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AFC 4 - El vs Liddell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan MacGallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Papi Chocolate has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papi Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duncan MacGallagher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate tries to sprawl but MacGallagher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
MacGallagher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chocolate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chocolate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGallagher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chocolate!
Chocolate wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chocolate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
MacGallagher thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGallagher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chocolate really wants to buck MacGallagher off and get back to his feet.
Chocolate in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
MacGallagher looking to ground and pound but Chocolate is blocking nicely.
MacGallagher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chocolate looks a forlorn figure.
Chocolate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chocolate tries to get out of the position.
Chocolate tries to hold on but MacGallagher postures up.
MacGallagher with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacGallagher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate is trying to stand up.
MacGallagher landing punches.
MacGallagher 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.
Chocolate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
MacGallagher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
MacGallagher with the ground and pound from mount.
MacGallagher thowing shots but they're missing.
Chocolate regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacGallagher is pressing down on Chocolate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chocolate is holding on for now.
Chocolate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacGallagher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacGallagher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chocolate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from MacGallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate keeping moving, preventing MacGallagher from controlling successfully.
MacGallagher postures up in Chocolate's guard and throws a big left but Chocolate blocks it.
MacGallagher chips away with some ground and pound.
MacGallagher chips away with some ground and pound.
MacGallagher trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chocolate manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
MacGallagher wants to sweep here but Chocolate controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacGallagher controls Chocolate momentarily but Chocolate frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate preventing the sweep.
MacGallagher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
MacGallagher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chocolate's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacGallagher unloads with some shots from mount but Chocolate bucks and avoids them well.
MacGallagher 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.
Chocolate tries to reverse the position but MacGallagher maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Chocolate slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Chocolate wants to get back to his feet.
Chocolate is trying to control but can't.
Chocolate looks like he's trying to stand up.
MacGallagher is keen to just control but Chocolate is a slippery customer.
MacGallagher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGallagher with the ground and pound but Chocolate uses the opportunity to regain guard.
MacGallagher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chocolate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from MacGallagher.
MacGallagher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacGallagher stops Chocolate from standing up.
MacGallagher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MacGallagher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chocolate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chocolate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacGallagher throws a strike but Chocolate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate stopping the sweep attempt from MacGallagher.
MacGallagher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chocolate manages to get himself to full guard.
Chocolate keeping moving, preventing MacGallagher from controlling successfully.
MacGallagher throwing strikes but missing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher is looking to work some ground and pound but Chocolate has wrist control.
Chocolate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacGallagher is controlling him.
MacGallagher trying to move into half guard but instead Chocolate has managed to sweep!
Chocolate won't allow MacGallagher to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGallagher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chocolate puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chocolate decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
MacGallagher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than MacGallagher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan MacGallagher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
MacGallagher looking to score a takedown here. Chocolate is defending well but MacGallagher drives through and ends up in Chocolate's guard.
MacGallagher throws a strike but Chocolate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
MacGallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGallagher wants to hit a switch here but Chocolate passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for MacGallagher there!
MacGallagher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chocolate get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGallagher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacGallagher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chocolate looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
MacGallagher wants to control but Chocolate is keeping him busy.
Chocolate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chocolate is trying to stand up here but MacGallagher is controlling him well.
MacGallagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacGallagher thows a huge punch but Chocolate dodges it nicely.
MacGallagher drops an elbow to the side of Chocolate's head.
MacGallagher trying to control from Chocolate's half guard. Chocolate has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGallagher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacGallagher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
MacGallagher looking to pass the guard.
Chocolate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacGallagher.
Chocolate wants to stand but MacGallagher is controlling the position.
Chocolate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duncan MacGallagher has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher throws a strike but Chocolate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
MacGallagher looking for a sweep. Not yet MacGallagher, not yet.
Chocolate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on MacGallagher, up you get!
MacGallagher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacGallagher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chocolate to the ground. MacGallagher is now in Chocolate's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacGallagher throws an elbow that misses. Chocolate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MacGallagher's guard. Nice move by Chocolate!
MacGallagher wants to sweep here but Chocolate controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacGallagher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chocolate is trying to control but can't.
MacGallagher throwing shots but Chocolate is blocking nicely.
MacGallagher wants to take a breather but Chocolate is having none of it.
MacGallagher wants to advance to full mount but Chocolate doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
MacGallagher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chocolate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacGallagher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chocolate wants to get back to his feet but MacGallagher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
MacGallagher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chocolate keeping moving, preventing MacGallagher from controlling successfully.
MacGallagher postures up in Chocolate's guard and throws a big left but Chocolate blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher passes into half guard.
MacGallagher wants to take a breather but Chocolate is having none of it.
MacGallagher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chocolate to regain full guard.
MacGallagher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacGallagher throws an elbow that misses. Chocolate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MacGallagher's guard. Nice move by Chocolate!
MacGallagher has a closed guard, preventing Chocolate from standing up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate wants to stand and escape but instead MacGallagher has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
MacGallagher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chocolate is keeping the position for now.
MacGallagher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well,Chocolate is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
MacGallagher passes Chocolate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
MacGallagher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chocolate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MacGallagher slips a nice elbow through Chocolate's hands, connecting with Chocolate's forehead.
Chocolate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from MacGallagher.
Chocolate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacGallagher.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacGallagher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacGallagher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacGallagher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chocolate's head.
MacGallagher stands up over Chocolate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chocolate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacGallagher prevents Chocolate from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGallagher is pushing down on Chocolate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chocolate is fighting to maintain full guard but MacGallagher has managed to sneak the leg through.
MacGallagher throwing shots but Chocolate is blocking nicely.
Papi Chocolate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan MacGallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacGallagher controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan MacGallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacGallagher 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Duncan MacGallagher!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Duncan MacGallagher!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Duncan MacGallagher!
Duncan MacGallagher wins by unanimous decision!
Duncan MacGallagher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamal Samchung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samchung comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth Public Enemy No.1. Kamal Samchung has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamal Samchung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Fire!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samchung clinches.
Samchung throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Fire prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samchung works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samchung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samchung manages to pull guard.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samchung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samchung is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samchung pushes Fire off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samchung darts in and clinches Fire up against the cage.
Samchung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fire pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamal Samchung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samchung pulls guard successfully.
Samchung is breathing heavily.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fire scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fire works over Samchung with some ground and pound from guard.
Samchung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samchung keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire passes Samchung's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samchung is trying to control but Fire passes into side control!
Fire working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samchung prevents Fire from improving position.
Fire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samchung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fire is trying to get an arm triangle but Samchung is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fire in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fire avoids the strikes from the bottom by Samchung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Samchung tries to buck Fire off but Fire is having none of it.
Samchung manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fire uses his free foot to push down on Samchung's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Samchung.
Fire landing strikes from the mount.
Fire landing strikes, looking to finish!
Samchung is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Fire.
Fire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samchung is looking to escape.
Fire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Samchung's face.
Fire scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fire lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire prevents Samchung from getting the reversal.
Fire avoids the attempt from Samchung to control.
Fire dominating with strikes here.
Samchung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samchung looks a forlorn figure.
Fire working the ground and pound effectively.
Samchung is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Samchung hang on?
Fire avoids the attempt from Samchung to control.
Fire connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire trying to control but Samchung is having none of it.
Samchung is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fire raining down shots from the mount!
Fire working the ground and pound effectively.
Fire looking to finish Samchung with some ground and pound. This is bad for Samchung!
Samchung sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fire lands strikes from half guard.
Fire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six 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!
Fire is looking to take a break and control but Samchung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Fire there.
Samchung pushes Fire off looking to stand but Fire dives back in and keeps control.
Fire frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fire unloading with bombs!
Fire controlling his opponent.
Samchung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Samchung taking shots to the head.
Samchung is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fire looking to control but Samchung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samchung is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fire scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samchung really wants to buck Fire off and get back to his feet.
Fire lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Samchung hang on?
Fire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fire landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fire lands a big elbow.
Samchung is squirming around, avoiding Fire's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Samchung flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samchung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Samchung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fire landing strikes from the mount.
Fire working the ground and pound effectively.
Fire breaks from Samchung's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fire lands a big elbow.
Fire working the ground and pound effectively.
Fire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samchung is looking to escape.
Samchung tries to lock up and control but Fire gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a heavy elbow.
Samchung manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fire passes to side control.
Fire is trying to get an arm triangle but Samchung is defending well.
Samchung being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samchung sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Fire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Samchung tries to clinch up
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samchung won't be happy with that.
Samchung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Samchung is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fire off and has taken his back!
Samchung not allowing Fire to control his hands.
Samchung has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samchung doesn't have the hooks in and Fire manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samchung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samchung throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samchung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Samchung wants to sweep here but Fire controlling him for the moment.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fire works over Samchung with some ground and pound from guard.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samchung's head.
Fire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samchung's head.
Samchung looking for a sweep. Not yet Samchung, not yet.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samchung has his foot on Fire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fire works his way back into a safe position though.
Fire cracks Samchung with a solid left hand.
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire postures up and lands a big shot to Samchung's brow.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fire passes Samchung's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fire working over Samchung with some ground and pound. Samchung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samchung is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fire working the head and body with strikes.
Samchung is pressing down on Fire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Samchung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samchung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fire passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samchung keeps working.
Samchung gets full guard.
Fire won't allow Samchung to sweep him here.
Samchung tries to strike from the bottom.
Fire stopping the sweep attempt from Samchung.
Samchung is working hard here to advance position.
Samchung is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samchung keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Samchung looking to control but Fire passes into half guard.
Samchung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fire is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samchung gets back to full guard.
Samchung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harry Fire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fire content to stall in guard here.
Samchung controls Fire momentarily but Fire frees himself.
Fire 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samchung can't keep his opponent in guard - Fire advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fire stops Samchung from getting back to his feet.
Fire stalling.
Fire prevents Samchung from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samchung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samchung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fire.
Samchung tries to clinch but Fire is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samchung.
Fire scores with a takedown into Samchung's guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Samchung keeps moving.
Fire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samchung is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samchung tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Fire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fire 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harry Fire!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Harry Fire!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Harry Fire!
Harry Fire wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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144 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchel scores with a body shot.
A combination from Mitchel does no damage.
Mitchel misses with a double jab.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchel scores with a jab to the body.
Stark scores a takedown into full mount!
Stark looking to control but Mitchel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mitchel is trying to stand up.
Stark is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark moves to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mitchel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stark has good solid back control here.
Stark tries to get the hooks in deep but Mitchel pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to stand back up.
Mitchel staying busy and making it hard for Stark to control.
Stark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitchel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mitchel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stark is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mitchel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel holding both Stark 's hands and preventing any damage.
Stark trying to control momentarily.
Mitchel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to get back to his feet but Stark has full control of the position and if anything, Mitchel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stark really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mitchel.
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mitchel showing good submission defense here.
Stark is persistently looking for the submission but Mitchel is defending it well.
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!
Mitchel staying busy and making it hard for Stark to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for the RNC.
Stark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stark wants to control but Mitchel is keeping busy.
Mitchel has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Stark looking to break Mitchel's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mitchel remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stark will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchel fending off the submission attempt from Stark.
Stark struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stark working for a choke but Mitchel is defending well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Stark controlling the positon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to control Mitchel but Mitchel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mitchel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stark's arms.
Stark trying to control.
Mitchel holding both Stark 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mitchel is defending well though. Stark let's go of the attempt for now.
Mitchel is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Stark off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Stark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mitchel's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stark's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Stark.
Mitchel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stark.
We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Stark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stark throws a body punch but Mitchel moves out of range.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mitchel counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchel misses with a two punch combination.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Mitchel moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Stark lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Mitchel.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchel can do to turn this around?
Mitchel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Mitchel misses with the combination.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mitchel as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stark back to the cage. Mitchel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Gabriel Stark has been cut.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchel, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Mitchel against the cage but Mitchel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel is looking to get back to his feet here but Stark is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mitchel's back.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
Mitchel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stark.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stark here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stark is really struggling to control Mitchel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stark goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Mitchel escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stark looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark has his foot on Mitchel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mitchel works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mitchel!
Stark trying to control but Mitchel is having none of it.
Mitchel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mitchel is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to take his opponent's back but Mitchel doesn't allow it.
Stark controlling his opponent.
Mitchel is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stark.
Stark seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mitchel is holding on tight.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchel is looking to escape.
Stark pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to stand.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark takes Mitchel's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mitchel is in trouble.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to keep control of the position but Mitchel is staying busy.
Stark is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mitchel won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Stark off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Stark!
A victorious Gabriel Stark 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Whitey Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregg Baby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cline was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby.
Cline feints and as Baby raises his hands in defense, Cline changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cline trying to control the position from guard on top but Baby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cline is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cline drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cline as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Baby screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cline! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Whitey Cline!
Whitey Cline thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Nava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Armstrong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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290 lbs
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204 lbs
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Victor Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Nava!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nava connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Victor Armstrong has been cut.
Nava swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Armstrong.
Nava closes the distance and pushes Armstrong back into the cage.
Nava presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Nava.
Nava digs a right hand into Armstrong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Armstrong's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nava presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Nava.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Nava.
A short left from Nava.
A short right from Nava on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Nava.
Nava lands a shoulder strike.
Nava lands a shoulder strike.
Nava digs a right hand into Armstrong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Armstrong's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Nava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nava lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Nava lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nava lands with a shot to the body.
Nava is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nava cracks Armstrong with a good jab.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nava scores with a jab to the body.
Nava lands with a shot to the body.
Jesus Nava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nava drives through and clinches with Armstrong against the cage.
A short right from Nava on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Nava.
Armstrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nava lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Nava lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Nava scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Nava as the two fighters clinch.
Nava scores with a nice hook to the head.
Victor Armstrong's cut is getting worse.
Nava lands a shoulder strike.
Nava lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Armstrong has Nava pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nava manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nava.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nava.
Nava lands a shoulder strike.
Nava wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
Nava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Armstrong or not.
Still in the clinch, Nava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nava lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nava lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Nava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nava lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nava.
A left hand lands to the body for Nava.
A short right from Nava.
Nava scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
A right hand to the body from Nava.
Nava cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Nava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus Nava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nava lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nava keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Nava.
Nava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nava lands with a cross.
Victor Armstrong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nava lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nava scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nava scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nava lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Armstrong backs up against the cage.
Jeez, Victor Armstrong's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Armstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nava slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Armstrong is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesus Nava!
Our winner, Jesus Nava, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tenacious D - Master Exploder. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney slips a straight right by Bandito.
Toney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toney connects with a body shot.
Bandito misses with a looping left.
Bandito slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Toney 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.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a right hand that misses
and Bandito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bandito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bandito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toney staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bandito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toney throws a body punch but Bandito moves out of range.
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandito.
Toney misses with a left hand
and Bandito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandito misses with a straight right.
Toney cracks Bandito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney slips a jab and a cross from Bandito.
Nice cross by Bandito.
Bandito throws a right hand that Toney ducks under and follows up with a left that Toney also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toney misses with a straight right.
Toney sizes up Bandito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Toney looks to land a combination but Bandito avoids it well.
Toney lands with a right that hurts Bandito. Bandito looks to clinch but Toney throws a short knee that drops Bandito. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bernard Toney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Donovan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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202 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Donovan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Donovan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Donovan wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Donovan keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie passes Donovan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Donovan!
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Donovan manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Donovan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Donovan is rocked!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Donovan is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Donovan is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Donovan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Donovan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson circles away.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawkins. Hawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Gunnarsson.
Hawkins shoots in and drives through. Gunnarsson sprawls well.
Gunnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins walks into a straight right hand from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Gunnarsson lands a body shot.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Hawkins throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson drives through and clinches with Hawkins against the cage.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawkins prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Gunnarsson stops a takedown attempt from Hawkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gunnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Gunnarsson gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to break the clinch but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson stalling against the cage.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Hawkins stops a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunnarsson is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gunnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gunnarsson is trying to keep an underhook but Hawkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson trying to control here.
Gunnarsson is pressing down on Hawkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hawkins throwing strikes from guard but Gunnarsson blocks nicely.
Hawkins trying to control but Gunnarsson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Gunnarsson.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunnarsson is keeping the position for now.
Gunnarsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hawkins is now in half guard.
Gunnarsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawkins in side control, throwing shots but Gunnarsson defends.
Hawkins is working Gunnarsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hawkins controlling the position.
Hawkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gunnarsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gunnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Gunnarsson works his way into side control.
Hawkins gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson working Hawkins over with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson slips a nice elbow through Hawkins's hands, connecting with Hawkins's forehead.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gunnarsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hawkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gunnarsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gunnarsson is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunnarsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Hawkins striking off his back but it's not causing Gunnarsson any problems.
Gunnarsson preventing the sweep.
Hawkins looking to control.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Gunnarsson passes into half guard.
Gunnarsson working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Gunnarsson has control of the leg.
Hawkins trying to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnarsson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is not content to let Gunnarsson control the position.
Gunnarsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Gunnarsson.
Hawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gunnarsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gunnarsson's back!
Hawkins missing with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson turns into Hawkins and is now in his guard.
Gunnarsson is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunnarsson with a nice head shot there.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gunnarsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson dominated that round.
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!
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Gunnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunnarsson lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson stuns Hawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawkins is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hawkins.
Gunnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gunnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson 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.
Oh Hawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunnarsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gunnarsson working some strikes from top position.
Gunnarsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Hawkins is trying to keep Gunnarsson in close.
Gunnarsson preventing the sweep.
Hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonathan Hawkins just wasn't active enough.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Hawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson digs a good hook to Hawkins's body.
Hawkins gets tackled into the cage by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson maintains the clinch.
Gunnarsson effectively controlling the action here.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hawkins wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins is trying to force a seperation but Gunnarsson has the dominant position.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gunnarsson just leaning against Hawkins, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are getting on Gunnarsson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson stalling in the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnarsson taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Gunnarsson.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Gunnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Gunnarsson works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkins.
Gunnarsson presses Hawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gunnarsson lands a right hand.
Gunnarsson lands a body shot.
Gunnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunnarsson down to the mat. Gunnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins walks into a stiff left hand from Gunnarsson.
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!
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
A jab from Gunnarsson finds it's way through Hawkins's defenses.
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Hawkins.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Gunnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunnarsson as he connects with a hook.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawkins's head.
Jonathan Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson clinches up with Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkins takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnarsson lands a body shot.
Gunnarsson works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins tries to break free but Gunnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Gunnarsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gunnarsson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Peter Gunnarsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arcel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Miike Snow -Animal (Acapella). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Arcel Dacir enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arcel Dacir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir moves into range and clinches up with Kakashi.
Kakashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dacir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dacir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kakashi or not.
Dacir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dacir misses with a body punch.
Kakashi jumps guard but Dacir turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dacir.
Dacir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dacir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kakashi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dacir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Dacir.
Kakashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dacir smiles and moves away.
Kakashi drops his hands momentarily and Dacir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arcel Dacir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir digs a good hook to Kakashi's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dacir keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Dacir misses.
Dacir lands a slapping body shot.
Kakashi is breathing heavily.
Dacir rushes Kakashi with punches - Kakashi moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kakashi goes down! Dacir follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arcel Dacir!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. Choke Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jo El's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Jo El!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El thinking.
El throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
El misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
El throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
El rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
El shoots in and bounces Liddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Liddell working a defensive guard here.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El postures up.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El.
Liddell working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liddell pulls El in close to prevent any damage.
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El with a flurry of punches that miss.
El stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liddell is trying to control the position but El postures up.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liddell pulls El in close to prevent any damage.
El stopping the sweep attempt from Liddell.
El will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three 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 passes into half guard.
El throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Liddell trying to hold on to El's head to control him but El postures up.
El thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
Liddell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liddell.
El postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El preventing the sweep.
El is stalling in the full guard.
El trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
El keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
El not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
El has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Jo El has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
El ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
El is keen to just control but Liddell is a slippery customer.
Liddell is looking for a sweep. El is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
El trying to control from half guard but Liddell is working away.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
El seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El.
El stalling away here and it's allowed Liddell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddell has wrist control.
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.
El postures up and lands a big shot to Liddell's brow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to control but El passes easily into half guard.
El is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddell is in trouble now - El has advanced to mount!
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
El lands strikes from half guard.
El is trying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
El looking to sit in guard and control but Liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
El with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Liddell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liddell controls El momentarily but El frees himself.
Liddell wants to sweep here but El controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
El is fighting to break Liddell's control of his arms but Liddell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liddell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for El!
El wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Liddell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo El dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
El shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from El misses.
El misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liddell cracks El with a good jab.
Liddell takes a swing at El's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El rather than just go for the knockout.
El lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Jo El is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El misses with a straight left.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
El throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo El. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El thinking.
El throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El misses with the combination.
El swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
El throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El misses with a double jab.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El.
Choke Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El misses with a wild combination.
El swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell leaves El with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell misses the jab.
El throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El thows a body shot but no joy.
El throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jo El seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El misses with a double jab.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
El throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice hook to El's body. El takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Choke Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell cracks El with an open hand slap.
El fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell swings for the body but El moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a jab when El was well out of range.
El closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell leaves El with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El on the side of the head.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El moves away.
El thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but El keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell slips a straight right by El.
El fails with the takedown.
El misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Liddell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
El fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Liddell tries to improve position but can't.
Liddell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of El.
El creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
El working away.
Liddell tries to bench press El off him but El keeps the position.
El throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El misses with the ground and pound.
El looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liddell is avoiding damage well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
El scoring with punches from side control.
Liddell regains half guard, as El was trying to land strikes.
El not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jo El overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell wants to improve his position but El is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jo El.
I think El has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jo El!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jo El!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jo El!
Jo El wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jo El thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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