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Pride 22: Showdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltazar Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltazar Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Salabim lands the left hand.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salabim lands a lovely overhand right.
Salabim throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salabim.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos throws a front kick aimed at Salabim's knee but Salabim avoids it well.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Salabim finish him?
Salabim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salabim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Salabim is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ramos is hurt! He's hurt bad - Salabim fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ramos from any more punishment! Congratulations to Salabim! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kjellstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up but Kjellstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Kjellstrom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kjellstrom.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjellstrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kjellstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
Brown wants to stall.
Kjellstrom letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown tries to stall but Kjellstrom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Brown looks gassed!
A shot in the inside from Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Kjellstrom gets an underhook and turns Brown into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Kjellstrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Jack Brown has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Kjellstrom tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocking some punches.
A short left from Kjellstrom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Kjellstrom taking a breather.
Kjellstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjellstrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the ropes.
Kjellstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kjellstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kjellstrom looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Kjellstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjellstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kjellstrom throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown prevents a body shot from Kjellstrom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Kjellstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kjellstrom forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocking some punches.
Kjellstrom effectively controlling the action here.
Kjellstrom works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Kjellstrom goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kjellstrom wants to clinch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjorn Kjellstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kjellstrom clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown taking a breather.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjorn Kjellstrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjellstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Kjellstrom has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Kjellstrom gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kjellstrom lands a couple of digs.
Kjellstrom thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjellstrom 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.
Kjellstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kjellstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Kjellstrom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Kjellstrom trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kjellstrom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown won't allow Kjellstrom to pass to mount.
Kjellstrom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kjellstrom jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kjellstrom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Kjellstrom tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kjellstrom working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Kjellstrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kjellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kjellstrom moves out of range.
Kjellstrom throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kjellstrom wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Kjellstrom works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Kjellstrom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Kjellstrom has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Kjellstrom steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kjellstrom moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kjellstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown is rocked!
That has opened up Jack Brown's cut even more.
Kjellstrom tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Kjellstrom finish him?
Kjellstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kjellstrom throws out the jab.
Kjellstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kjellstrom swinging wildly here.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kjellstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjellstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjellstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjellstrom tightens his grip and picks Brown up, before dumping him to the ground. Brown manages to land in guard.
Kjellstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kjellstrom drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kjellstrom has Brown in his guard.
Kjellstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Kjellstrom looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjellstrom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Kjellstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kjellstrom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Kjellstrom!
In his post fight interview, Bjorn Kjellstrom started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jj Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppapatika comes to the ring accompanied by My Way. Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj Oppapatika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Oppapatika throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Oppapatika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppapatika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jj Oppapatika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett drives through and clinches with Oppapatika against the ropes.
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!
Oppapatika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Oppapatika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oppapatika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oppapatika breaks the clinch.
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oppapatika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett.
Barnett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Oppapatika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oppapatika lands a body shot.
Oppapatika misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
Barnett slips under a jab from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika scores with a hook.
Oppapatika blocks a head kick by Barnett.
Oppapatika throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Oppapatika misses with a combination
and Barnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Oppapatika there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oppapatika throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppapatika connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppapatika. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppapatika feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Oppapatika catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
Oppapatika takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
Oppapatika lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Barnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnett scores with a three punch combo!
Oppapatika tests Barnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnett tries to move into range but Oppapatika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Oppapatika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppapatika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oppapatika throws a jab when Barnett was well out of range.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett wants to slow Oppapatika down by chopping away at his legs.
Oppapatika is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnett looks to land a body kick but Oppapatika moved away.
Oppapatika thows a body shot but no joy.
Oppapatika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oppapatika takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oppapatika is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oppapatika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnett pushes Oppapatika up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oppapatika is looking to control Barnett's arms but Barnett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oppapatika has his back to the ropes.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Oppapatika blocks with his arms.
Barnett working Oppapatika over with knees to the body.
Oppapatika is breathing heavily.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett is struggling to control the position.
Oppapatika trying to stall but Barnett improves his position.
Oppapatika is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oppapatika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnett is keeping busy.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Oppapatika is blocking nicely.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oppapatika in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jj Oppapatika will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick from Barnett lands but Oppapatika takes it in his stride.
Oppapatika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oppapatika thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnett slips under a jab from Oppapatika.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett misses with an uppercut
and Oppapatika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnett thinking.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Oppapatika lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppapatika lunges at Barnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnett's hand.
Oppapatika throws a jab when Barnett was well out of range.
Jj Oppapatika is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Oppapatika moves out of range easily.
A big left from Oppapatika misses.
Oppapatika cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppapatika misses with a body shot.
Oppapatika scores with a punch to the head.
Oppapatika lands a body shot.
Oppapatika lands with a nice combination. Barnett backs away looking to recover.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Oppapatika scores with a jab to the body.
Oppapatika with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Oppapatika.
A lazy left from Oppapatika finds it's target.
Barnett tries to move into range but Oppapatika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnett has Oppapatika up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oppapatika avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppapatika avoiding damage as Barnett throws knees to the body.
Oppapatika wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Oppapatika blocks with his arms.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oppapatika blocks a head kick by Barnett.
Oppapatika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oppapatika cracks Barnett with an open hand slap.
Oppapatika avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oppapatika wobbles Barnett with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Oppapatika dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Barnett to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jj Oppapatika!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim is looking to clinch but Hume is avoiding it.
Hume chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Hume throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Hume was not able to check.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hume moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Hume's head back.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hume moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hume dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hume counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hume avoids a kick to the body.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hume momentarily.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Hume moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like James Hume has been cut.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hume sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim 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.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hume is able to avoid easily.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Hume ducks down to avoid it.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim lands with a straight right. Hume didn't see that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Hume shrugs it off though.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hume gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hume with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hume blocks an elbow strike.
Hume wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Hume looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Hume dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim tries to land a body kick
and Hume cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim works the jab nicely.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim throws a right and a left that Hume avoids nicely.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Hume.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Hume's head back.
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Hume wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hume avoids it.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hume moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hume is rocked!
Kim drops Hume with a huge uppercut! Hume drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kim is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Kim!
Our winner, Mikey Kim, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu has chosen Oy, To Ne Vecher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
255 lbs
10 - 18 - 0 |
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280 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
Stakanu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Stakanu.
Do looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stakanu.
Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stakanu.
A swing and a miss from Do.
Stakanu misses with a looping right.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Stakanu.
Stakanu throws the left hand but Do avoids the punch easily.
Stakanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Do throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Stakanu.
Stakanu shoots in and drives through. Do sprawls well.
Stakanu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do throws out the jab.
Do throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu misses with a hook.
Do throws a hook but Stakanu blocks it.
Stakanu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Do can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Stakanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Stakanu misses.
Stakanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Do shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stakanu's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stakanu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Do slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stakanu working a defensive guard here.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stakanu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do preventing the sweep.
Do is sitting in close to Stakanu's body. Stakanu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Do is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Do is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stakanu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hiranuka Stakanu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsuke Nakamura has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folarin throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Olubowale Folarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Nakamura blocks the low kick.
Folarin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Folarin wants to land a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Folarin throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Folarin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Folarin looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Folarin lands the left hand.
Folarin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nakamura lunges at Folarin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folarin's hand.
Folarin cracks Nakamura with a good jab.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Folarin throws out the jab.
Nakamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Folarin circles away.
A big right from Folarin misses.
Folarin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamura defends it nicely.
Folarin misses with an uppercut
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakamura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Folarin has clasped his hands together around Nakamura's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Folarin throws an elbow but Nakamura slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to buck Folarin off but Folarin is having none of it.
Folarin trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Folarin keeps moving and retains side control.
Folarin blocks the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura struggling a bit here.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet but Folarin drags him back down.
Nakamura is trying to control Folarin's posture but Folarin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Folarin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Folarin controls the position.
Folarin trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olubowale Folarin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nakamura swings for the body but Folarin moves out of range.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Folarin is defended easily by Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Folarin back into the ropes.
Folarin slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Folarin controls his hands.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Folarin backwards.
Nakamura throws an elbow but it misses.
Folarin taking a breather.
Folarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Folarin controls his hands.
Folarin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Folarin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Folarin blocks it.
Nakamura stops a takedown attempt from Folarin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Folarin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Folarin controls his hands.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Folarin backwards.
Nakamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Folarin looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to work over Folarin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nakamura continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Folarin as Nakamura tries to tie him up.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Come on Folarin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Folarin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Folarin moves out of range.
Folarin lands with a shot to the body.
Folarin misses with a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a stiff right hand.
Folarin misses with a wild body shot.
Folarin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Folarin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olubowale Folarin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Folarin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Folarin off the ropes and back into range.
Folarin lands with a shot to the body.
Folarin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Folarin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Folarin.
Nakamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Folarin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Folarin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamura is trying to defend but Folarin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Folarin sits in half guard.
Nakamura is trying to stand up here but Folarin is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura is looking to control Folarin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakamura avoid being mounted?
Folarin trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Folarin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura tries to kick Folarin off but Folarin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Folarin in particular looking to stall.
Folarin slips a nice elbow through Nakamura's hands, connecting with Nakamura's forehead.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Folarin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Folarin is looking to pass Nakamura's guard but actually Nakamura recovers to full guard.
Nakamura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Folarin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin throws a strike but Nakamura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Folarin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakamura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folarin keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olubowale Folarin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Folarin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olubowale Folarin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Position (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
6 - 4 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Position!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John Giles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Position swats away the attempt to clinch by Giles.
Giles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Giles stands up over Position, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Position is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giles defends well.
Position working a defensive guard here.
Position has his foot on Giles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Giles works his way back into a safe position though.
Position lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Giles!
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!
Giles is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Position can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giles is looking to escape.
Giles is trying to stand.
Position working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Position trying to control but Giles is having none of it.
Position is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Giles is in real trouble.
Giles looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Position working for a choke but Giles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Giles defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Position working for the choke.
Giles has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Position has his arm under Giles's chin here. Game over son! Position squeezes tightly and Giles is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sub Position!
Sub Position took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
274 lbs
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30
270 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwarz.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarz's shoulder, as Schwarz tries to avoid the shot.
Schwarz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Hans Schwarz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen blocks a jab.
Schwarz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Allen. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Schwarz moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Schwarz misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Schwarz misses with a straight left.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schwarz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a body shot.
Schwarz is breathing heavily.
Allen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schwarz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen closes the distance and pushes Schwarz back into the ropes.
Allen works on Schwarz's body with a couple of short punches.
Schwarz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Schwarz breaks the clinch.
Jake Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen with a nice cross.
Allen gets a clinch.
Allen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schwarz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schwarz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen trying to stall but Schwarz improves his position.
Schwarz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schwarz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarz.
Schwarz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Schwarz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands an elbow inside that Schwarz shrugs off.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Allen prevents Schwarz from breaking the clinch.
Schwarz avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen prevents Schwarz from breaking the clinch.
Schwarz breaks the clinch.
Schwarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schwarz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schwarz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarz tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Schwarz tries to tie him up.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarz avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schwarz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarz blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schwarz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Schwarz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schwarz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen wants to clinch up but Schwarz keeps it at a distance.
Schwarz avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarz gets tackled into the ropes by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen landing knees to the head.
Schwarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen wants to stall.
Schwarz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwarz.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarz scores with a jab to the body.
Schwarz takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwarz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarz misses with a jab to the body
and Allen counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Schwarz out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Allen is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McClane's choice of entrance music: Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. John McClane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shante Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries to clinch up
and McClane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin moves forwards but McClane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McClane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McClane throws a combination that misses
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Franklin has McClane pressed against the ropes.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but McClane gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the ropes.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
McClane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McClane trying to control the position but instead, Franklin has worked for underhooks and has pushed McClane into the ropes.
McClane breaks the clinch.
Franklin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McClane misses with a straight left.
McClane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin tries to clinch there but McClane circles away.
McClane clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
Franklin taking a breather.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClane blocking some punches.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as McClane controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane manages to break the clinch.
McClane thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McClane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McClane avoids the body shot from Franklin.
McClane lands with a kick to the ribs.
McClane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McClane throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
McClane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin rushes McClane and presses him up against the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but McClane improves position.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
McClane lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Franklin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Franklin to work.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
McClane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McClane connects with a high kick.
McClane scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but McClane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McClane finds it's way round the side to connect with Franklin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
McClane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
McClane jabs Franklin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McClane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Franklin looking to stall.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McClane tries to throw a body punch but Franklin avoids it by throwing McClane back against the ropes.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
McClane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
Franklin blocks a body shot from McClane.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
McClane working aggressively here.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane taking a breather.
McClane is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McClane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklin is keeping busy.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin digs a right hand into McClane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McClane's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
McClane lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklin controls his hands.
Shante Franklin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franklin lands a body punch.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McClane stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
McClane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin digs a right hand underneath McClane's ribcage. McClane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McClane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands a body shot in the clinch.
McClane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
McClane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McClane thows a left - swing and a miss!
McClane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McClane lands with a thumping leg kick.
McClane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McClane throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin darts in and clinches McClane up against the ropes.
McClane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McClane as Franklin tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from McClane lands.
McClane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McClane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franklin looks to land a combination. McClane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane takes the fight into the clinch.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McClane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.
McClane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franklin counters with a leg kick.
McClane misses with a body shot
and Franklin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franklin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but McClane is just out of range.
McClane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McClane lands with a right to the head.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McClane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franklin tries to stall but McClane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for McClane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by McClane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin is stalling here.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McClane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franklin on the side of the head.
McClane looks to land a right hand but Franklin moved out of range.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McClane.
McClane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McClane scores with a three punch combo!
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane checks a leg kick.
Franklin is looking to wear down McClane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by McClane - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane stuns Franklin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McClane ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
Franklin motions for McClane to come forward. Franklin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by McClane as he connects with a hook.
McClane cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
McClane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClane throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane dips to his left and cracks Franklin with an uppercut!
Franklin clinches.
A short uppercut from McClane.
McClane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franklin tries to work over McClane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
McClane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but McClane gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franklin or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McClane clinches.
A short left from Franklin.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Franklin tries to work over McClane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as McClane controls the action.
A short right from McClane.
Franklin wants to stall.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Franklin blocking some punches.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin prevents a body shot from McClane.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
McClane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Franklin struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McClane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McClane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from McClane - that landed with a thud.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McClane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin trying to stall but McClane improves his position.
McClane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McClane.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
A short left from McClane.
McClane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McClane digs a right hand underneath Franklin's ribcage. Franklin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McClane pushes Franklin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Franklin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McClane scores with a jab to the body.
McClane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McClane lands a jab to Franklin's midsection.
McClane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McClane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklin, pushing him back against the ropes.
McClane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McClane.
McClane looking to stall.
McClane breaks the clinch.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a leg kick but McClane moved away.
McClane lands with a good body shot.
McClane moves into the clinch.
Franklin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McClane is keeping busy.
McClane pushes Franklin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane manages to break the clinch.
McClane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franklin at a distance.
McClane takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
McClane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McClane lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McClane thuds a left hand into Franklin's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane works Franklin's body with a nice hook.
Franklin blocks a leg kick.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McClane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McClane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McClane backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McClane throws an off balance right hand
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franklin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franklin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - McClane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McClane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franklin misses with a body shot
and McClane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franklin blocks a head kick by McClane.
McClane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McClane can pounce on him.
McClane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franklin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
Franklin moves out of range as McClane strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as McClane blocks the leg kick.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McClane.
McClane lands a jab.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McClane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McClane slips under a jab.
McClane darts in and clinches Franklin up against the ropes.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
John McClane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
McClane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franklin.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McClane is keeping busy.
McClane blocking some punches.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
McClane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McClane.
McClane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McClane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franklin takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from McClane finds it's target.
McClane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McClane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McClane breaks the clinch.
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin thuds a left hand into McClane's body.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shante Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin wants to clinch.
McClane throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
McClane rushes Franklin and presses him up against the ropes.
Franklin working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClane misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McClane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McClane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClane!
After winning the bout, John McClane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Borgstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilianenko comes to the ring accompanied by Angelo Badalamenti - The Pink Room . Borgstein has chosen Megadeth - Headcrusher as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Borgstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgstein lands with a hook. Emilianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borgstein throws a front kick aimed at Emilianenko's knee but Emilianenko avoids it well.
Borgstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borgstein rushes Emilianenko and presses him up against the ropes.
Emilianenko is struggling to control the position.
Borgstein prevents the takedown attempt.
Borgstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borgstein tries to land a knee to the head but Emilianenko blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Emilianenko.
It looks like Nate Borgstein has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Emilianenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borgstein misses with a head kick.
Borgstein slips under a jab.
No luck for Borgstein with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Borgstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emilianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borgstein's efforts to push away.
Borgstein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Emilianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Borgstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borgstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borgstein throws a series of punches but Emilianenko moves out of range.
Borgstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emilianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borgstein somewhat.
Emilianenko ducks under a wild hook from Borgstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emilianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Freddie Emilianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Borgstein.
Borgstein looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emilianenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borgstein quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borgstein is not content to let Emilianenko control the position.
Emilianenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borgstein is just riding it out for now. Emilianenko eventually gives up the hold.
Borgstein is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emilianenko pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko is looking for a kimura here.
Borgstein is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emilianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emilianenko's back!
Emilianenko wants to escape the position.
Borgstein gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Borgstein lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Borgstein 's hooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emilianenko tries to hold on but Borgstein pushes him away.
Borgstein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borgstein looking to control but Emilianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Borgstein landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgstein landing shots from mount.
Emilianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emilianenko wants to control but Borgstein is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Borgstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Borgstein's cut.
That's time! Emilianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Emilianenko misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borgstein.
Nate Borgstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borgstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nate Borgstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Borgstein.
Borgstein misses with a double jab
letting Emilianenko counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Borgstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgstein. Emilianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgstein misses with a left hand
and Emilianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgstein has his takedown stuffed
and Emilianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Borgstein is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko lands a jab to Borgstein's midsection.
Emilianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emilianenko throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Nate Borgstein's cut even more.
Emilianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Borgstein is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emilianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Borgstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Emilianenko finish him?
BAM! Emilianenko delivers a spinning backfist that drops Borgstein like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Freddie Emilianenko!
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