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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Boa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bologna forces Boa back against the cage and clinches.
Boa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bologna manages to break the clinch.
Boa throws a right hand that Bologna ducks under and follows up with a left that Bologna also avoids with ease.
Boa moves to clinch but Bologna breaks away
and Bologna counters with a low kick, right behind Boa 's knee.
Boa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bologna has Boa up against the cage in a clinch.
Boa trying to land knees to the body.
Boa tries to break the clinch but Bologna is controlling the position.
Bologna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boa darts in trying to clinch
and Bologna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bologna clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bologna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bologna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna lands with a cross.
Boa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bologna clinches.
Bologna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bologna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boa, pushing him back against the cage.
Bologna manages to break the clinch.
Bologna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boa, pushing him back against the cage.
Bologna breaks the clinch.
Bologna connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bologna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shogun Boa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bologna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boa misses with a head kick.
Bologna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bologna rushes Boa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bologna manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna scores with a hook.
Bologna closes the distance and clinches.
Boa is trying to push Bologna away but Bologna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boa tries a knee to the head but Bologna blocks it.
Bologna breaks from the clinch.
Boa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bologna works over Boa's head and body with a nice combination.
Boa tries for a takedown but Bologna circles away easily
and Bologna counters with a good low kick that Boa was not able to check.
Bologna has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boa throws an elbow but misses.
Bologna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bologna misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boa is rocked!
Bologna connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Boa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bologna grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Boa takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bologna cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phil Bologna!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Guy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
Lesnar throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Lesnar has been cut.
Guy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guy jabs at Lesnar's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Guy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lesnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Guy digs a good body shot into Lesnar's ribs.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Guy connects with a body shot.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Guy lands a slapping body shot.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesnar momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy drops Lesnar with a beautiful combination! Lesnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guy is looking for the KO!
Lesnar is rocked!
Guy grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Lesnar takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Guy cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Guy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Borgstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borgstein has chosen Megadeth - Headcrusher as his entrance music. Nate Borgstein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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247 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Whitey Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Borgstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cline is looking to score with low kicks.
Cline checks a low kick from Borgstein.
Borgstein tries to clinch there but Cline circles away.
Borgstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cline closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borgstein's guard.
Cline looking to pass the guard.
Cline is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Borgstein is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Borgstein has escaped and now he's on top!
Cline working a defensive guard but Borgstein passes into half guard.
Borgstein is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Cline manages to get to full guard.
Cline is looking for a triangle but Borgstein pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgstein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cline working for a triangle but Borgstein defends it easily.
Borgstein has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cline is proving hard to escape from.
Borgstein is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cline throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Borgstein escapes and throws Cline's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Borgstein tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cline wants to control but Borgstein postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein tries to stand but Cline is controlling his head.
Cline is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Borgstein's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
It looks like Borgstein is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cline looking for submissions off his back.
Cline actively working from the bottom here.
Cline looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borgstein decides to return to a standing position.
Cline shoots in but no luck this time.
Cline shoots in for a takedown but Borgstein shows good takedown defense.
Cline has his takedown stuffed
enabling Borgstein to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cline has his takedown stuffed
and Borgstein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Borgstein.
Cline managing to block the knees to the body from Borgstein.
Borgstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cline looking for a takedown.
Cline pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cline's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgstein stands up and waves to Cline to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Cline circles away.
Borgstein throws a solid leg kick but Cline takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borgstein.
Borgstein leaves Cline with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Borgstein tries to clinch there but Cline circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Cline.
Borgstein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borgstein stuffs the takedown attempt from Cline. Cline gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Whitey Cline will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cline circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borgstein is looking to clinch but Cline is avoiding it.
Cline tries for a takedown but Borgstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borgstein tried to score with a low kick but Cline checks it.
Whitey Cline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgstein clinches up with Cline and pushes him back against the cage.
Cline fails to pull guard.
Borgstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cline shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borgstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cline misses with a takedown
and Borgstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Borgstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Cline circles away.
Cline keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borgstein cracks Cline with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Borgstein.
A big right from Cline misses.
Borgstein scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Whitey Cline has been cut.
Cline swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgstein.
Borgstein throws a shot from downtown. Cline moves away and avoids it.
Cline fails with the takedown
and Borgstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgstein is looking to slow Cline down with leg kicks.
Borgstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Borgstein is looking to clinch.
Borgstein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cline goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borgstein prevents it.
Borgstein breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Cline.
Cline misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cline is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borgstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borgstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Cline circles away.
Cline gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borgstein counters by moving into the clinch.
Cline has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borgstein avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cline is trying to drag Borgstein to the mat but Borgstein just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Borgstein breaks from the clinch.
Nate Borgstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cline keeps the fight on the outside.
Borgstein is looking to clinch but Cline is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Borgstein. Those never looked like landing.
Borgstein tries to clinch but Cline moves out of range.
Borgstein lands a jab to the nose.
Borgstein rushes Cline with punches - Cline moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cline goes down! Borgstein follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Borgstein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teboulbi lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boucher. Teboulbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Boucher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teboulbi manages to avoid it.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Teboulbi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boucher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Teboulbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boucher moves away.
Boucher dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teboulbi looks to throw the jab but Boucher is out of range.
Teboulbi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher throws a body punch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Boucher's ribcage but misses.
Teboulbi misses with a double jab.
Boucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teboulbi throws out the jab.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
Teboulbi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boucher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teboulbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Boucher scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher connects with a nice looking jab.
Teboulbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Boucher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Boucher's ribcage but misses.
Boucher throws a right hand that Teboulbi ducks under and follows up with a left that Teboulbi also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut
and Boucher counters with a series of strikes. Teboulbi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teboulbi. Boucher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi throws a hook but Boucher blocks it.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teboulbi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boucher.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teboulbi looks gassed!
Boucher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teboulbi under the eye.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. Teboulbi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - Boucher coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boucher.
Boucher is looking to wear down Teboulbi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boucher's corner calls for a 1-2. Boucher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boucher lands a jab to the head.
Teboulbi thows a leg kick but Boucher checks it
and Boucher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boucher lands with an uppercut that bounces Teboulbi off the cage and back into rage.
A nice combination there by Boucher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher lands the left hand.
Teboulbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teboulbi misses with a looping left.
Boucher punishes Teboulbi's body with a nice straight punch.
Boucher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teboulbi momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Boucher.
Teboulbi takes one to the side of the head.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teboulbi dodges the punch combination from Boucher.
Teboulbi walks into a jab.
Boucher scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Sabry Teboulbi's cut even more.
Teboulbi throws a nice looking combination but Boucher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boucher scores with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Boucher both land. Nice combination.
Boucher scores with the left hand. Teboulbi knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Boucher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Teboulbi misses.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
Teboulbi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boucher thumps Teboulbi with a low kick.
Teboulbi misses with a straight left.
Teboulbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boucher.
Teboulbi throws a leg kick but Boucher moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boucher.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Boucher does it's job there.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Teboulbi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boucher has got the better of the exchanges.
Boucher connects with a nice looking jab.
Boucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teboulbi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boucher.
Sloppy strikes from Teboulbi. Those never looked like landing.
Boucher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teboulbi.
Boucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teboulbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boucher blocks a head kick by Teboulbi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boucher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teboulbi can do to turn this around?
Boucher throws a nice looking combination but Teboulbi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Boucher.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Teboulbi misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teboulbi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boucher can pounce on him.
Boucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bobby Boucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with an open hand slap.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boucher jabs Teboulbi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Boucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Teboulbi misses.
Boucher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teboulbi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boucher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boucher scores with a jab to the head.
Boucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Boucher scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boucher. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boucher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teboulbi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boucher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boucher here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice uppercut there from Boucher.
Teboulbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boucher.
Boucher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teboulbi has time to react.
Boucher connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Bobby Boucher is winning the standup battle so far.
Boucher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Boucher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boucher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boucher connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Boucher. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Teboulbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boucher scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
Teboulbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teboulbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boucher.
A good leg kick by Boucher.
Teboulbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boucher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with an open hand slap.
Boucher lands a nice hook to Teboulbi's body. Teboulbi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher cracks Teboulbi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boucher connects with a single shot there.
Teboulbi walks into a straight right hand from Boucher.
Boucher lands with a nice combination. Teboulbi backs away looking to recover.
The cut above Sabry Teboulbi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boucher wants to slow Teboulbi down by chopping away at his legs.
Boucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boucher lands a jab to the head.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teboulbi slips a jab and a cross from Boucher.
Boucher connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Boucher.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boucher.
Teboulbi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boucher.
Nice shot lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teboulbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boucher with a hook.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boucher dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
Boucher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teboulbi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boucher looks to land a combination. Teboulbi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a right hand that Teboulbi ducks under and follows up with a left that Teboulbi also avoids with ease.
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that Boucher avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boucher. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teboulbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teboulbi looks to land a right hand but Boucher moved out of range.
Boucher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boucher tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Teboulbi eats them both and turns towards Boucher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boucher!
Nice uppercut lands for Boucher. That snapped Teboulbi's head back.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Boucher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teboulbis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boucher.
Boucher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boucher.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boucher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boucher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Boucher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
El just misses with a punch to the body.
El looks to land a right hand but Sparza moved out of range.
Sparza ducks under a wild hook from El.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza throws a right and a left that both miss.
El throws an off balance right hand
and Sparza counters with a stiff right hand.
El gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sparza can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sparza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
El working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El is looking to take a break and control but Sparza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from El are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El working the strikes but Sparza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
El missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El trying to mount his opponent but Sparza defends it.
Sparza trying to control from the bottom.
El misses with a head shot. Sparza uses the momentum to regain guard.
El slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sparza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El trying to control but Sparza is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparza working a defensive guard here.
El lands a couple of elbows.
El trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El throws and elbow that misses. Sparza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El's guard. Nice move by Sparza!
El is trying to keep Sparza in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparza stopping the sweep attempt from El.
Sparza trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Sparza throwing strikes but missing.
El not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jo El.
El steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparza.
El throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sparza was covering up waiting for the punch and El finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sparza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparza tries to get out of the position.
El working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Sparza looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparza, not yet.
El advances to half guard.
El wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparza keeps working.
El has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El thows a huge punch but Sparza dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo El dominated that round.
That's time! Sparza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
El throws a hook but Sparza blocks it.
Sparza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
El looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparza is just out of range.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza thows a body shot but no joy.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El avoids the body shot from Sparza.
El tries to clinch but Sparza moves out of range.
Sparza shoots for a double leg takedown but El sprawls well. He's pushed Sparza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El throws a body punch but Sparza moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
El throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sparza.
Nice defenses there by Sparza.
Sparza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El fails with a takedown attempt.
El misses with a hook. Sparza ducked under it nicely.
El misses with a wild combination.
Sparza slips a straight right by El.
Sparza slips under a jab.
El misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El throws a right and a left that both miss.
El fails with the takedown.
Sparza slaps away a takedown attempt from El, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tito Sparza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo El.
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!
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
A combination from Sparza does no damage.
El walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
El forces Sparza back against the cage and clinches.
Sparza is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparza's efforts to push away.
Sparza goes for a takedown attempt but El pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
El scores with a takedown into Sparza's guard.
El throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparza trying to control the position.
El is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El connects with a couple of short punches.
El wants to control from the top but Sparza keeps moving.
El won't allow Sparza to sweep him here.
Sparza working for a triangle but El defends it easily.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparza has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparza managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Sparza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
El looks to land a left hand but Sparza moved out of range nicely.
Sparza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparza misses with a few strikes there.
El misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tito Sparza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El.
El throws a jab when Sparza was well out of range.
El throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparza gets caught flat footed, as El shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El trying to control but Sparza is working from the bottom.
El pushes down on Sparza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
El throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El is working away from the top position though.
Sparza wants to control the action here but instead El manages to pass to full mount!
El with shots to the head and body - Sparza looks very uncomfortable down there.
El has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sparza's face.
El is landing with some decent strikes but Sparza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
El trying to control but he's not successful this time.
El with good strikes from the mount here!
Sparza is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Sparza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
El lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Sparza! El sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Sparza and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jo El!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
303 lbs
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bandito misses.
Bandito misses with a right hand
and Franklin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Bandito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandito.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Bandito.
Bandito throws a right hand that misses
and Franklin counters with a shoot takedown. Bandito fights it but they end up in guard.
Bandito looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandito, not yet.
Franklin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bandito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin wants to pass the guard but Bandito is keeping the position.
Franklin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Franklin is looking for a kimura here.
Franklin is trying to control the action in half guard but Bandito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bandito's head.
Franklin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franklin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bandito tries to get to full guard but Franklin has control of the leg.
Bandito won't allow Franklin to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito pushes Franklin off looking to stand but Franklin dives back in and keeps control.
Bandito is in trouble now - Franklin has advanced to mount!
Bandito wants to get back to his feet.
Bandito is trying desperately to improve position.
Franklin wants to control but Bandito has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Franklin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Franklin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bandito defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandito is not content to let Franklin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Franklin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bandito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Franklin is trying to control. Bandito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franklin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because John Franklin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Franklin slips a straight right by Bandito.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franklin swinging wildly here.
Bandito fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franklin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Franklin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franklin advances to half guard.
Bandito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Franklin passes to side control.
Franklin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bandito!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Franklin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franklin lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Franklin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Franklin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Franklin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bandito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Franklin jabs at Bandito's body.
Bandito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franklin.
Bandito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandito misses with a body shot
letting Franklin counter with a right hand.
Bandito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin lands a head kick. Bandito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandito cracks Franklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Franklin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franklin.
Franklin Rushes Bandito and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bandito is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Franklin Piles on the pressure and Bandito crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Franklin!
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