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NFC 46 - Beefheart V Woodstock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by I WALK ALONE. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Batista avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batista circles away quickly and effectively.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masters gets caught flat footed, as Batista shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Batista stands up and waves to Masters to follow him.
Masters looks to land a body kick but Batista moved away.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batista avoids a kick to the body.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batista closes the distance and clinches up with Masters, looking for a takedown. Batista pushes Masters against the cage but Masters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista thows a huge punch but Masters dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Masters has managed to free his arm - good work.
Batista drops an elbow to the side of Masters's head.
Batista trying to mount his opponent but Masters defends it.
Masters is defending against the submission attempts here by Batista.
Masters won't allow Batista to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking for a sweep. Batista is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Masters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
Batista seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Masters is trying to stand up here but Batista is controlling him well.
Batista wants to pass to mount but Masters is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters has hold of Batista's hands but Batista slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Batista wants to free his trapped foot but Masters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista wants to take a breather but Masters is having none of it.
Batista passes the guard and advances to mount!
Batista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Batista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Batista misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Batista throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Batista controlling his opponent.
Batista get's back to his feet.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista avoids the head kick by Masters.
Batista closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Masters's guard.
Batista is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Batista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista passes into half guard.
Batista is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Batista moves out of range easily.
Masters throws a head kick but Batista moves out of range.
Masters throws a series of punches but Batista avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batista tries for a takedown but Masters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Batista checks a leg kick.
Masters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Masters. No joy for Batista on that attempt.
Dave Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masters connects with a high kick.
It looks like Dave Batista has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters lands a head kick. Batista smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Masters.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Batista avoids the body shot from Masters.
Batista throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista closes the distance and clinches up with Masters, looking for a takedown. Batista pushes Masters against the cage but Masters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masters throws a right hand that Batista ducks under and follows up with a left that Batista also avoids with ease.
Ken Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Batista moves out of range easily.
Masters throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batista on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Batista. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Batista blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista dives in and grabs Masters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes down on Batista's head and hops out.
Batista looks for a takedown but Masters sprawls well.
Batista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Batista looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masters is fending him off so far but Batista persists. Nope, Masters circles away and we're back to standing.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ken Masters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Batista avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masters thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batista if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense.
Batista walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batista looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Masters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Masters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
Batista fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Masters sprawls well initially but Batista persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Batista passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Masters!
Batista controlling from the full mount.
Masters is squirming around, avoiding Batista's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Batista connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Masters has given up his back. Will we see Batista going for some submissions?
Masters is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Batista is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Masters has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Batista has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Masters taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Batista doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Batista!
In his post fight interview, Dave Batista started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Li will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto swinging wildly here.
Okamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okamoto gets a double leg takedown into Li's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Okamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okamoto is controlling him.
Okamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okamoto cracks Li with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto is staying tight to Li's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto landing strikes.
Li tries to improve position but can't.
Okamoto trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Okamoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Okamoto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Okamoto working away.
Li throws Okamoto to one side and escapes!
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Okamoto postures up.
Okamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okamoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Okamoto stops Li from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jet Li wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okamoto shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Li throws out a powerful jab.
Okamoto works the jab nicely.
Li is rocked!
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Okamoto. That snapped Li's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okamoto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroyuki Okamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okamoto off to one side.
Li blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Li.
Okamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okamoto somewhat.
Li goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a takedown into guard.
Okamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Okamoto passes into half guard.
Li is looking to control Okamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Li avoid being mounted?
Li tries to roll over but Okamoto keeps him under control.
Li trying to control here.
Okamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Li!
Okamoto landing punches.
Okamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
Li tries to hold on but Okamoto pushes him away.
Hiroyuki Okamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Li looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Li's face.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Okamoto finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That has opened up Jet Li's cut even more.
Li really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Okamoto's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
A victorious Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ryomou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Ryomou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ko Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ryomou!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryomou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryomou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Master sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Master instigates a clinch.
Master working hard to break the clinch.
Ryomou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Master after a bit of a struggle.
Ryomou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Master's efforts to push away.
Ryomou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ko Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ryomou.
Master is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ryomou can't fight it off and eventually Master manages to take the fight to the floor. Ryomou looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ryomou looking for a guillotine here but Master defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryomou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Master stands and steps away. Ryomou gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A big right from Master misses.
Master misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryomou.
Ko Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryomou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Master knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryomou on the ground.
Ryomou tries to pass to full mount but Master defends it.
Ryomou is trying to control the action in half guard but Master is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryomou wants to pass the guard but Master is defending well.
Master on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Master tries to get out of the position.
Master pushes Ryomou off looking to stand but Ryomou dives back in and keeps control.
Ryomou frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master has given up his back.
Ryomou scores with punches and elbows.
Master is breathing heavily.
Ryomou cracks Master with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Master from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ryomou is looking for the choke from the back position but Master is controlling his hands well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryomou has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Master is defending well but eventually Ryomou manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Master has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Ryomou!
Sean Ryomou made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Paulino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Ray Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Paulino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Paulino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenneth Ray Vale!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Paulino. Those never looked like landing.
Paulino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vale circles away quickly and effectively.
Vale scores with a jab to the body.
Paulino tries to bum rush Vale with a series of wild strikes but Vale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Paulino.
Paulino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale.
Paulino misses with a two punch combination.
Paulino is breathing heavily.
Vale scores with a jab to the body.
Vale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulino.
Vale throws the left hand but Paulino avoids the punch easily.
Paulino connects with a body shot that sends Vale's belly button to the back.
Paulino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vale counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Alexandre Paulino has been cut.
Vale throws a lazy right hand but Paulino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vale looks to throw the jab but Paulino is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulino is just out of range.
Vale lands with a shot to the body.
Vale lands a big uppercut and Paulino crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Paulino looks OK. Vale waves Paulino back to his feet!
Paulino is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale dips to his left and cracks Paulino with an uppercut!
Oh Paulino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Vale counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paulino! He's just covering up as Vale starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Ray Vale!
Kenneth Ray Vale managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Bouazizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottosson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. On his way into the cage it seems that Muhammad Bouazizi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Muhammad Bouazizi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammad Bouazizi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreas Ottosson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouazizi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouazizi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ottosson as he avoids it easily.
Bouazizi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ottosson gets a takedown into half guard.
Ottosson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ottosson is keen to just control but Bouazizi is a slippery customer.
Bouazizi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bouazizi is looking to escape.
Bouazizi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ottosson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bouazizi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ottosson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bouazizi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bouazizi trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouazizi tries to roll over but Ottosson keeps him under control.
Ottosson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ottosson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ottosson thows a huge punch but Bouazizi dodges it nicely.
Ottosson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ottosson with shots to the head and body - Bouazizi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson landing strikes from the mount and Bouazizi is in trouble!
Ottosson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ottosson lands with some strikes.
Bouazizi tries to lock up and control but Ottosson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ottosson lands a nice shot to the head.
Ottosson with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottosson with shots to the head and body - Bouazizi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bouazizi is rocked!
Ottosson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bouazizi covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Ottosson!
Andreas Ottosson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayweather might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama said knock you out!. Young has chosen Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Charles Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Young misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Young throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws a hook to the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mayweather has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manny Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather slips a straight right by Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mayweather.
Mayweather steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather misses with a straight left.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Young connects with the punch.
Charles Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.
Young takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather misses with a hook
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayweather lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Young misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely.
Mayweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young lunges at Mayweather with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayweather's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Young 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.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young misses with a hook
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with the left hand. Mayweather knows he should have avoided that one.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Mayweather takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young connects with a body shot.
Mayweather lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young misses with a looping right.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Mayweather lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Young throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range.
A jab from Young misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayweather lands a lovely overhand right.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Young connects with a body shot.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.
A cross from Mayweather lands.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Young.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Nice jab there from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with an uppercut. Mayweather saw that one coming.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young slips a straight right by Mayweather.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayweather takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Young with a hook.
Young missing with a left hand there. Mayweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young dips to his left and cracks Mayweather with an uppercut!
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayweather.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.
Young sizes up Mayweather with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily.
Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Mayweather's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mayweather is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Manny Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mayweather holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Young is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
Young perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayweather does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Young.
Young is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayweather trying to control here.
Young takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Charles Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young stops Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Young wants to stand up but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayweather pushes Young off but Young dives into side control.
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young trying to control the position but Mayweather is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Officer Franklin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabawka tries to move into range but Franklin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zabawka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franklin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franklin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zabawka.
Zabawka is looking to slow Franklin down with leg kicks.
Zabawka drives through with a takedown into Franklin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zabawka throwing strikes but missing.
Zabawka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin is trying to control the position but Zabawka postures up.
Zabawka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zabawka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin looking for a guillotine here but Zabawka defends easily.
Zabawka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin has control of Zabawka's left arm, preventing Zabawka from doing any damage.
Zabawka throws a big elbow that misses.
Zabawka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zabawka throwing strikes from guard but Franklin blocks nicely.
Franklin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zabawka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Franklin's guard.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Zabawka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zabawka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zabawka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zabawka trying to control from Franklin's half guard. Franklin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zabawka wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Franklin holds on and takes a little breather.
Zabawka is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Zabawka throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Franklin content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka is trying to keep Franklin in close.
Zabawka keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Franklin trying to control but Zabawka is working from the bottom.
Franklin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zabawka trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Officer Franklin.
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin works Zabawka's body with a nice hook.
Franklin looks to clinch
and Zabawka counters with a body kick.
Zabawka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franklin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zabawka.
Officer Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zabawka shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zabawka swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka ducks right into an uppercut from Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncjusz Zabawka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Zabawka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franklin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franklin moves out of range as Zabawka throws a body kick.
Franklin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zabawka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zabawka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Zabawka is avoiding it.
Franklin looks to land a right hand but Zabawka moved out of range.
Franklin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zabawka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin scores with a body shot.
Zabawka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zabawka shoots for a double leg takedown but Franklin sprawls well. He's pushed Zabawka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Officer Franklin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franklin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zabawka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franklin looks to clinch
and Zabawka counters with a good, hard body kick but Franklin shrugs it off.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
Zabawka takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zabawka defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin rushes Zabawka and presses him up against the cage.
Franklin lands a left hand.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
Franklin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zabawka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Franklin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Zabawka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zabawka gets control of Franklin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zabawka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Zabawka.
Zabawka pulls Franklin in close to prevent any damage.
Zabawka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Franklin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zabawka trying to control here.
Zabawka gets back to full guard.
Zabawka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Franklin to regain full guard.
Zabawka pushes down on Franklin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Franklin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zabawka is working away from the top position though.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Zabawka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka with the ground and pound but Franklin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poncjusz Zabawka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zabawka is looking for a sweep. Franklin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zabawka misses with a body kick.
Franklin cracks Zabawka with a good jab.
Franklin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franklin scores with a sloppy right hand. Zabawka should have avoided that one.
Zabawka looks to land a body kick but Franklin moved away.
Zabawka misses with a kick to the body.
Franklin takes a swing at Zabawka's ribcage but misses.
Franklin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zabawka's head.
Zabawka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zabawka misses with a kick to the body.
Zabawka takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
Franklin pushes Zabawka up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin leaning against his opponent.
Franklin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zabawka tries to pull guard but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin blocks a body shot from Zabawka.
Zabawka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zabawka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zabawka tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Franklin.
Franklin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franklin digs a right hand into Zabawka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zabawka's gas tank.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Zabawka backwards.
Zabawka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin prevents Zabawka from breaking the clinch.
Franklin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zabawka.
Zabawka jumps guard but Franklin stands there with Zabawka around his waist. Zabawka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabawka tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franklin as Zabawka tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zabawka looking to stall.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zabawka misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franklin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zabawka breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Franklin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Zabawka is avoiding it.
Zabawka is looking to land body kicks.
Zabawka fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Franklin throws a jab when Zabawka was well out of range.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zabawka.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Franklin checks a leg kick.
Zabawka avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Zabawka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Franklin slowing the pace effectively.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabawka tries to pull guard but Franklin holds him up against the cage and eventually Zabawka drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Franklin is leaning against Zabawka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Zabawka pulls guard effortlessly.
Zabawka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franklin is one step ahead there.
Franklin trying to control but Zabawka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka working a defensive guard here.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zabawka working for submissions but it's allowed Franklin to get to half guard.
Franklin moves into full mount! Zabawka won't be happy about that!
Zabawka is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zabawka is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin controlling from mount.
Franklin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Franklin scores with a shot to the body.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabawka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franklin lands a jab to the head.
Franklin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zabawka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Zabawka takes a shot to the head.
Zabawka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Zabawka fails to land.
Zabawka takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin digs a right hand underneath Zabawka's ribcage. Zabawka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zabawka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Franklin as the two fighters clinch.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Franklin wants to clinch up but Zabawka keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Franklin.
Franklin clobbers Zabawka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zabawka moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Zabawka swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin avoids a kick to the body.
Franklin misses with a hook. Zabawka ducked under it nicely.
Zabawka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Franklin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zabawka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zabawka.
Zabawka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Franklin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zabawka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franklin circles away.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Zabawka keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Zabawka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zabawka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Zabawka with that takedown attempt.
Franklin looks to throw the jab but Zabawka is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin loads up on a big right hand but Zabawka slips the punch.
Zabawka throws a low kick but Franklin moves out of range easily.
Poncjusz Zabawka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin drives through and clinches with Zabawka against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Franklin as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin prevents a body shot from Zabawka.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zabawka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zabawka can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zabawkas head.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zabawkas head.
Franklin stalls.
Zabawka can't break the clinch.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin.
A short left from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Zabawka tries to pull guard but Franklin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabawka looking for a takedown.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Zabawka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Officer Franklin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zabawka letting Franklin take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Officer Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Officer Franklin!
Officer Franklin is the new featherweight champion!
Officer Franklin gave a mention to Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahal throws a hook but Amousou blocks it.
Amousou feints and then cracks Mahal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahal down.
Mahal throws a leg kick but Amousou checks it.
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Amousou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amousou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amousou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahal tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahal avoids the head kick by Amousou.
Mahal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahal throws a head kick but Amousou moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amousou doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahal circles away.
Amousou has managed to clinch.
Amousou misses with a knee strike.
Mahal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mahal jumps guard.
Amousou trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amousou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amousou controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Amousou drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mahal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mahal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mahal!
Mahal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amousou is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amousou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amousou wants to control but Mahal postures up.
Mahal controls the position.
Amousou is looking to regain half guard here but Mahal keeps moving and retains side control.
Mahal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amousou keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amousou wants to control but Mahal postures up.
Amousou is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mahal off and has taken his back!
Amousou looking to break Mahal's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mahal remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Amousou will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Amousou is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mahal is defending well though. Amousou let's go of the attempt for now.
Mahal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mahal tries to roll but Amousou sticks to his back.
Amousou tightening his grip on Mahal, looking for the choke.
Mahal wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amousou working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mahal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mahal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amousou in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mahal tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Amousou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adon Amousou!
During a confident post fight interview, Adon Amousou thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes into the arena with 50 Cent - I Get Money blaring out of the sound system. Tatsuya Aoki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Down's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Down preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aoki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Aoki lands a two punch combo.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Down's corner calls for a 1-2. Down obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Down goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Down cracks Aoki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt
and Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki is rocked!
Aoki moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Aoki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Down does a little dance to reset his feet.
Down throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aoki.
Aoki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Down, who protects the arm well.
Down is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Down dodges the ground and pound from Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aoki advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Down's face.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Down manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Down tries to get out of the position.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Down is defending the position.
Down is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Down won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aoki trying to control from half guard but Down is working away.
Down tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aoki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Down working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Down is in a horrible position here. Aoki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aoki wants to control the pace but Down is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki is landing with some decent strikes but Down is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki landing punches.
Aoki takes Down's back.
Aoki cracks Down with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Down from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Down jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Down can pounce on him.
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Down.
Aoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Down slips the punch.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down catches Aoki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tatsuya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki checks a leg kick nicely.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Down stuffs the takedown.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to drag Down to the mat but Down just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Down stops a takedown attempt from Aoki.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Aoki.
Aoki wants a takedown.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Down.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Down swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Down fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Down lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into range.
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Down.
Nice uppercut lands for Down. That snapped Aoki's head back.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Down finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki seems to have recovered his senses.
Drew Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Down does a little dance to reset his feet.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Down finds it's way through Aoki's defenses.
Down lands with an overhand left.
Aoki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by Down there.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Down sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Down rather than just go for the knockout.
Down misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down slips under a jab from Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aoki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Down throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aoki.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki tries to bum rush Down with a series of wild strikes but Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Down lands with a straight right. Aoki didn't see that one coming.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drew Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Down. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Down paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Down misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Down's shoulder, as Down tries to avoid the shot.
Down lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into range.
Down digs a good hook to Aoki's body.
Down is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Down avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Down finds it's target.
That has opened up Tatsuya Aoki's cut even more.
A left lands for Down.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Down counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Down lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Down dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Down is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Down circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Down avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki misses the jab.
Down throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Down tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aoki lands a body shot.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aoki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Down avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Down backs up against the cage.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki throws a sloppy body shot
and Down counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Down quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Down sees it coming and defends easily.
Down has his hands clasped together around Aoki's back. He's all about the action.
Aoki prevents Down from improving his position.
Aoki throwing shots but Down is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Down knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Down is trying to stand.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Down!
Down keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Down's face.
Aoki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aoki landing strikes from the mount and Down is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Down knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to control but Down wriggling away.
Aoki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Down is now in Aoki's guard. A big mistake from Aoki there, giving up the dominant position!
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki pushes Down off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Down.
Down scores with a punch to the head.
Down misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Down is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Down's guard.
Aoki trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Down's head.
Down keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Aoki!
Our winner, Tatsuya Aoki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peda Woodstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peda Woodstock 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peda Woodstock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodstock misses with a body kick.
Woodstock checks a low kick from Beefheart.
Woodstock lands with a kick to the temple. Beefheart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beefheart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Woodstock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beefheart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beefheart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Woodstock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woodstock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Woodstock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodstock keeps Beefheart at a distance using the push kick.
Beefheart is breathing heavily.
Beefheart avoids a kick to the body.
Woodstock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woodstock.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Woodstock.
Woodstock looks to land a body kick but Beefheart moved away.
Beefheart thows a body shot but no joy.
Beefheart tries a low kick but Woodstock avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart takes a swing at Woodstock's ribcage but misses.
Woodstock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beefheart thows a leg kick but Woodstock checks it
and Woodstock counters with a body kick.
Woodstock lands a head kick. Beefheart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Woodstock defending well as Beefheart loads up on a big left hand.
Woodstock scores with 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!
Beefheart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Woodstock lands a brutal head kick. Beefheart looks out on his feet and Woodstock throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Peda Woodstock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peda Woodstock thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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pop
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