrzewski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling Zakrzewski's body position as best he can.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zakrzewski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lewis is defending well though. Zakrzewski let's go of the attempt for now.
Zakrzewski keeps control of the position as Lewis tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski landing with strikes.
Zakrzewski is looking to control Lewis but Lewis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zakrzewski trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lewis tries to escape the position.
Zakrzewski tries to keep control of the position but Lewis is staying busy.
Zakrzewski controlling well, preventing Lewis from escaping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control momentarily.
Lewis is really stuck here.
Zakrzewski tries to keep control of the position but Lewis is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis can't escape the position.
Zakrzewski trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski dominated that round.
That's time! Zakrzewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Zakrzewski shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zakrzewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Zakrzewski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Zakrzewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zakrzewski fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zakrzewski! Lewis lets Zakrzewski back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Zakrzewski is rocked!
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lewis counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Zakrzewski out cold! What a finish! Lewis is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakulk Sharipova (ranked 24520 p4p, 5172 weight class) and Donavan Knapp (ranked 362 p4p, 249 weight class). Donavan Knapp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sakulk Sharipova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donavan Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharipova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Knapp.
Knapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Knapp has Sharipova pressed against the ropes, preventing Sharipova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knapp breaks from the clinch.
Sharipova tries to close the distance and clinch but Knapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharipova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knapp somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knapp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sharipova's waist but Sharipova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knapp off to one side.
Knapp looks for a takedown but Sharipova sprawls well.
Sakulk Sharipova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donavan Knapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp goes for a double leg but Sharipova avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Sharipova continues to drive forward.
Sharipova is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knapp.
Knapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharipova.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharipova as he jumps to the side.
Sharipova is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knapp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knapp closes the distance and clinches.
Knapp jumps guard but Sharipova turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Sharipova wants to break free but Knapp has control.
Sharipova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knapp avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knapp rushes Sharipova and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Knapp looking for a takedown.
Knapp manages to pull guard.
Knapp being controlled here, momentarily.
Sharipova postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharipova won't allow Knapp to sweep him here.
Knapp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharipova defends it easily.
Knapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharipova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharipova won't allow Knapp to sweep him here.
Knapp working for submissions but it's allowed Sharipova to get to half guard.
Knapp tries to kick Sharipova off but Sharipova keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sharipova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knapp keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knapp trying to control but Sharipova postures up.
Knapp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sharipova's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sharipova's back!
Sharipova tries to escape the position.
Knapp avoiding Sharipova 's attempts to control his hands.
Sharipova is breathing heavily.
Knapp looking for the choke but no joy.
Knapp controlling the position well here. Sharipova rolled but Knapp kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sharipova defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Knapp's arms.
Sharipova breaks Knapp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knapp controls Sharipova momentarily but Sharipova frees himself.
Knapp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knapp has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sharipova is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Knapp.
Sharipova tries to stand but Knapp is controlling his head.
Sharipova trying to control the position but Knapp is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Knapp prevents Sharipova from improving position.
Sharipova misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knapp regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knapp wants to get back to full guard but Sharipova has mounted him!
Knapp is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knapp can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to hold on but Sharipova pushes him away.
Knapp wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sharipova avoiding Knapp 's attempts to control his hands.
Sharipova controlling well, preventing Knapp from escaping the position.
Sharipova not allowing Knapp to control his hands.
Knapp preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sharipova.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharipova keeps control of the position as Knapp tries to break free.
Knapp is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Knapp goes for a double leg but Sharipova avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Sharipova continues to drive forward.
Sharipova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharipova wants it to stay on the feet.
Knapp looks for a takedown but Sharipova sprawls well.
Sharipova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharipova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharipova stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Knapp.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donavan Knapp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Knapp shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharipova sprawls well. He's pushed Knapp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Knapp is looking for a takedown.
Sharipova fails to pull guard.
Knapp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharipova is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knapp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sharipova. Those never looked like landing.
Sharipova doesn't manage to clinch there - Knapp circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipova takes a swing at Knapp's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharipova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knapp moves into the clinch.
Sharipova tries to break the clinch but Knapp is controlling the position.
Sharipova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knapp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sharipova is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakulk Sharipova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donavan Knapp.
Sharipova is looking for a takedown.
Sharipova tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knapp just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knapp tries to pull guard but Sharipova won't allow it.
Knapp successfully pulls guard.
Knapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knapp trying to keep a closed guard but Sharipova is proving a slippery customer.
Knapp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knapp controls Sharipova momentarily but Sharipova frees himself.
Knapp wants to stand up but Sharipova is controlling him.
Donavan Knapp has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharipova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knapp lands a really nice looking cross but Sharipova seems unphased.
Knapp changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharipova looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sharipova defending against the ground and pound.
Knapp tries to stand but Sharipova controls the position and pulls Knapp into his guard.
Knapp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knapp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharipova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Knapp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knapp wants to pass the guard but Sharipova is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharipova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knapp throwing strikes from guard but Sharipova blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knapp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharipova swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Sharipova. No joy for Knapp on that attempt.
Donavan Knapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knapp gets a takedown into half guard.
Sharipova wants to control but Knapp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knapp looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knapp wants to stand up but Sharipova is controlling the position.
Sharipova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knapp is keen to just control but Sharipova is a slippery customer.
Knapp tries to stand and escape but Sharipova is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Knapp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knapp rushes Sharipova and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Knapp.
Knapp tries to pull guard but Sharipova won't allow it.
Knapp drags the fight down to the ground.
Knapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharipova is one step ahead there.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing Sharipova from controlling successfully.
Knapp is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is continuing to stall.
Knapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing Sharipova from controlling successfully.
Knapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sharipova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sharipova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sharipova stuffs the takedown.
Sharipova tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knapp manages to circle out of the way.
Knapp misses with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Sharipova didn't see that one coming.
Knapp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knapp darts in looking for a takedown but Sharipova gets double underhooks and turns Knapp into the ropes.
Sakulk Sharipova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knapp forces Sharipova back against the ropes and clinches.
Sharipova prevents the takedown attempt.
Knapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knapp works on Sharipova's body with a couple of short punches.
Knapp manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knapp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakulk Sharipova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donavan Knapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knapp gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donavan Knapp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knapp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Donavan Knapp!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Donavan Knapp!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Donavan Knapp!
Donavan Knapp wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Green (ranked 4280 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Danny Iron Fist (ranked 179 p4p, 154 weight class). Danny Iron Fist is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Iron Fist!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Fist scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Iron Fist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Iron Fist dodges the punch combination from Green.
Iron Fist shapes to counter with a head kick.
Iron Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Green tries to counter with a takedown but Iron Fist is quick to defend against it.
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Iron Fist. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green cracks Iron Fist with a good jab.
Green moves away from the strike by Iron Fist.
Green appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Green is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Green avoids the head kick by Iron Fist.
Iron Fist wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iron Fist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Fist's head.
Sloppy strikes from Iron Fist. Those never looked like landing.
Iron Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Green blocks a head kick by Iron Fist.
Iron Fist looks winded!
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iron Fist's head.
 Iron Fist is rocked!
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Iron Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Green drops Iron Fist with a huge uppercut! Iron Fist drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Green is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Green!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marquez De Fuentino (ranked 24664 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Conor Gladstone (ranked 304 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marquez De Fuentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Gladstone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gladstone closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Gladstone.
De Fuentino trying to land knees to the body.
De Fuentino manages to break the clinch.
Gladstone darts in and clinches De Fuentino up against the ropes.
Gladstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Gladstone scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gladstone.
De Fuentino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gladstone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Gladstone.
Gladstone lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gladstone cracks De Fuentino with a nice body shot.
Gladstone gets through De Fuentino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gladstone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fuentino is breathing heavily.
Gladstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Fuentino is rocked!
Gladstone lands with a light punch inside.
Oh De Fuentino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladstone lands a big right hand that drops De Fuentino! The killer instinct kicks in and Gladstone finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gladstone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Gladstone!
During a confident post fight interview, Conor Gladstone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paruzzi (ranked 1423 p4p, 4292 weight class) and Luiz Souza (ranked 56 p4p, 180 weight class). Manuel Paruzzi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Souza's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Paruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paruzzi with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a big head kick but Paruzzi shrugs it off.
Souza throws a front kick that sends Paruzzi stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice takedown defense from Souza. No joy for Paruzzi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Paruzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paruzzi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paruzzi shoots in but Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paruzzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paruzzi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Paruzzi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paruzzi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Paruzzi drags him back down.
Paruzzi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paruzzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paruzzi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paruzzi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Paruzzi is working to tighten his grip on Souza's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Souza has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Paruzzi is really squeezing tight and eventually Souza passes out! Paruzzi breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manuel Paruzzi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Axelsen (ranked 1055 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Terry Lyle (ranked 47 p4p, 187 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axelsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Terry Lyle has been cut.
Lyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axelsen defending well as Lyle loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Lyle misses.
As Lyle looks to move away, Axelsen throws a big counter combo but Lyle just gets out of the way.
Lyle looks to land a left hand but Axelsen moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Axelsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Axelsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Axelsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Lyle does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Axelsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lyle misses with an uppercut.
Axelsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lyle sprawling to the canvas! Lyle rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Axelsen finish him?!
Lyle throws a looping overhand right but Axelsen ducks down to avoid it.
Lyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Axelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lyle.
Axelsen is looking to counter punch.
Axelsen blocks a jab.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Lyle manages to avoid it.
Lyle misses the jab.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Lyle manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyle misses with a few strikes there.
Axelsen cracks Lyle with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen lands a big uppercut and Lyle crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lyle looks OK. Axelsen waves Lyle back to his feet!
Axelsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lyle misses with a double jab
and Axelsen counters with a crisp right that sends Lyle to the canvas! Axelsen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
Loke Axelsen retains his super heavyweight title!
Loke Axelsen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Jones (ranked 2074 p4p, 2476 weight class) and Dharya Bhate (ranked 77 p4p, 97 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bhate's guard.
Bhate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bhate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bhate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Bhate is blocking nicely.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Bhate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bhate keeps working.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate looking for submissions off his back.
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
Bhate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bhate defending well though.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bhate keeps working.
Jones is really struggling to control Bhate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Bhate is working away.
Bhate 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.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Bhate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bhate has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones trying to control the action but Bhate is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bhate has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones moves into full mount! Bhate won't be happy about that!
Jones looking to control but Bhate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Bhate regains half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bhate is trying to get back to full guard.
Bhate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones 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.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Bhate gets full guard.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bhate keeps moving.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bhate's head.
Bhate is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Bhate wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhate keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is posturing up here but Bhate has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jones tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jones has to tap! Slick submission there by Bhate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dharya Bhate!
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