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AJFC 74: Destroyer vs Nero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into the arena with (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you blaring out of the sound system. Stan Best is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Best seems unphased.
Best looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Best dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Best's head and hops out.
Joe avoids the body shot from Best.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Best takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Best looks gassed!
Joe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe cracks Best with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joe cracks Best with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Joe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Best to stand back up!
Best is rocked!
Joe flashes Best a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Best's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Best crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Joe punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kid Joe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Axel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel comes to the cage accompanied by We can Win. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Axel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Axel doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.
Axel looks to clinch
and Gonzaga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzaga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Axel's guard.
Gonzaga gets to his feet. Axel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Axel with a poor takedown
and Gonzaga counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Axel to his feet.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Axel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzaga has Axel in his guard.
Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Axel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing Axel from controlling successfully.
Axel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Axel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gonzaga has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Axel is looking to defend but Gonzaga has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Axel! Gonzaga pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Axel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Gonzaga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian de Souza Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is .. A fine choice. Cristian de Souza Augusto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristian de Souza Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a left and a right that send Augusto crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Cristian de Souza Augusto has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch there but Augusto circles away.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Augusto scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augusto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in Augusto's guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control but Augusto is working from the bottom.
Augusto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Augusto is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! nice BJJ there by Augusto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cristian de Souza Augusto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Shadows fall - Still I Rise as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do gets a clinch.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Corey Alves has been cut.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do breaks from the clinch.
Alves looks to clinch
and Do counters with a good low kick that Alves was not able to check.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Do connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves looks to clinch
and Do counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Do missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Do stops Alves from getting back to his feet.
Do prevents Alves from improving his position.
Do keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alves looks gassed!
Do working over Alves with some ground and pound. Alves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Do 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.
Do seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Do thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Alves is staying active underneath Do, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do is trying to control. Alves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Do is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alves won't allow Do to pass to mount.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do is looking for a kimura but Alves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Do to get the leverage.
Do controlling the pace.
Do wants to work for an arm triangle but Alves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Alves's brow.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Do prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Do gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Do rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Do working Alves over with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Do landing knees to the body.
Do is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Do.
Do rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Do's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Some wild striking there from Do.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Do.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Corey Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Do postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do passes Alves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Do looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Alves is trying to stand.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do.
Alves on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves is not content to let Do control the position.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Do connects with a nice short shot to Alves's temple.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Do frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Do working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Do landing strikes, looking to finish!
Do punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Do landing strikes from the mount.
Alves tries to hold on but Do postures up.
Do scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Do has a good base and remains in mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do landing shots from mount.
Alves is rocked!
Do postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Alves bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Do and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Do!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Baryshavik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walvoord might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eternity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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236 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasily Baryshavik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
Baryshavik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walvoord napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walvoord gets back to half guard.
Walvoord on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walvoord tries to get out of the position.
Walvoord avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baryshavik.
Baryshavik wants to free his trapped foot but Walvoord is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baryshavik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walvoord sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baryshavik misses with a head shot. Walvoord uses the momentum to regain guard.
Walvoord pulls Baryshavik in to control the position.
Baryshavik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baryshavik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baryshavik throws a strike but Walvoord rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baryshavik wants to improve his position but instead Walvoord has moved into half guard.
Baryshavik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walvoord content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baryshavik is looking to escape.
Baryshavik tries to roll over but Walvoord keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Martijn Walvoord wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baryshavik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
Walvoord cracks Baryshavik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baryshavik looks gassed!
Walvoord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walvoord connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baryshavik tries for a takedown but Walvoord circles away easily
and Walvoord counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walvoord cracks Baryshavik with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walvoord lands a front kick.
Baryshavik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walvoord feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baryshavik's calf.
Walvoord throws a leg kick which misses Baryshavik's front leg but catches the back leg as Baryshavik tries to avoid it.
Martijn Walvoord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walvoord sizes up Baryshavik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walvoord thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baryshavik if he has to take too many more of those.
Walvoord delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Walvoord finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord feints and then cracks Baryshavik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baryshavik down.
Walvoord uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baryshavik has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
Walvoord scores with a push kick.
Walvoord thumps Baryshavik with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walvoord.
Walvoord delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Walvoord scores with a jab.
Walvoord lands a jab to the nose.
Baryshavik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walvoord. That one must have hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walvoord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baryshavik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baryshavik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walvoord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walvoord.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a body shot.
Walvoord lands a head kick. Baryshavik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walvoord pushes Baryshavik away with a front kick.
Walvoord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baryshavik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walvoord feints and then cracks Baryshavik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baryshavik down.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baryshavik misses with a takedown
and Walvoord counters with a head kick. That will keep Baryshavik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Walvoord connects with a leg kick. Baryshavik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walvoord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walvoord. Baryshavik shrugs it off though.
Baryshavik moves forwards but Walvoord connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baryshavik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walvoord.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walvoord lands a leg kick that knocks Baryshavik off balance momentarily.
Walvoord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walvoord throws a front kick that sends Baryshavik stumbling back into the cage.
Baryshavik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walvoord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baryshavik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walvoord thuds a left hand into Baryshavik's body.
Walvoord goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walvoord scores with a push kick.
Walvoord lands a lovely overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walvoord.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord connects with an inside leg kick.
Walvoord is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baryshavik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walvoord stuns Baryshavik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walvoord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baryshavik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walvoord sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baryshavik somewhat.
Martijn Walvoord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Baryshavik.
Walvoord scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Walvoord. That's going to slow Baryshavik down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martijn Walvoord dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Walvoord tenderised Baryshavik's leg. Baryshavik is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walvoord.
Baryshavik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
Walvoord throws a nice head kick!
Walvoord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baryshavik can do to turn this around?
Walvoord feints and then cracks Baryshavik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baryshavik down.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walvoord digs a good hook to Baryshavik's body.
Baryshavik is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walvoord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walvoord. That's going to slow Baryshavik down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walvoord.
A good leg kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord scoring well with a low kick there.
Walvoord scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walvoord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walvoord.
Vasily Baryshavik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walvoord. Baryshavik shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walvoord - that will leave a mark!
Walvoord throws a leg kick which misses Baryshavik's front leg but catches the back leg as Baryshavik tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walvoord.
Baryshavik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walvoord can pounce on him.
Baryshavik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baryshavik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walvoord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Walvoord as he connects with a hook.
Walvoord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baryshavik. That did some damage!
Baryshavik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walvoord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baryshavik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walvoord lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
Walvoord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baryshavik. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baryshavik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walvoord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walvoord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord lands a front kick.
Crunch! Walvoord slams his shin into Baryshavik's torso.
Walvoord throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baryshavik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
Baryshavik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walvoord lands a front kick.
Walvoord throws a head kick that Baryshavik semi-blocks.
Walvoord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walvoord throws a head kick that half lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baryshavik in his tracks.
Walvoord scores with a head kick. Baryshavik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walvoord thows a body kick. Baryshavik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A left lands for Walvoord.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walvoord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baryshavik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walvoord throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walvoord fakes the leg kick and cracks Baryshavik in the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baryshavik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walvoord thumps Baryshavik with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a jab to Baryshavik's midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walvoord. Baryshavik shrugs it off though.
Walvoord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baryshavik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
Walvoord connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walvoord.
Martijn Walvoord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walvoord scores with a kick to the body.
Walvoord goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martijn Walvoord is winning the standup battle so far.
Walvoord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baryshavik.
Walvoord throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice shot lands for Walvoord.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baryshavik's sensitive parts.
Walvoord connects with an inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Walvoord slams his shin into Baryshavik's torso.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walvoord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baryshavik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baryshavik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walvoord can pounce on him.
Walvoord feints and then cracks Baryshavik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baryshavik down.
Walvoord lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walvoord throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walvoord.
Donk. Walvoord catches Baryshavik right on the button with a cross.
Walvoord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baryshavik at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baryshavik in his tracks.
Walvoord scores with a jab. Baryshavik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baryshavik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walvoord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baryshavik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baryshavik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walvoord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Walvoord.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walvoord thows a body kick. Baryshavik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasily Baryshavik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Walvoord lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martijn Walvoord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walvoord has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Martijn Walvoord wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Gagarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rise. Yuri Gagarin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bartolome goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartolome scores with a jab.
Gagarin misses with an uppercut
and Bartolome counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartolome tries to clinch up.
Gagarin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bartolome to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagarin misses with a double jab
and Bartolome counters with a good low kick that Gagarin was not able to check.
Gagarin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartolome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gagarin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolome working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartolome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartolome has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gagarin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gagarin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bartolome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagarin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartolome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagarin throws a combination that misses
and Bartolome holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lands a shot to the body.
Gagarin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Bartolome. Those never looked like landing.
Bartolome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gagarin as he avoids it easily.
Gagarin lands a right hook to the body.
Bartolome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagarin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bartolome has time to react.
Gagarin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Gagarin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gagarin misses with a combination
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combo that has Gagarin backing up. Gagarin nods at Bartolome to acknowledge the strikes.
Gagarin looks gassed!
A low kick from Gagarin misses
and Bartolome counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gagarin. No joy for Bartolome on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Bartolome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagarin throws a head kick that misses
and Bartolome counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gagarin's knee momentarily.
Bartolome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartolome tries to clinch but Gagarin is having none of it.
Yuri Gagarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartolome shoots in looking for a takedown but Gagarin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bartolome's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bartolome tries to clinch but Gagarin moves out of range.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Gagarin is predictable there
and Bartolome counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartolome throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gagarin's waist but Gagarin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bartolome off to one side.
Gagarin swings widly with a right hand
and Bartolome counters by clinching up.
Gagarin blocks an elbow strike from Bartolome.
Gagarin breaks from the clinch.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartolome.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bartolome fails to land.
Gagarin blocks the elbow strike.
Bartolome lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gagarin.
Bartolome looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartolome taking a breather.
Bartolome landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartolome lands a nice elbow.
Bartolome has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gagarin regains guard immediately.
Bartolome looking to pass the guard.
Bartolome postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gagarin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bartolome, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bartolome is on top in guard.
Bartolome wants to stand but Gagarin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bartolome wants to pass the guard but Gagarin is keeping the position.
Bartolome drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gagarin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bartolome has Gagarin in his guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gagarin stacks Bartolome on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gagarin!
Gagarin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gagarin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartolome counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gagarin misses with a combination
and Bartolome counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome has managed to clinch.
Bartolome taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Bartolome.
Gagarin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagarin throws an off balance right hand
and Bartolome counters with a solid body kick.
A solid body kick from Bartolome.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagarin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartolome counters with a takedown into side control.
Bartolome is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gagarin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bartolome trying to control the action but Gagarin is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is really struggling to control Gagarin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gagarin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bartolome's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bartolome is looking for a kimura here.
Bartolome seems to be working for a kimura but Gagarin defends the submission attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bartolome seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Gagarin has recovered full guard.
Gagarin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartolome has gone for a leg lock! Gagarin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bartolome's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gagarin is aware though and is defending well.
Bartolome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gagarin controls the pace.
Bartolome working for a triangle but Gagarin defends it easily.
Gagarin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartolome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Bartolome dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gagarin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartolome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagarin throws a lazy body kick
and Bartolome counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartolome works over Gagarin's head and body with a nice combination.
Gagarin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gagarin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartolome.
Bartolome breaks the clinch.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartolome.
Bartolome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartolome lands an uppercut.
Bartolome lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagarin backwards.
Bartolome lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagarin backwards.
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!
Bartolome lands an elbow that stopped Gagarin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yuri Gagarin has been cut.
Gagarin takes a shot to the head.
Bartolome pushes Gagarin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartolome throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagarin.
Gagarin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome prevents Gagarin from breaking the clinch.
Bartolome trying to land knees to the body.
Gagarin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolome lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bartolome.
Bartolome trying to land knees to the body.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolome is looking to clinch but Gagarin is avoiding it.
Gagarin misses with a jab to the body
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gagarin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartolome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagarin can do to turn this around?
Gagarin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bartolome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolome clinches with his opponent.
Gagarin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartolome throws a head punch that misses.
Gagarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with an elbow strike.
Gagarin takes an elbow to the temple.
Bartolome goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gagarin prevents it.
Gagarin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartolome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartolome avoids the head kick by Gagarin.
Gagarin thows a leg kick but Bartolome checks it
and Bartolome counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartolome is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bartolome looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartolome tries to score a body lock takedown but Gagarin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bartolome tries a body shot but Gagarin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bartolome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartolome misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagarin stops a takedown attempt from Bartolome.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Bartolome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagarin's elbow.
Gagarin lands an uppercut.
Bartolome prevents Gagarin from breaking the clinch.
Bartolome pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartolome lands an elbow just above Gagarin 's eye.
Bartolome lands a right hand.
Bartolome misses with a punch to the body.
Bartolome throws an elbow that misses.
Gagarin fails to pull guard.
Bartolome misses with some punches.
Gagarin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juan Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagarin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartolome.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin throws an off balance right hand
and Bartolome counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartolome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Gagarin avoids them all with ease.
Gagarin tries to land a body kick
and Bartolome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagarin lands a two punch combo.
Gagarin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bartolome counters with a good low kick that Gagarin was not able to check.
Gagarin throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolome counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartolome seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Gagarin has recovered full guard.
Gagarin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bartolome tries to control the position but Gagarin now has his back.
Bartolome can't escape the position.
Gagarin not allowing Bartolome to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Bartolome's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bartolome just trying to survive but Gagarin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bartolome is really stuck here.
Gagarin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on Bartolome's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gagarin doesn't have the hooks in and Bartolome manages to turn into his guard.
Bartolome stands up from Gagarin's guard - Bartolome perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bartolome slips a jab and a cross from Gagarin.
The fighters circling - Gagarin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome looks to land a combination but Gagarin avoids it well.
Gagarin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagarin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagarin, right into the meat.
Gagarin throws a combination that misses
and Bartolome counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bartolome moves in looking to clinch but Gagarin pushes him off.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bartolome cracks the inside of Gagarin's front leg.
A solid body kick from Gagarin.
Juan Bartolome is winning the standup battle so far.
Gagarin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagarin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartolome just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gagarin's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with an elbow over the top.
Gagarin gets underhooks to prevent Bartolome's takedown attempt.
Bartolome pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartolome is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gagarin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gagarin is trying to break the clinch but Bartolome is controlling him.
Bartolome misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartolome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagarin's elbow.
Bartolome has had enough of the clinch but Gagarin keeps him there for the moment.
Gagarin has had enough of the clinch but Bartolome keeps him there for the moment.
Gagarin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartolome moves in looking to clinch but Gagarin pushes him off.
Gagarin misses with a left hand
and Bartolome counters with a nice leg kick.
Gagarin misses with a body shot
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartolome looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gagarin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bartolome to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagarin misses with a double jab
and Bartolome counters with a solid body kick.
Bartolome lands a jab to the head.
Bartolome looks to land a combination but Gagarin avoids it well.
Gagarin throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartolome counters by moving into the clinch.
Bartolome content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bartolome trying to control the position but instead, Gagarin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bartolome into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartolome scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuri Gagarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Bartolome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Gagarin on the inside.
Gagarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartolome has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Juan Bartolome wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmy Abu Basha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson's entrance music is Shotgun Blues. A fine choice. Alex Gustavsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helmy Abu Basha!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha scores with a hook.
Abu Basha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alex Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson scores with a jab. Abu Basha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abu Basha throws a one two combo.
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abu Basha.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha swings widly with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abu Basha throws a nice looking combination but Gustavsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Basha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustavsson prevents Abu Basha from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gustavsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abu Basha.
Gustavsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gustavsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abu Basha's elbow.
Abu Basha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gustavsson swings for the body but Abu Basha moves out of range.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abu Basha gets a clinch.
Gustavsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustavsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abu Basha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Helmy Abu Basha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Abu Basha prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson pushes Abu Basha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gustavsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustavsson lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Abu Basha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abu Basha or not.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abu Basha has had enough of the clinch but Gustavsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gustavsson scores with a shot to the side of Abu Basha's head.
Abu Basha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustavsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustavsson works on Abu Basha's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Abu Basha controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu Basha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson lands a body punch.
Abu Basha stops a takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abu Basha.
Gustavsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abu Basha.
Gustavsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abu Basha blocking some punches.
Gustavsson tries to work over Abu Basha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustavsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abu Basha.
Abu Basha blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Abu Basha working hard to break the clinch.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Abu Basha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the body.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Abu Basha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
Helmy Abu Basha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu Basha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a three punch combo that has Abu Basha backing up. Abu Basha nods at Gustavsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Abu Basha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Abu Basha misses.
Abu Basha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a straight right hand.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
and Abu Basha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Abu Basha counters with a left and a right that stings Gustavsson.
Danga de danga de dang - Abu Basha scores with a four punch combination!
Abu Basha misses with a left hand
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Abu Basha slips a straight right by Gustavsson.
Abu Basha misses with a lunging right hand
and Abu Basha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson throws a wild body kick that Abu Basha sees coming a mile off.
Abu Basha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abu Basha.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Gustavsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abu Basha thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustavsson. That snapped Abu Basha's head back.
Abu Basha misses with an uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abu Basha won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson tries for a kimura but Abu Basha is defending well.
Abu Basha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustavsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustavsson looks up at the clock and then as Abu Basha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson prevents Abu Basha from escaping the position.
Gustavsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Abu Basha sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gustavsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Abu Basha tries to escape but Gustavsson is in control.
Gustavsson just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Abu Basha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gustavsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abu Basha is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson working the strikes but Abu Basha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Abu Basha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abu Basha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gustavsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abu Basha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustavsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abu Basha keeping hold of Gustavsson's head, controlling as best he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abu Basha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustavsson stalling.
Abu Basha wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abu Basha trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gustavsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abu Basha pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gustavsson back to the cage. Abu Basha follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gustavsson loads up on a big right hand but Abu Basha slips the punch.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Helmy Abu Basha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Abu Basha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alex Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Abu Basha throws a combination. Gustavsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gustavsson throws a shot from downtown. Abu Basha moves away and avoids it.
Gustavsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abu Basha swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Gustavsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Abu Basha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Abu Basha 's knee.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Abu Basha swings widly with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abu Basha walks into a stiff left hand from Gustavsson.
Abu Basha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Abu Basha to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abu Basha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustavsson.
Abu Basha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustavsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abu Basha thinking.
Gustavsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abu Basha's waist but Abu Basha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustavsson off to one side.
Gustavsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abu Basha misses with a hook.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Abu Basha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Abu Basha. Those never looked like landing.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha lands with a shot to the body.
Abu Basha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab
and Abu Basha counters with a nice body shot.
Abu Basha throws a right hand that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abu Basha jabs Gustavsson right on the nose. Gustavsson blinks but takes it well.
Abu Basha swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a straight right hand.
Abu Basha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab.
Gustavsson misses the body punch
letting Abu Basha counter with a right hand.
Abu Basha throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Abu Basha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Abu Basha tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustavsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gustavsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Abu Basha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gustavsson.
Gustavsson swings widly with a right hand
and Abu Basha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Abu Basha misses.
Abu Basha has Gustavsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustavsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Abu Basha won't want to take too many of those.
Gustavsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to throw a body punch but Abu Basha avoids it by throwing Gustavsson back against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abu Basha.
Abu Basha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abu Basha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu Basha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abu Basha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson cracks Abu Basha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustavsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu Basha throws out the jab.
Abu Basha ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustavsson counters with a straight right hand.
Abu Basha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gustavsson throws a big shot that misses.
Abu Basha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustavsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustavsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abu Basha eats them both and turns towards Gustavsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abu Basha throws a right hand that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abu Basha throws a series of strikes that have Gustavsson backpedaling.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustavsson counters with a nice body shot.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Abu Basha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustavsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Abu Basha counters with a series of strikes. Gustavsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abu Basha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Gustavsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gustavsson prevents Abu Basha from standing back up.
Abu Basha is breathing heavily.
Gustavsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abu Basha defending well though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Abu Basha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helmy Abu Basha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abu Basha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a strike but Abu Basha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gustavsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Alex Gustavsson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Alex Gustavsson!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Alex Gustavsson!
Alex Gustavsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Kuraba.
Good work by Kuraba as he checks the leg kick.
Kuraba darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuraba misses with a body shot.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuraba cracks Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuraba blocks a leg kick.
Kuraba jabs at Assassin's body.
Assassin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuraba wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuraba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Kuraba.
Kuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Assassin counters with a good low kick that Kuraba was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuraba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
Kuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assassin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuraba is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.
Kuraba misses with a double jab.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assassin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuraba wants to clinch.
Kenji Kuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuraba avoids the head kick by Assassin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a low kick, looking for Assassin's leg but Assassin calmly moves out of range.
Kuraba tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Assassin misses with a low kick as Kuraba jumps back.
Kuraba throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Assassin tries to keep at a distance but Kuraba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assassin stops a takedown attempt from Kuraba.
Kuraba tries to pull guard but Assassin holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuraba drops back down to his feet.
Kuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Kuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuraba is working for takedown but Assassin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Assassin looking for a takedown.
Kuraba wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba wants a takedown but no success here.
Assassin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuraba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuraba throws a wild body kick that Assassin sees coming a mile off.
Assassin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuraba is out of range and Assassin settles back down.
Kuraba wants to land a leg kick but Assassin is out of range.
Good work by Kuraba as he checks the leg kick.
Assassin tried to score with a low kick but Kuraba checks it.
A low kick from Assassin misses
and Kuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Kuraba misses with a lunging right hand
and Assassin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuraba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to score with a low kick but Kuraba moves his leg out of the way.
Kuraba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuraba connects with a looping right hand.
Kuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuraba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuraba.
Kuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Assassin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuraba throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
Kuraba moves to clinch but Assassin breaks away
and Assassin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuraba.
Kuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuraba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assassin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin feints and then cracks Kuraba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuraba down.
Kuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuraba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuraba misses with a head kick.
Kuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assassin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuraba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Kuraba.
Kuraba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuraba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Kuraba.
Kuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuraba wants to clinch.
Kuraba tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuraba shrugs it off.
Kuraba is breathing heavily.
Kuraba misses with a head kick.
Assassin throws a solid leg kick but Kuraba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assassin.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuraba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assassin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuraba looks to land a left hand but Assassin moved out of range nicely.
Assassin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assassin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuraba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Assassin wants to land a leg kick but Kuraba is out of range.
Kuraba throws the left hand but Assassin avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Kuraba blocks the low kick.
Kuraba tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Assassin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assassin.
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!
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin tried to score with a low kick but Kuraba checks it.
Kuraba cracks a nice hook into Assassin's ribs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Kuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assassin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuraba checks the leg kick.
Kuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assassin counters with a leg kick.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Kuraba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuraba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuraba throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuraba tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
Assassin throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Assassin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuraba checks a leg kick.
Kuraba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assassin manages to avoid it.
Assassin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuraba misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuraba swinging wildly here.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuraba's knee momentarily.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuraba tries to clinch but Assassin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Kuraba.
Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
Assassin throws a sloppy head kick and Kuraba moves out of range easily.
Assassin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canadian Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuraba. That snapped Assassin's head back.
Assassin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuraba checks a low kick from Assassin.
Assassin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assassin wants to slow Kuraba down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuraba throws a head kick but Assassin moves out of range.
Kuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuraba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuraba tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin checks a low kick from Kuraba.
Assassin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuraba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba loads up on a big right hand but Assassin slips the punch.
Kuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuraba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assassin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuraba scores with the left hand. Assassin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuraba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuraba throws a push kick but Assassin slaps the foot to one side.
Kuraba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuraba misses with a right hand
and Assassin counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuraba looks to clinch
and Assassin counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Assassin is predictable there
and Kuraba counters by clinching up.
Kuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assassin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assassin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuraba.
Kuraba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuraba tries to clinch up
and Assassin counters with a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Kuraba blocks the low kick.
Assassin misses with a leg kick.
Kuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Assassin throws a leg kick
and Kuraba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuraba tries to clinch
and Assassin counters with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Kuraba finds it's target.
Kuraba is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.
Kuraba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuraba blocks a low kick nicely.
Assassin is looking to score with low kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba tries to clinch up
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuraba throws out a leg kick but Assassin moves out of range and Kuraba only half commits.
A low kick from Kuraba misses
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuraba wants to clinch.
Kuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuraba's knee momentarily.
Kuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuraba tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assassin moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Kuraba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuraba's knee momentarily.
Kuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Kuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assassin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuraba lands with a hook. Assassin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuraba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Assassin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Kuraba blocks the low kick.
Kuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Assassin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuraba tries to clinch up but Assassin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assassin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks for the body kick but Kuraba saw that one coming.
Assassin tries a low kick but Kuraba avoids it.
Kuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuraba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Assassin momentarily.
Assassin motions for Kuraba to come forward. Assassin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba wants to clinch but Assassin slips to the side
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
Assassin throws a chopping leg kick but Kuraba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assassin connects with a crisp jab.
Assassin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenji Kuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canadian Assassin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Canadian Assassin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assassin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Canadian Assassin!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Canadian Assassin!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Canadian Assassin!
Canadian Assassin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dest Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes into the arena with 2Г5Р1О7Т - Дым blaring out of the sound system. Dest Royer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
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22
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dest Royer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Nero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royer throws a series of punches but Nero avoids them all with ease.
Royer throws a right hand that Nero ducks under and follows up with a left that Nero also avoids with ease.
Royer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nero closes the distance but Royer moves to the side
and Royer counters with a left to the body.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nero is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Royer. Those never looked like landing.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Royer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nero.
Nero throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Nero tries to clinch there but Royer circles away.
A combination from Royer does no damage.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Royer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nero circles away quickly and effectively.
Nero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer misses with a wild combination.
Nero darts in trying to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royer lands with an uppercut that bounces Nero off the cage and back into rage.
Royer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Nero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Royer pushes Nero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royer.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royer lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royer wants a takedown but no success here.
Royer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Nero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Royer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nero to the mat. Nero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Royer wants to pass the guard but Nero is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Royer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Royer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Royer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero wriggles free and stands up.
Royer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Royer misses with a straight right.
Royer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Royer to counter with a crisp jab.
Royer throws a combination that misses
and Nero counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nero stops a takedown attempt from Royer.
Royer is looking to break free of the clinch but Nero has double underhooks.
Royer can't break the clinch.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Royer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steven Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Royer counters with a one-two to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Royer moves out of range of the body kick.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nero counters with a head kick.
Royer swings widly with a right hand
and Nero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nero.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royer working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royer.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royer blocks it with crossed arms.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Royer.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Royer.
Royer is trying to drag Nero to the mat but Nero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dest Royer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero dodges an elbow strike from Royer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royer tries to circle away but Nero has him pinned against the cage.
Royer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Royer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nero keeps control of Royer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Royer won't want to take too many of those.
Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nero tries to clinch there but Royer circles away.
Nero looks to clinch
and Royer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nero looks gassed!
Nero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royer.
Nero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Royer misses.
Royer blocks a head kick by Nero.
Royer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nero checks a low kick from Royer.
Royer misses with a double jab.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer avoids the head kick by Nero.
Nero tries to clinch but Royer moves out of range.
Nero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royer lands with an uppercut that bounces Nero off the cage and back into rage.
Royer swinging wildly here.
Royer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.
Royer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Royer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royer fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nero.
Royer misses with a combination
and Nero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Royer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nero has him pressed against the cage.
Royer has picked Nero up - he's going for a ride! Royer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nero pushes Royer off and gets back to his feet.
Royer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nero on the side of the head.
Nero closes the distance but Royer moves to the side
and Royer counters with a series of strikes. Nero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Royer.
Royer misses with a double jab.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royer misses with a left hand
and Nero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royer is defending well for now.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Nero prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dest Royer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nero instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Royer.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Royer tries to circle away but Nero has him pinned against the cage.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Royer.
Royer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Royer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Royer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Royer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nero throws a body kick that misses.
Royer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nero avoids the head kick by Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dest Royer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royer lands with a straight right. Nero didn't see that one coming.
Nero wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dest Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
Royer misses with a combination
and Nero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nero wants to clinch
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nero is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nero slips under a jab.
Royer throws a right hand that Nero ducks under and follows up with a left that Nero also avoids with ease.
Royer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royer misses with a wild combination.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Royer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royer misses with a double jab
and Nero moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Royer won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer is leaning against Nero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royer has Nero pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Royer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nero tumbling to the mat - Royer dives into Nero's guard.
Royer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Royer throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royer throwing strikes but missing.
Nero wants to stand up but Royer is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
Nero keeping full guard, as Royer tries to pass.
Royer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Royer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Royer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Royer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nero wants to get back to his feet but Royer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
Royer landing some decent shots from guard.
Royer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Royer trying to control but Nero is working from the bottom.
Nero wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Royer manages to pass to side control.
Royer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Royer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nero defending well though.
Nero tries to kick Royer off but Royer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Royer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Royer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nero tries to kick Royer off but Royer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Royer tries to pass to full mount but Nero defends it.
Royer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Royer slows the pace down in half guard.
Royer prevents Nero from standing back up.
Royer wants to take a breather but Nero is having none of it.
Nero pushes Royer off looking to stand but Royer dives back in and keeps control.
Royer passes to full mount!
Royer punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Royer dominating with strikes here.
Royer landing punches.
Royer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Royer unloading with bombs!
Royer working the ground and pound effectively.
Royer looking for a guillotine from mount but Nero is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royer unloading with bombs!
Dest Royer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Royer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nero's face.
Royer lands a big shot there that rocks Nero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Nero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Royer lands a big elbow - Nero is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nero is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dest Royer!
Dest Royer is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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