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AJFC 59: Black vs Anderson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop comes into the arena with My Immortal blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hogan throws a strike but Cro Cop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cro Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Cro Cop works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cro Cop tries to pass to full mount but Hogan defends it.
Cro Cop is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hogan!
Hogan is controlling an arm, preventing Cro Cop from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hogan is looking to improve his position but Cro Cop isn't that keen on the idea.
Hogan stops Cro Cop from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hogan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cro Cop fails to take his opponent's back.
Hogan has given up his back here. Will Cro Cop look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Cro Cop has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hogan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cro Cop looking for the choke but no joy.
Cro Cop is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop working for the choke.
Cro Cop has got one arm under Hogan's chin. This could be trouble... Hogan trying to control the other hand but Cro Cop gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hogan has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Cro Cop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lestor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Axel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Axel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lestor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Axel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lestor is looking to clinch but Axel is avoiding it.
Axel keeps the fight on the outside.
Lestor is looking to clinch but Axel is avoiding it.
Lestor wants to clinch up but Axel keeps it at a distance.
Lestor has closed the distance and engaged Axel in a clinch.
Lestor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Axel blocks an elbow strike.
Axel is pressed up against the cage. Lestor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Axel down to the mat. Axel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Axel gets the takedown into side control.
Lestor wants to get back to his feet but Axel drags him back down.
Axel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Axel is trying to get an arm triangle but Lestor is defending well.
Axel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Axel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lestor, who protects the arm well.
Lestor wants to control but Axel postures up.
Lestor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lestor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lestor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Axel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lestor wants to improve his position but Axel is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Axel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Axel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lestor sees it coming and defends easily.
Lestor is looking to control Axel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lestor avoid being mounted?
Lestor wants to get back to his feet.
Axel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lestor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Axel.
Lestor trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lestor is trying to get back to full guard.
Lestor moves into full guard.
Axel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lestor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Axel stopping the sweep attempt from Lestor.
Lestor is breathing heavily.
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.
Axel slips nicely into half guard.
Axel seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lestor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axel wants to work for an arm triangle but Lestor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Axel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Axel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lestor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Axel.
Lestor tries to clinch up but Axel circles away and keeps his distance.
Axel shoots in but Lestor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lestor drives through and clinches with Axel against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lestor.
Axel tries to score a body lock takedown but Lestor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mo Lestor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Axel.
Axel blocks an elbow strike.
Axel is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lestor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lestor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axel's brow.
Axel blocks the elbow strike.
Lestor wants a takedown.
Axel avoids a wild elbow strike from Lestor.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lestor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axel's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lestor throws an elbow but misses.
Axel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Axel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lestor looking to throw knees to the head but Axel is blocking nicely.
Lestor trying to control the position but instead, Axel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lestor into the cage.
Lestor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lestor throws an elbow but misses.
Lestor misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Lestor.
Lestor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lestor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Axel.
Axel looks for a takedown but Lestor sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lestor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lestor is looking to clinch.
Lestor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lestor moves in looking to clinch but Axel pushes him off.
Lestor wants to clinch.
Lestor tries to clinch there but Axel circles away.
Lestor tries to clinch but Axel moves out of range.
Lestor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lestor tries to clinch but Axel moves out of range.
Lestor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lestor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Axel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axel shoots in looking for a takedown. Lestor tries to sprawl out of it but Axel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lestor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Axel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lestor defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lestor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axel closes the distance and clinches up with Lestor, looking for a takedown. Axel pushes Lestor against the cage but Lestor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Axel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lestor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lestor stuffs the takedown.
Lestor tries to clinch but Axel moves out of range.
Lestor is looking to clinch.
Axel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lestor defends it nicely.
Lestor tries to clinch up but Axel circles away and keeps his distance.
Axel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lestor tries to clinch but Axel moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lestor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Axel or perhaps it was just good defense by Lestor which made him look bad.
Lestor is looking to clinch.
Axel fails with a takedown attempt.
Lestor rushes Axel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lestor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Axel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lestor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lestor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lestor pushes off an throws an elbow but Axel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Axel wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lestor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lestor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lestor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Axel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lestor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lestor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lestor wants to clinch up but Axel keeps it at a distance.
Axel instigates a clinch.
Lestor looking to stall.
Axel blocks an elbow strike from Lestor.
Lestor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axel avoids a wild elbow strike from Lestor.
Lestor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axel is keeping busy.
Axel avoids a wild elbow strike from Lestor.
Lestor is pressed up against the cage. Axel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lestor down to the mat. Lestor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel shoots for a double leg takedown but Lestor sprawls well. He's pushed Axel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lestor is fending him off so far but Axel persists. Nope, Lestor circles away and we're back to standing.
Mo Lestor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Axel.
Lestor looks to clinch
and Axel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lestor wants to stand and escape but Axel is having none of it.
Lestor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Axel stacks Lestor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Axel!
Lestor struggling a bit here.
Axel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Axel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lestor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Axel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lestor has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axel is trying to get an arm triangle but Lestor is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Lestor is right now.
Axel in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lestor is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelly Axel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Vitale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Braulio Vitale!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitale keeps the fight on the outside.
Vitale wants to land a leg kick but Gonzaga is out of range.
Gonzaga wants to clinch.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch.
Vitale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gonzaga's guard.
Vitale wants to pass the guard but Gonzaga is keeping the position.
Vitale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vitale 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.
Vitale trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but Vitale defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vitale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vitale postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitale looking to pass the guard.
Vitale gets to his feet - Gonzaga follows without any prompting.
Vitale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vitale prevents Gonzaga from standing back up.
Vitale winds up and cracks Gonzaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vitale is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying to stand up here but Vitale is controlling him well.
Vitale is stalling here. Gonzaga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vitale seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gonzaga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzaga tries for a kimura but Vitale is defending well.
Vitale is trying to improve his position.
Gonzaga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gonzaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vitale has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vitale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vitale regains half guard.
Gonzaga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vitale is just riding it out for now. Gonzaga eventually gives up the hold.
Gonzaga seems to be working for a kimura but Vitale defends the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura here.
Vitale wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping busy.
Gonzaga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzaga seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonzaga is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vitale is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Gonzaga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saku Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku throws a front kick aimed at Belfort's knee but Belfort avoids it well.
Saku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
Belfort blocks a low kick nicely.
Saku throws a head kick that misses.
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belfort.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belfort looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Saku tenderised Belfort's leg. Belfort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Saku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku lands a jab to Belfort's midsection.
Belfort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saku.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belfort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saku can pounce on him.
Saku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belfort.
Belfort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands a big head kick that sends Belfort tumbling to the mat! Saku takes a step backwards and waves Belfort back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saku.
Belfort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saku sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belfort somewhat.
Saku lands with a slapping head kick.
Belfort is rocked!
Saku feints and then cracks Belfort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belfort down.
Saku scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands a big head kick that sends Belfort tumbling to the mat! Saku takes a step backwards and waves Belfort back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Saku finish him?
Saku lands a big head kick that sends Belfort to the canvas! Saku follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Saku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a one two! Best had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Stan Best has been cut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch but Best moves out of range.
Best lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
Best darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Best is controlling him well.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Best seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Best in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Best there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is not content to let Best control the position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Best is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Best working Silva over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Best drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva pushes Best off looking to stand but Best dives back in and keeps control.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Best has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Best fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Best lands a big elbow.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Best fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
A nice elbow there by Best.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Best punishing his opponent with strikes.
Best dominating with strikes here.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Best breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Best's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Best.
Best in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Best putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Best working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Best putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Best tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Best lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Best looking to finish with strikes here!
Best is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Best.
Best throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Best throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.
Best working Silva over with strikes here.
Best punishing his opponent with strikes.
Best lands with some strikes.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Best's attempts to control the action.
Best postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Best unloading with bombs!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Best cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Best is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Best avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Best dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Best's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Best fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Best moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Best shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up but Best circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores with a head kick. Best tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva looks to land a combination but Best avoids it well.
Best fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Best.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Best shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Best gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Best looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Best connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Best won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Best lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stan Best has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Best is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Best.
Silva really wants to buck Best off and get back to his feet.
Silva 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.
Best scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Best scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Best working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Best lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.
Best wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Best.
Best won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Best with a couple of short strikes.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva bucks up and throws Best to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Silva.
Best avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Best shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Best scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Best fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Best. Those never looked like landing.
Best fails to land the takedown.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Best swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan Best will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stan Best's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Best sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Best.
Best swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Good exchange - Best coming out on top.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a head kick that Best semi-blocks.
Best shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Best closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Best pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Best.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
Silva stalks Best and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Best's face. Best staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Best shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva tries to hold on but Best postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Best scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Best blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Best lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Best lands a big elbow.
Best lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva wants to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Best prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Best lands a big elbow.
Best lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.
Silva bucks up and throws Best to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Best lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick from Silva lands but Best takes it in his stride.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Best misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Best will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Best on that attempt.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Best, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Best shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Best's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Best looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Best keeps the fight on the outside.
Best shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that Best semi-blocks.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Best.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
Best blocks a head kick by Silva.
Best shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Best tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Best paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Best walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
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.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
Best fails to land the takedown.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Best is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Best looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Best working some strikes from top position.
Best throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Best working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Best throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Best.
I've got Best winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Best!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argo Surtr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ten thousand fists. The key to victory for Manny Pacquiao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Argo Surtr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surtr looks for the body kick but Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Surtr at a distance.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Surtr circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Pacquiao blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Surtr blocks it.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surtr lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Surtr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Surtr throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surtr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquiao's head.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surtr throws a low kick but Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surtr.
Surtr throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Surtr is out of range.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Surtr tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao misses with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surtr.
Surtr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Surtr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Surtr has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiao in a clinch.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling the position.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Surtr keeps him there for the moment.
Surtr lands a nice knee to the body.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Surtr trying to land knees to the body.
Surtr stalling in the clinch.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Surtr tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Surtr landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surtr misses with a knee strike.
Surtr lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pacquiao being controlled against the cage.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Surtr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Surtr.
Surtr lands a nice knee to the body.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Surtr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Surtr has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Surtr.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surtr connects with a knee to the head.
Surtr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surtr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands an uppercut.
Surtr missing with knees to the body.
Surtr connects with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pacquiao is trying to push Surtr away but Surtr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Surtr taking a breather.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Surtr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Surtr.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Argo Surtr.
Surtr scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surtr. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Surtr.
Pacquiao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surtr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Surtr doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Surtr rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Surtr is pushing Pacquiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Surtr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Surtr misses with a knee strike.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling him.
Surtr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Surtr - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Surtr.
Surtr lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argo Surtr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Surtr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacquiao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Surtr.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surtr lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pacquiao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surtr misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Surtr clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Surtr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surtr has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Surtr has double underhooks.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Surtr digs a right hand into Pacquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pacquiao's gas tank.
Surtr scores with a knee to the head.
Surtr with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Surtr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Surtr manages to break the clinch.
Surtr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Surtr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
Surtr throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Surtr feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Argo Surtr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Surtr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pacquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Surtr misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Surtr is just out of range.
Surtr connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surtr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surtr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquiao's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Surtr.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surtr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Surtr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Surtr looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Surtr. Surtr obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Surtr lands a front kick.
Surtr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surtr.
Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Surtr.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Surtr can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Surtr. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Surtr.
Surtr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Surtr!
Surtr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surtr loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Surtr counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Surtr throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Surtr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Surtr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argo Surtr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Surtr can pounce on him.
Pacquiao looks to throw a body kick
and Surtr counters with a nice leg kick.
Surtr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Surtr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr throws a head kick that half lands.
Surtr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Surtr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Surtr.
Surtr breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Surtr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Surtr moves out of range easily.
Surtr lands a front kick.
A head kick from Surtr lands but Pacquiao takes it in his stride.
Surtr scores with a leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Surtr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Surtr throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Surtr swinging wildly here.
Surtr scores with a head kick. Pacquiao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Surtr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr lands a high kick!
Surtr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surtr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
Surtr tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surtr throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Surtr misses the target.
Surtr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Pacquiao misses
and Surtr counters with a thumping low kick.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Surtr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Surtr scores with a head kick. Pacquiao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pacquiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Surtr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Surtr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Surtr.
Surtr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Surtr connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Surtr.
Surtr delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr connects with a solid leg kick.
Surtr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Surtr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Surtr counters with a nice leg kick.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Argo Surtr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Surtr lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Surtr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Surtr.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Argo Surtr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Surtr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argo Surtr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cezar Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cezar Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Munoz.
Balboa stops Munoz from passing to mount.
Balboa defending against the ground and pound.
Munoz happy to just control the position for now.
Munoz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Munoz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balboa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Munoz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Munoz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Munoz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz scores with a jab. Balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz jabs at Balboa's body.
Munoz takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Balboa throws the left hand but Munoz avoids the punch easily.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Munoz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munoz throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Cezar Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa throws a sloppy body shot
and Munoz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munoz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa wants to stand but Munoz is controlling the position.
Munoz trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balboa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balboa looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munoz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munoz forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balboa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Munoz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balboa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Munoz stands up from half guard.
Munoz throws a combination. Balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munoz tries to move into range but Balboa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munoz jabs Balboa right on the nose. Balboa blinks but takes it well.
Munoz cracks Balboa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munoz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Munoz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Munoz lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munoz is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Munoz thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezar Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munoz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
Munoz lands a body shot.
Munoz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munoz.
Munoz shoots in and gets a takedown into Balboa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz passes into half guard.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Munoz working over Balboa with some ground and pound. Balboa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Munoz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Balboa is working away.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Munoz not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Munoz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Munoz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balboa!
Balboa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munoz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munoz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a head shot.
Munoz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munoz landing strikes from the mount and Balboa is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munoz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munoz scoring with strikes but Balboa is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Munoz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munoz misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munoz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munoz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munoz with shots to the head and body - Balboa looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezar Munoz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A lazy left from Munoz finds it's target.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balboa but Balboa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Munoz lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munoz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
A left lands for Munoz.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munoz connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Munoz. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Munoz.
Nice body punch from Munoz.
Munoz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balboa has time to react.
Munoz cracks Balboa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Munoz - just one landing.
Balboa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munoz lands a nice looking body shot.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Munoz finds it's target.
Munoz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munoz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Munoz there.
Munoz with a jab.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balboa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Munoz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Balboa did well to prevent Munoz getting side control.
Munoz throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balboa is not content to let Munoz control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munoz.
Munoz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balboa!
Balboa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munoz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Munoz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Munoz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Munoz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cezar Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cezar Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munoz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cezar Munoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Donitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian de Souza Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Karl Donitz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Karl Donitz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Donitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristian de Souza Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donitz shoots for a takedown but Augusto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Augusto stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Donitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto looks to land a right hand but Donitz moved out of range.
Augusto stuffs the takedown.
Karl Donitz 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.
Augusto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donitz is out of range.
Augusto tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donitz scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Augusto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Augusto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donitz is nestled in close to Augusto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Augusto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donitz pulls his head out easily.
Augusto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donitz pulls his head out easily.
Augusto looking for submissions off his back.
Augusto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donitz is looking to take a break and control but Augusto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augusto is pressing down on Donitz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augusto has an active guard here but Donitz has managed to pass into half guard.
Donitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Augusto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donitz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Donitz 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.
Donitz wants to work for an arm triangle but Augusto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donitz is working for a submission of some sort.
Augusto gets full guard.
Donitz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Donitz is defending well. Augusto quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Donitz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Augusto celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristian de Souza Augusto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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240 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Tate!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate scores with a one two! Willis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis throws a front kick aimed at Tate's knee but Tate avoids it well.
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate stalling in the clinch.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Tate has Willis pushed against the cage.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the cage.
Willis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tate throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Tate.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tate is trying is best to control the position here.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Willis postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it.
Willis landing with the ground and pound.
Tate has momentary wrist control but Willis slips an elbow through the middle.
Willis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it.
Willis with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working a defensive guard here.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis is fighting to break Tate's control of his arms but Tate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Willis working some strikes from top position.
Tate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Junior Tate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis lands with an overhand left.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Willis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Willis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tate blocks a jab.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Willis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Tate takes one to the chin there.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate checks a leg kick.
Tate looks for the body kick but Willis saw that one coming.
Willis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Willis scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Willis rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis throws an elbow but it misses.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tate has Willis pressed against the cage.
Willis tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.
Willis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Willis misses with a hook.
Willis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tate trying to control the position.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tate holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
Tate keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.
Tate looking to control.
Willis preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis chips away with some ground and pound.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Willis wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Tate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willis is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
Willis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis wants to control but Tate is having none of it.
Patrick Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Willis blocks a head kick by Tate.
Tate throws a push kick but Willis slaps the foot to one side.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Willis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Willis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tate's half guard.
Willis working over Tate with some ground and pound. Tate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis works his way into full mount!
Willis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tate hang on?
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis avoids the attempt from Tate to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis scoring with strikes but Tate is staying in there.
Willis lands a big elbow.
Willis content just to control the position here.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tate in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tate to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Willis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Page Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Page Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Black.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson prevents Black from improving his position.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anderson postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Black keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black trying to control the position.
Black is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Black's guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black controlling from the top position.
Black trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Page Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Black dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Black tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Page Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black connects with a body shot.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Black is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Black digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Black lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Black.
Black clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black lands a head shot.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Black is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Jab by Black.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Black tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Anderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson is trying to keep Black in close.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Black.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Black blocks a jab.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Black.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black regains half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson postures up.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dean Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Black defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Black thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black connects with the punch.
Black lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a body shot.
Black lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black had his way with Dean Anderson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Black.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Black stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black lands a head shot.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Black.
Nice body kick from Black.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Black.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Black scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Anderson is rocked!
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Anderson crumples to the floor! Black milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Page Black!
Page Black retains his light heavyweight title!
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