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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewandowski comes to the ring accompanied by Gives You Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski misses with the combination.
Lewandowski looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Lewandowski moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Lewandowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Lewandowski shows good takedown defense.
Lewandowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
Norris is looking to control Lewandowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norris avoid being mounted?
Norris wants to improve his position but Lewandowski is controlling well.
Norris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lewandowski fails to take his opponent's back.
Norris tries to lock up and control but Lewandowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is looking to improve his position but Lewandowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewandowski stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lewandowski darts in and clinches Norris up against the ropes.
Norris is trying to stall.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Lewandowski keeps him there for the moment.
Lewandowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Norris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewandowski smiles and moves away.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Lewandowski pushes him off.
Lewandowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lewandowski!
Lewandowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norris lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
Norris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lewandowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Norris tries to control but Lewandowski wriggling away.
Lewandowski tries to buck Norris off but he can't manage it.
Lewandowski is controlling an arm, preventing Norris from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Norris get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris swings for the body but Lewandowski moves out of range.
Lewandowski has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewandowski shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Lewandowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewandowski throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewandowski tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewandowski to the ground. Lewandowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lewandowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Lewandowski shoots for a takedown but Norris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewandowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewandowski throws a head kick that misses.
Lewandowski throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Lewandowski throws a series of punches but Norris avoids them all with ease.
Lewandowski wants to clinch.
Lewandowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewandowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewandowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewandowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewandowski is looking to clinch.
Lewandowski throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lewandowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Lewandowski is working hard here to advance position.
Lewandowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lewandowski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norris is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lewandowski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norris's back instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lewandowski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Norris as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lewandowski!
Lewandowski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lewandowski 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, Norris has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Norris rolls, trying to escape but Lewandowski keeps control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski avoiding Norris 's attempts to control his hands.
Norris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lewandowski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lewandowski looking to break Norris's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Norris remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lewandowski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You can see the frustration on Norris's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Lewandowski go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lewandowski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Norris is defending well though. Lewandowski let's go of the attempt for now.
Lewandowski patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewandowski is trying to stick to Norris's back but Norris is turning into Lewandowski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lewandowski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norris.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
Lewandowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Norris wanted to stand there but Lewandowski had control of the position.
Lewandowski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Norris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewandowski.
Norris working the ground and pound from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewandowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lewandowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norris's best efforts.
Lewandowski gets full guard.
Lewandowski is looking to stand up but Norris isn't so interested in that idea.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Lewandowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewandowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski stands up from Norris's guard - Lewandowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lewandowski throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewandowski is looking to clinch.
Lewandowski misses with a wild combination.
Norris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewandowski is fending him off so far but Norris persists. Nope, Lewandowski circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Lewandowski misses.
Lewandowski looks to land a combination. Norris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lewandowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewandowski has Norris up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris tries to pull guard but Lewandowski won't allow it.
Good body shot from Norris.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lewandowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lewandowski tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lewandowski sprawls well initially but Norris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norris is looking for a kimura but Lewandowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norris to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lewandowski is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Norris is tapping! Great win for Lewandowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Lewandowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hellbound. Barnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alaj volim kad je pomalena kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett moves into the clinch successfully.
King looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
King looking for a takedown.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Armor King has been cut.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett lands a knee to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnett lands a body punch.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
A body shot lands from Barnett.
Barnett gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Barnett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnett prevents it.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnett rushes King and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
Good body shot from Barnett.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barnett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Barnett.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Barnett on the inside.
King tries to pull guard but Barnett won't allow it.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnett lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Barnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
King drops an elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Barnett has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Barnett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Barnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Hagler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fields is out of range.
Hagler shoots in but Fields avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fields avoids the head kick by Hagler.
Hagler misses with a few strikes there.
Hagler shoots for a double leg takedown but Fields sprawls well. He's pushed Hagler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hagler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fields is out of range.
Fields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hagler!
Hagler looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hagler breaks Fields's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fields working for a triangle but Hagler defends it easily.
Hagler looking to pass the guard.
Fields is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hagler looking to pass the guard.
Hagler preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hagler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hagler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fields's guard.
Hagler seems to be looking for submissions.
Fields wants to improve his position but Hagler is controlling well.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hagler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fields working a defensive guard here.
Hagler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hagler passes Fields's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hagler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fields trying to control but Hagler postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hagler wants to pass to mount but Fields is defending the position.
Fields looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hagler works his way into side control.
Fields stops Hagler from passing to mount.
Fields is trying to get back to half guard.
Hagler swings around for an armbar but Fields sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hagler's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fields has passed into half guard!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hagler actively working from the bottom here.
Hagler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hagler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fields is looking to improve his position but Hagler isn't that keen on the idea.
Hagler looking to secure an arm triangle but Fields defends it well.
Fields working to try and regain half guard.
Hagler wants to finish this one by submission but Fields is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hagler.
Fields keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fields has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fields can't escape the position.
Hagler fails to move to back control.
Fields wants to control but Hagler is having none of it.
Fields is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hagler is working for a guillotine from mount but Fields frees his head quite easily.
Hagler is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hagler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Hagler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen "Eyes of A Ranger" as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the ropes and back into rage.
Brown throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Cliff Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee is rocked!
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is trying to stand.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown punching from the bottom.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cliff Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Lee throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Lee rushes Brown and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee wants to take a breather but Brown manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lee.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lee wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Lee wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Lee trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Brown cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Brown moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the button.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a jab.
Lee looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the ropes and back into rage.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown staying out of range there.
Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Brown tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown connects with the punch.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brown is not content to let Lee control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Lee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cliff Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee walks straight into a right hand from Brown - that's dropped him! Brown jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lee from any more punishment! Lee complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cliff Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). C S Kitiona looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Roshan does no damage.
Roshan lands with a right hand.
Kitiona has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kitiona there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kitiona is rocked!
Kitiona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roshan.
Kitiona is still on wobbly legs! Can Roshan finish him?
Kitiona tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roshan swivels and escapes.
Kitiona walks straight into a right hand from Roshan - that's dropped him! Roshan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kitiona from any more punishment! Kitiona complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damian Roshan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Hach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spackman comes into the arena with Never Scared by Busta Rhymes blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Hach!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Spackman.
Spackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hach.
A bone on bone clash there as Spackman blocks the leg kick.
Hach slips a jab and a cross from Spackman.
Spackman is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Spackman. No joy for Hach on that attempt.
Spackman throws a hook to the side of Hach's head but Hach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Spackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spackman swings for the body but Hach moves out of range.
Hach wants to land a leg kick but Spackman is out of range.
Hach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spackman counters with a one-two to the body.
Spackman misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Spackman - that's a beauty! Hach is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Spackman can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Spackman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominique Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos swings for the body but Samson moves out of range.
Samson misses with a double jab.
Samson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marcos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Samson or perhaps it was just good defense by Marcos which made him look bad.
Samson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samson tries a head kick but it misses.
Samson throws a right and a left that Marcos avoids nicely.
Samson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominique Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samson throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samson moves forwards but Marcos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Samson.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Marcos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Samson misses with a kick to the body.
Samson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcos tries to avoid it but Samson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcos to the ground. Marcos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
A nice combination there by Marcos.
Samson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
Samson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson misses with a left hand
and Marcos counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a series of punches but Marcos moves out of range.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Samson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcos cracks the inside of Samson's front leg.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samson throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Samson throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Samson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Samson misses
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Samson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Samson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos with a jab.
Marcos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Samson is rocked!
Samson throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Samson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samson throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Samson seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Samson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Samson throws a lazy head kick
enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab.
Samson misses with a takedown
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
Marcos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dominique Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson throws a lazy head kick
and Marcos counters with a low kick, right behind Samson 's knee.
Marcos scores with a jab to the body.
Marcos checks a low kick from Samson.
Samson throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samson.
Marcos throws a nice looking combination but Samson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samson can pounce on him.
Samson drops his hands momentarily and Marcos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Marcos.
Samson takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samson throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos connects with a nice looking jab.
Marcos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Marcos misses
and Samson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Samson looking to pass the guard.
Marcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to control from the top but Marcos keeps moving.
Samson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marcos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marcos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marcos!
Marcos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Samson is looking to reverse the position.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Samson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Samson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Samson moves into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Marcos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Samson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Marcos's back instead.
Samson doesn't have the hooks in and Marcos manages to turn into his guard.
Marcos is looking to stand up but Samson won't let him.
Marcos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos wants to get up but he can't break Samson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samson looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samson throws a head kick that misses.
Samson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Samson throws a head kick that misses
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
Marcos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Samson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Samson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcos.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
Samson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samson throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samson fails with the takedown
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcos thuds a left hand into Samson's body.
Samson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Samson misses with a double jab.
Marcos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson misses with a double jab
and Marcos counters with a head kick.
Samson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samson shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcos sprawls well. He's pushed Samson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samson shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Marcos cracks Samson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marcos lands a head kick!
Marcos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samson's hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcos counters with a nice leg kick.
Marcos 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.
Samson throws an off balance right hand
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcos lands a head kick. Samson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Samson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marcos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Come on Marcos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcos pushes Samson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samson keeps control of Marcos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcos.
Marcos lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
Marcos stalling the fight.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samson throws a sloppy head kick
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Samson.
Samson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marcos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marcos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcos cracks Samson with an open hand slap.
Samson misses with a kick to the body
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marcos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dominique Samson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Samson throws a head kick that misses
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samson throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a series of strikes. Samson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcos swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominique Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marcos to score with a decent uppercut.
Samson shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense.
Samson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Samson takes one to the side of the head.
Samson throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Samson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samson throws a low kick, looking for Marcos's leg but Marcos calmly moves out of range.
Marcos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcos clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson keeps control of Marcos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcos manages to break the clinch.
Marcos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters by clinching up.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marcos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a straight right hand.
Marcos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samson tries to bum rush Marcos with a series of wild strikes but Marcos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcos finds it's way round the side to connect with Samson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Samson misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a sloppy head kick and Marcos moves out of range easily.
Marcos lands a jab to the head.
Marcos scores with a shot to the body.
Samson avoids the head kick by Marcos.
Marcos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samson tries to clinch
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Samson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samson throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcos.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marcos.
A right-left combo lands from Marcos.
A jab from Marcos finds it's way through Samson's defenses.
Marcos works Samson's body with a nice hook.
Samson misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marcos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson looking for a guillotine here but Marcos defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcos!
Samson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marcos is surviving well by controlling Samson's body position as best he can.
Marcos is desperately trying to improve his position but Samson has a good base and remains in mount.
Samson working Marcos over with strikes here.
Samson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samson has isolated one of Marcos's arms. Marcos looking to fight him off but Samson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominique Samson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japheth Vasya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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18
131 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japheth Vasya !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Byrne as Vasya shoots in.
Byrne drops Vasya with a beautiful combination! Vasya stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Byrne is looking for the KO!
Vasya is rocked!
It looks like Japheth Vasya has been cut.
Byrne has closed the distance and engaged Vasya in a clinch.
Oh Vasya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasya keeps control of Byrne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasya seems to have got his legs back now.
Byrne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasya checks a leg kick.
Vasya moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrne sends Vasya crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Byrne is motioning to the referee to let Vasya up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Vasya moves out of range of the body kick from Byrne.
Byrne rushes Vasya and presses him up against the ropes.
Byrne wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasya won't allow it.
Byrne is trying to break the clinch but Vasya has him pressed against the ropes.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasya avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne breaks from the clinch.
Vasya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vasya is breathing heavily.
Vasya staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a hook but Vasya blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Byrne as Vasya shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japheth Vasya . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne throws a big shot that misses.
Byrne throws a hook but Vasya blocks it.
Byrne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasya slips a jab from Byrne.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne misses with a looping left.
Byrne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice cross by Byrne.
Vasya needs to keep his hands up - Byrne had a free shot at his head there.
Vasya gets a takedown into half guard.
Vasya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Byrne tries to kick Vasya off but Vasya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasya prevents Byrne from improving his position.
Vasya is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Byrne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vasya .
Vasya wants to work for an arm triangle but Byrne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasya wants to pass the guard but Byrne is defending well.
Vasya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vasya is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Byrne to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasya won't allow Byrne to get back to his feet.
Vasya looking to pass the guard.
Byrne looking for a sweep. Not yet Byrne, not yet.
Vasya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
Byrne wants to stand but Vasya is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vasya slips nicely into half guard.
Vasya is looking for a kimura here.
Vasya is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four 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.
Byrne manages to get to full guard.
Vasya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Byrne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Byrne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Byrne!
Vasya tries to improve position but can't.
Byrne stands up and beckons Vasya to his feet.
Byrne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vasya if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasya avoids the head kick by Byrne.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Conor Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
Byrne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasya shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
Vasya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byrne swivels and escapes.
Byrne tries to clinch but Vasya is having none of it.
Conor Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrne wants to clinch.
Vasya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Vasya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrne tries to avoid it but Vasya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrne to the ground. Byrne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byrne.
Byrne looks to land a body kick but Vasya moved away.
Vasya avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasya . Vasya gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasya defending well as Byrne loads up on a big left hand.
Vasya looks for a takedown but Byrne sprawls well.
Vasya defending well as Byrne loads up on a big left hand.
Byrne misses with a body kick.
Vasya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byrne.
Vasya shoots in but no luck this time.
Byrne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vasya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vasya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasya working for a submission but Byrne is keeping him at bay.
Vasya goes for an armbar but Byrne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Byrne.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vasya has a closed guard, preventing Byrne from standing up.
Vasya had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Byrne is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vasya Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Byrne's back instead.
Byrne manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vasya 's guard. Nice work there by Byrne.
Vasya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Byrne's guard.
Vasya won't allow Byrne to get back to his feet.
Byrne can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vasya wants to work for an arm triangle but Byrne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasya working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Byrne's thigh. Byrne counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Vasya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Byrne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Byrne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Byrne!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasya is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Byrne is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vasya is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byrne wants to finish this one by submission but Vasya is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Byrne.
Vasya looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Vasya turns into Byrne and is now in his guard.
Byrne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasya looking to pass the guard.
Vasya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Byrne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Byrne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Byrne!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vasya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Japheth Vasya 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Byrne throws a jab when Vasya was well out of range.
Vasya bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Byrne can't do much from the bottom here.
Vasya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byrne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Byrne is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vasya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vasya advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne gets back to half guard.
Vasya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byrne is just riding it out for now. Vasya eventually gives up the hold.
Byrne regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vasya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasya drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Vasya as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Byrne screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Vasya ! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Japheth Vasya !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen comes to the ring accompanied by Its The Final Countdown. 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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235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kluubert misses the shot to the body.
kluubert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
kluubert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fen is keeping the position for now.
Fen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but kluubert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
kluubert postures up in Fen's guard and throws a big left but Fen blocks it.
Fen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
kluubert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
kluubertis looking to pass into half guard but Fen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fen is in guard.
Fen is looking to work some ground and pound but kluubert has wrist control.
Fen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
kluubert is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fen wants to control from the top but kluubert keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fen closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but kluubert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kluubert is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. kluubert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fen has kluubert pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. kluubert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Fen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but kluubert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
kluubert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fen goes for a takedown attempt but kluubert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Fen or perhaps it was just good defense by kluubert which made him look bad.
Fen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
Fen moves out of range as kluubert strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for kluubert. That snapped Fen's head back.
kluubert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fen.
Fen 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.
Fen is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kluubert is on top in guard.
kluubert landing with the ground and pound.
kluubert scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kluubert landing some decent shots from guard.
kluubert passes Fen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
kluubert lands with a punch from half guard.
kluubert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fen keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as kluubert controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fen is working an open guard so kluubert takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
kluubert looks to land a right hand but Fen moved out of range.
Fen has his takedown stuffed
and kluubert counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from kluubert finds it's way through Fen's defenses.
Fen avoids the body shot from kluubert.
kluubert throws a looping overhand right but Fen ducks down to avoid it.
Fen dodges the punch combination from kluubert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kluubert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kluubert throws a series of punches but Fen moves out of range.
A big left from kluubert misses.
Fen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from kluubert as Fen shoots in.
kluubert throws a looping overhand right but Fen ducks down to avoid it.
kluubert throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
kluubert waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fen.
Fen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
kluubert manages to regain half guard. Good work.
kluubert is in trouble now - Fen has advanced to mount!
kluubert defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fen.
kluubert has given up his back. Will we see Fen going for some submissions?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
kluubert staying busy and making it hard for Fen to control.
kluubert is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from Fen.
kluubert fending off the submission attempt from Fen.
Fen working for the choke.
Fen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
kluubert defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fen's arms.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fen is trying to stick to kluubert's back but kluubert is turning into Fen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by kluubert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kluubert looking to pass the guard.
kluubert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
kluubert is working Fen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
kluubert trying to control the position from guard on top but Fen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kluubert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fen manages to work his way to half guard, despite kluubert's best efforts.
kluubert working Fen over with strikes.
kluubert trying to control from half guard but Fen is working away.
kluubert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
kluubert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from kluubert there.
Fen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
kluubert throwing strikes from guard but Fen blocks nicely.
Fen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in kluubert's guard.
kluubert keeping moving, preventing Fen from controlling successfully.
Fen is really struggling to control kluubert but he's trying to hold on to the position.
kluubert is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but kluubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fen won't allow kluubert to sweep him here.
Fen passes kluubert's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fen is looking to advance position but kluubert won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fen throws a combination. kluubert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
kluubert shoots and misses
and Fen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
kluubert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
kluubert wants to sweep here but Fen controlling him for the moment.
Fen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fen passes into half guard.
kluubert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fen is looking for a kimura but kluubert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fen to get the leverage.
kluubert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed kluubert's guard.
Fen trying to control the action but kluubert is working from the bottom.
Fen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
kluubert tries to roll over but Fen keeps him under control.
Fen controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fen seems to be working for a kimura but kluubert defends the submission attempt.
Fen wants to work for an arm triangle but kluubert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Li Fen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Li Fen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
kluubert shoots and misses
and Fen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in kluubert's guard.
kluubert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fen tries for a kimura but kluubert is defending well.
Fen wants to control but kluubert is keeping him busy.
kluubert is looking to regain half guard here but Fen keeps moving and retains side control.
kluubert is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
kluubert is defending against the submission attempts here by Fen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kluubert is looking for a sweep. Fen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fen is thwarting kluubert's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kluubert punching from the bottom.
kluubert is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fen's back!
kluubert lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from kluubert.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
kluubert with a nice head shot there.
Fen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fen is looking for a triangle but kluubert pushes his legs off easily.
Fen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but kluubert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
kluubert is posturing up here but Fen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! kluubert tries to roll out but it's too tight and kluubert has to tap! Slick submission there by Fen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Li Fen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!David Durrant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baumgardner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durrant works his way into full mount!
Durrant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baumgardner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Baumgardner working to try and regain half guard.
Baumgardner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durrant wants to stand but Baumgardner is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Baumgardner is looking to improve his position but Durrant isn't that keen on the idea.
Durrant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baumgardner is looking to escape.
Durrant throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baumgardner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Durrant lands a few punches from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durrant scores a takedown into full mount!
Durrant wants to get back to his feet but Baumgardner is holding on tight.
Durrant is breathing heavily.
Durrant prevents Baumgardner from getting the reversal.
Baumgardner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Durrant frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durrant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baumgardner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Baumgardner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant tries to advance to mount but Baumgardner denies him.
Baumgardner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baumgardner wants to work for an arm triangle but Durrant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baumgardner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baumgardner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Durrant is looking to improve his position but Baumgardner isn't that keen on the idea.
Durrant gets back to half guard.
Durrant gets full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Durrant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baumgardner is one step ahead there.
Durrant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baumgardner drops back looking for a leg! Durrant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durrant manages to kick Baumgardner off! Baumgardner jumps back into Durrant's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durrant wants to sweep here but Baumgardner controlling him for the moment.
Durrant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baumgardner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baumgardner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durrant controls Baumgardner momentarily but Baumgardner frees himself.
Baumgardner looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baumgardner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baumgardner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durrant working a defensive guard here.
Durrant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baumgardner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner drops back looking for a leg! Durrant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durrant manages to kick Baumgardner off! Baumgardner jumps back into Durrant's guard.
Baumgardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baumgardner drops back looking for a leg! Durrant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durrant manages to kick Baumgardner off! Baumgardner jumps back into Durrant's guard.
Durrant wants to sweep but no luck.
Durrant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baumgardner passes Durrant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baumgardner slips a nice elbow through Durrant's hands, connecting with Durrant's forehead.
Durrant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Durrant pushes Baumgardner off looking to stand but Baumgardner dives back in and keeps control.
Baumgardner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Durrant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baumgardner.
Durrant tries to roll over but Baumgardner keeps him under control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner trying to pass the guard but Durrant defending well.
Durrant is looking to improve his position.
Durrant missing with punches from the bottom.
Baumgardner wants to work for an arm triangle but Durrant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Durrant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baumgardner sprawls well initially but Durrant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Durrant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baumgardner!
Durrant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baumgardner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Durrant wants to finish this one by submission but Baumgardner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durrant.
Baumgardner is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durrant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baumgardner is looking to escape.
Durrant has control of Baumgardner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baumgardner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Durrant wants to finish this one by submission but Baumgardner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durrant.
Durrant prevents Baumgardner from getting the reversal.
Durrant cracks Baumgardner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baumgardner gets back to half guard.
Baumgardner is pressing down on Durrant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baumgardner is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Durrant frees his head nicely. Oh but Baumgardner has switched to an armbar! Durrant is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brian Baumgardner!
Brian Baumgardner is the new welterweight champion!
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