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AFC 20 - Bruce vs Light PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty throws a looping overhand right but Nayama ducks down to avoid it.
Nayama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fogerty throws a hook but Nayama avoids it easily.
Fogerty misses the shot to the body.
Fogerty throws a body punch but Nayama moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nayama is defended easily by Fogerty.
Fogerty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogerty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogerty ducks under a wild hook from Nayama.
Yorito Nayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fogerty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fogerty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama swings widly with a right hand
letting Fogerty counter with a right hand.
Fogerty jabs at Nayama's body.
Fogerty shoots in looking for a takedown but Nayama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fogerty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nayama missing with a left hand there. Fogerty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nayama misses with a hook
and Fogerty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nayama as he jumps to the side.
Nayama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fogerty as he jumps to the side.
Nayama stuns Fogerty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fogerty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogerty. Nayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fogerty throws a lazy right hand but Nayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fogerty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nayama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fogerty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nayama throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fogerty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Fogerty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fogerty misses with a shot to the body
and Fogerty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fogerty throws a hook but Nayama blocks it.
Fogerty works the jab nicely.
Nayama shoots in for a double leg but Fogerty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nayama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fogerty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama throws out a loose jab but Fogerty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nayama thows a body shot but no joy.
Fogerty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nayama looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nayama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fogerty off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayama looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogerty is trying to defend against the choke here but Nayama has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nayama Tightens the hold and Fogerty taps out furiously! Nayama displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yorito Nayama!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Bush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush scores with a jab. Pickett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pickett misses with a double jab
and Bush counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pickett won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pickett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bush is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bush connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Brad Pickett has been cut.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush wants to clinch but Pickett slips to the side
and Pickett counters with a straight right hand.
Pickett keeps the fight on the outside.
Pickett misses with a looping left.
Bush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pickett throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Bush clinches with his opponent.
Pickett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bush gets through Pickett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pickett takes a shot to the head.
Bush wants to take the fight to the mat but Pickett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bush lands a right hand.
Pickett takes a shot to the head.
Pickett is rocked!
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickett is still on wobbly legs! Can Bush finish him?
Bush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pickett is defending well.
Bush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush clinches up with Pickett and pushes him back against the cage.
Pickett is trying to push Bush away but Bush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Pickett.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Pickett.
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pickett leaves his chin hanging out and Bush seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pickett crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barack Bush!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Gartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Gartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gartner avoids the attempt from Yoshida to control.
Gartner wants to control the pace but Yoshida is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida is looking to get to half guard.
Gartner tries to control but Yoshida wriggling away.
Gartner throws some wild stikes that Yoshida manages to avoid easily.
Gartner 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartner looking to ground and pound but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Yoshida is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yoshida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yoshida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gartner trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gartner landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gartner looking to pass the guard.
Gartner throwing strikes from guard but Yoshida blocks nicely.
Yoshida pulls Gartner in to control the position.
Gartner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yoshida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gartner looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gartner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Gartner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida distracts Gartner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yoshida trying to control but Gartner is working from the bottom.
Gartner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gartner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gartner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gartner tries to get out of the position.
Yoshida is working Gartner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gartner looking for a sweep. Not yet Gartner, not yet.
Yoshida controlling from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gartner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gartner is looking to improve his position.
Gartner trying to control here.
Gartner is trying to control but Yoshida manages to pass to mount!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gartner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yoshida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gartner can't escape the position.
Yoshida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
Yoshida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yoshida breaks from Gartner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gartner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gartner trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
Gartner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gartner with a nice head shot there.
Gartner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gartner throws an elbow that misses. Yoshida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gartner's guard. Nice move by Yoshida!
Yoshida trying to control but Gartner is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gartner's head.
Gartner 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.
Yoshida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yoshida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshida postures up in Gartner's guard and throws a big left but Gartner blocks it.
Yoshida trying to control but Gartner is working from the bottom.
Gartner can't keep his opponent in guard - Yoshida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gartner is concentrating on defense, preventing Yoshida from advancing position.
Gartner is staying active underneath Yoshida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshida working over Gartner with some ground and pound. Gartner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gartner tries to roll over but Yoshida keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Yoshida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gartner.
A jab from Gartner misses.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gartner's waist but Gartner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gartner misses with a looping left.
Gartner misses with a hook.
Gartner looks for a takedown but Yoshida sprawls well.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gartner.
Gartner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoshida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gartner is fending him off so far but Yoshida persists. Nope, Gartner circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Gartner.
Gartner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Gartner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoshida punishes Gartner's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gartner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gartner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yoshida is defended easily by Gartner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gartner. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gartner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Gartner moves out of range.
Gartner misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gartner fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoshida with a poor takedown
and Gartner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshida's guard now.
Yoshida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gartner!
Gartner is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the head.
Yoshida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gartner is squirming around, avoiding Yoshida's attempts to control the action.
Yoshida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yoshida tries to control but Gartner wriggling away.
Yoshida with good strikes from the mount here!
Gartner is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshida dominating with strikes here.
Yoshida with good strikes from the mount here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida working Gartner over with strikes here.
Yoshida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gartner hang on?
Gartner taking shots to the head.
Gartner is rocked!
Yoshida with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Gartner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yoshida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gartner is looking to escape.
Yoshida connects with a bit shot that sees Gartner covering up! More strikes from Yoshida and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Yoshida is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Short has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short misses with a wild combination.
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Short tries to sprawl out of it but Volkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Short manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkov fails with the takedown.
Volkov dives in and grabs Short's left leg, looking for a takedown. Short pushes down on Volkov's head and hops out.
Damien Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Volkov.
Volkov shoots in and bounces Short off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Volkov wants to pass the guard but Short is keeping the position.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a strike but Short rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Volkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Short is looking to stand up but Volkov won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Volkov holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Damien Short wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Short thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Volkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Short sprawls well. He's pushed Volkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Volkov.
Volkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Short sprawls well. He's pushed Volkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Short throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Short as he avoids it easily.
Short tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Short.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Short.
Short looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Short. No joy for Volkov on that attempt.
Short swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Volkov stops Short from standing up.
Volkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Short wants to stand up but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov forces his way into half 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.
Volkov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Short!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov looking to control but Short is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Short holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Volkov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Volkov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Volkov raining down shots from the mount!
Volkov punching from mount but Short doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Volkov dominating with strikes here.
Volkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Short is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Volkov unloads with some shots from mount but Short bucks and avoids them well.
Volkov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Volkov working Short over with strikes here.
Volkov has hold of Short's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Short manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov tries to control but Short wriggling away.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Volkov is landing with some decent strikes but Short is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Short blocking the ground and pound.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the head.
Volkov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a head shot.
Volkov working for a guillotine from mount but Short is in no mood to give up.
Volkov with a couple of short strikes.
Volkov looking to control but Short is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Volkov unloading with bombs!
Volkov throws a strike there. Short manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Volkov wants to advance to full mount but Short doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Short is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Volkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Volkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Short connects with a crisp jab.
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Short tries to sprawl out of it but Volkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Short manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkov shoots for a takedown but Short saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Volkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damien Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Volkov.
Short works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Nik Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Volkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Short is fending him off so far but Volkov persists. Nope, Short circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Damien Short is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short misses with a looping right.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Short lands with a right hand.
Volkov closes the distance and clinches up with Short, looking for a takedown. Volkov pushes Short against the cage but Short circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Short bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Short stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Short throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Short manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Volkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Short scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Short!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Short wants to try and get back to his feet.
Volkov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Short is now in Volkov's guard. A big mistake from Volkov there, giving up the dominant position!
Volkov has his foot on Short's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Short works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Short misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Volkov shoots and misses
and Short counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Short misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Volkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Short which made him look bad.
Short takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Volkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Short shows good takedown defense.
Short swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Short tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Short.
Short lands an overhand right.
Volkov slips under a jab from Short.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Volkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Short which made him look bad.
Short jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short misses with a body shot.
Short uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volkov has time to react.
Volkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Short sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Short scores with a body shot.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Short shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Short misses the shot to the body.
Volkov scores a takedown into full mount!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Volkov controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov looking to control but Short is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov thowing shots but they're missing.
Short wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volkov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Volkov with good strikes from the mount here!
Volkov breaks from Short's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Volkov wants to control the pace but Short is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Volkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Volkov punching from mount but Short doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Volkov throws a strike there. Short manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Damien Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov works his way into full mount!
Volkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Short is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Volkov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Short looks a forlorn figure.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Short can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Volkov trying to control but Short is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nik Volkov.
I think Volkov 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nik Volkov!
Nik Volkov wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Nik Volkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Nava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haluk Sevim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sevim has chosen Enter Shikari-Gandhi Mate, Ghandi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Nava has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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204 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Nava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haluk Sevim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevim throws a head kick that misses.
Sevim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nava cracks Sevim with an open hand slap.
It looks like Haluk Sevim has been cut.
Nava thows a body shot but no joy.
Nava closes the distance and pushes Sevim back into the cage.
Sevim is trying to force a seperation but Nava has the dominant position.
Sevim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nava lands a left hand.
Nava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nava lands a left hand.
Nava lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sevim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sevim wants to break free but Nava has control.
Sevim can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nava.
A right hook to the body lands for Nava.
Sevim looks gassed!
Nava scores with a shot to the side of Sevim's head.
Nava lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nava digs a right hand underneath Sevim's ribcage. Sevim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sevim moves forwards but Nava connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sevim is rocked!
Nava scores with a body shot.
Sevim is still on wobbly legs! Can Nava finish him?
Nava lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Nava!
An out of breath Jesus Nava thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Cobra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donovan if he has to take too many more of those.
Donovan lands a jab-cross combination.
Cobra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobra dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Cobra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donovan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Cobra is controlling him.
Cobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobra has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cobra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donovan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Cobra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan looks to land a combination but Cobra avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
Donovan swings widly with a right hand
and Cobra counters with a straight right hand.
Cobra misses the shot to the body.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Cobra.
Donovan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cobra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Cobra avoids nicely.
Cobra misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Cobra misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra misses with a looping left.
Cobra dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobra throws a head kick but Donovan moves out of range.
Cobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Sloppy strikes from Donovan. Those never looked like landing.
Donovan looks gassed!
Cobra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Donovan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobra.
Cobra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobra was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donovan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cobra rather than just go for the knockout.
Cobra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobra stalks Donovan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Donovan's face. Donovan staggers backwards, shaken.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Cobra rushes Donovan and presses him up against the cage.
Cobra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobra tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
Cobra works on Donovan's body with a couple of short punches.
Donovan is trying to force a seperation but Cobra has the dominant position.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
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!
Donovan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cobra is pushing Donovan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Cobra.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Cobra avoids nicely.
Jacob Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Donovan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Cobra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobra moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Cobra.
Cobra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
Donovan scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobra.
Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Cobra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donovan up against the cage.
Cobra lands a right hand.
Donovan wants to break free but Cobra has control.
Donovan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobra can't find room to land a body shot as Donovan controls the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cobra misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donovan's brow.
Cobra tries to stall but Donovan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cobra is struggling to control the position.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobra has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
Donovan tries to break free but Cobra pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra keeps control of Donovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cobra lands a damaging elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to break free but Cobra has control.
A short body shot lands from Cobra as the two fighters clinch.
Cobra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobra lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobra is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobra'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.
Cobra misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donovan avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Cobra is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobra holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Donovan blocks with his arms.
Cobra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donovan being controlled against the cage.
Donovan avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cobra works on Donovan's body with a couple of short punches.
Donovan tries to circle away but Cobra has him pinned against the cage.
Cobra misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan is trying to break free.
Donovan tries to break free but Cobra pushes him back against the cage.
Cobra has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobra looking to throw knees to the head but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Cobra lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobra misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike.
Cobra lands an elbow inside that Donovan shrugs off.
That has opened up Jacob Donovan's cut even more.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Cobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Donovan's cut.
That's time! Cobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cobra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donovan slips under a jab from Cobra.
Cobra moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
Cobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobra is just out of range.
Cobra tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Donovan misses.
Donovan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cobra lands a head kick. Donovan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cobra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobra duly obliges.
Donovan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobra counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Donovan!
Donovan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Donovan is still in real trouble! Can Cobra finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cobra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra tries to control but Donovan wriggling away.
Donovan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cobra content just to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Alan Cobra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cobra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Cobra.
Donovan throws a jab when Cobra was well out of range.
Donovan swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throws a series of punches but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Cobra lands a head kick that stumbles Donovan and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donovan, up you get!
Donovan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cobra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Cobra drops Donovan with a huge uppercut! Donovan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cobra is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Cobra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (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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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong thows a body shot but no joy.
Minowa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Minowa defends well.
Jong 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.
Minowa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minowa's guard.
Minowa 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.
Jong passes Minowa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Minowa is refusing to be controlled, as Jong sits in half guard.
Minowa wants to get back to full guard.
Jong wants to take a breather but Minowa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa gets full guard.
Jong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minowa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minowa looking for a sweep. Not yet Minowa, not yet.
Jong passes Minowa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minowa is just riding it out for now. Jong eventually gives up the hold.
Jong is pressing down on Minowa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minowa is holding on for now.
Minowa tries to roll over but Jong keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong wants to free his trapped foot but Minowa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Minowa is looking to control Jong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minowa avoid being mounted?
Minowa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jong trying to mount his opponent but Minowa defends it.
Jong wants to work for an arm triangle but Minowa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Minowa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Jong passes Minowa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Minowa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jong's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking for the choke from the back.
Minowa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Minowa avoiding Jong 's attempts to control his hands.
Minowa looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong is really stuck here.
Minowa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jong has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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!
Minowa missing with strikes from the back.
Jong fending off the submission attempt from Minowa.
Jong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Jong defends it.
Jong tries to get to full guard but Minowa has control of the leg.
Minowa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jong tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Jong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Minowa jumps into side control!
Minowa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jong gets back to half guard.
Minowa wants to control but Jong is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is trying to work for a kimura but Jong is defending well.
Minowa works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minowa moves into full mount!
Minowa landing strikes from the mount and Jong is in trouble!
Minowa working for a guillotine from mount but Jong is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jong tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
Minowa looking to finish Jong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jong!
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!
Minowa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jong is looking to improve his position but Minowa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to control but Jong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jong can't escape the position.
Minowa working for a submission but Jong is keeping him at bay.
Minowa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jong has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jong!
Jong pushing down on Minowa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jong is looking for submissions but instead, Minowa has regained full guard.
Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to sweep here but Jong controlling him for the moment.
Minowa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Minowa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jong looking to sit in guard and control but Minowa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minowa is one step ahead there.
Jong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minowa defends it easily.
Minowa pushing down on Jong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is pressing down on Jong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jong is holding on for now.
Minowa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minowa.
Minowa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Minowa seems to be working for a kimura but Jong defends the submission attempt.
Minowa wants to work for an arm triangle but Jong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Minowa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Minowa uses his free foot to push down on Jong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jong.
Jong tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
Minowa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jong is surviving well by controlling Minowa's body position as best he can.
Jong gets back to half guard.
Minowa wants to free his trapped foot but Jong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jong keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minowa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuhisa Minowa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Minowa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jong.
Minowa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minowa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Jong.
Minowa dives in and scores a takedown into Jong's guard.
Minowa pushing down on Jong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Minowa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Minowa's back!
Jong is persistently looking for the submission but Minowa is defending it well.
Minowa breaks Jong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Minowa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong keeping full guard, as Minowa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa stopping the sweep attempt from Jong.
Minowa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Minowa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong looking for a triangle here. Minowa is fighting it but it looks tight! Jong pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Minowa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kim Jong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakumichi misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakumichi moves away.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakumichi shoots in for a double leg but Stark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sakumichi throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Sakumichi has a takedown stuffed.
Gabriel Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nao Sakumichi.
Horrible takedown by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakumichi which made him look bad.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Sakumichi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stark tries to avoid it but Sakumichi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stark to the ground. Stark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakumichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Sakumichi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stark tries to bench press Sakumichi off him but Sakumichi keeps the position.
Stark wants to control but Sakumichi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sakumichi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stark tries to buck Sakumichi off but Sakumichi is having none of it.
Sakumichi tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakumichi tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sakumichi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stark sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark won't allow Sakumichi to pass to mount.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Sakumichi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakumichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakumichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakumichi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakumichi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stark!
Sakumichi looking to finish Stark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stark!
Sakumichi raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is bucking up trying to escape but Sakumichi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is in a horrible position here. Sakumichi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakumichi lands with some strikes.
Stark manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sakumichi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakumichi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakumichi tries to pass to full mount but Stark defends it.
Sakumichi is stalling here. Stark is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakumichi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stark has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stark trying to control the action but Sakumichi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi tries to buck Stark off but Stark is having none of it.
Stark trying to control the position but Sakumichi is working away.
Sakumichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakumichi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sakumichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakumichi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakumichi's guard.
Sakumichi moves into full guard.
Sakumichi is trying to keep Stark in close.
Sakumichi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakumichi is retaining full guard.
Stark is pushing down on Sakumichi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sakumichi is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is working for a kimura but Sakumichi is defending it quite comfortably.
Sakumichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakumichi 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.
Sakumichi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back!
Sakumichi is landing with strikes. Stark can't take much more of this.
Sakumichi doesn't have the hooks in and Stark manages to turn into his guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stark!
Stark regains half guard.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakumichi wants to free his trapped foot but Stark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sakumichi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Sakumichi is looking to pass Stark's guard but actually Stark recovers to full guard.
Stark is trying to keep Sakumichi in close.
Sakumichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Sakumichi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakumichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Sakumichi working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakumichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakumichi with a nice head shot there.
Stark looking to control.
Sakumichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakumichi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakumichi's guard.
Sakumichi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sakumichi is looking to sweep but instead, Stark has passed into half guard.
Stark prevents Sakumichi from improving his position.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakumichi keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakumichi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakumichi is keeping the position for now.
Stark works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sakumichi keeping hold of Stark's head, controlling as best he can.
Sakumichi trying to control but Stark postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi moves into full guard.
Stark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sakumichi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stark is pushing down on Sakumichi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sakumichi is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakumichi trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
Sakumichi gets full guard.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakumichi is retaining full guard.
Sakumichi keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Sakumichi wants to sweep but no luck.
Stark is fighting to break Sakumichi's control of his arms but Sakumichi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stark wants to control from the top but Sakumichi keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi pulls Stark in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Stark.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Stark slips under a jab.
Sakumichi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stark tries to avoid it but Sakumichi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stark to the ground. Stark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sakumichi.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Sakumichi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stark to the ground. Sakumichi is now in Stark's guard.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakumichi manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark trying to control but Sakumichi is working from the bottom.
Sakumichi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nao Sakumichi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakumichi with a poor takedown
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakumichi misses the jab.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakumichi tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakumichi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Sakumichi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stark is avoiding damage well.
Sakumichi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakumichi off and has taken his back!
Sakumichi breaks Stark's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sakumichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakumichi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark 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.
Sakumichi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark has his foot on Sakumichi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakumichi works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakumichi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakumichi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakumichi.
Sakumichi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakumichi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark keeping full guard, as Sakumichi tries to pass.
Sakumichi preventing the sweep.
Sakumichi landing some decent shots from guard.
Stark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakumichi!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents Sakumichi from getting the reversal.
Sakumichi tries to control the position but Stark now has his back.
Sakumichi fending off the submission attempt from Stark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is not going to allow Sakumichi to sit and survive in this position.
Sakumichi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stark.
Sakumichi wants to escape the position.
Sakumichi turns into Stark and is now in his guard.
Sakumichi is looking to advance position but Stark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakumichi is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves to the back position.
Sakumichi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stark fails to move to back control.
Sakumichi tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Sakumichi is trying to escape the mount.
Stark trying to control but Sakumichi is having none of it.
Stark content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Sakumichi working to try and regain half guard.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sakumichi tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Sakumichi can't escape the position.
Stark working for a guillotine from mount but Sakumichi is in no mood to give up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi is just holding on here. Stark manages to take his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stark patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sakumichi is trying to break free.
Sakumichi prevents Stark from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Sakumichi right now.
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Stark gets his hands free as Sakumichi looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Sakumichi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stark wants to control but Sakumichi is keeping busy.
Stark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sakumichi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark has his arm under Sakumichi's chin here. Game over son! Stark squeezes tightly and Sakumichi is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Stark!
Gabriel Stark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Light comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride for This-Fabolous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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287 lbs
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283 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Light!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Light keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruce circles away.
A big left from Light misses.
Bruce throws a right hand that Light ducks under and follows up with a left that Light also avoids with ease.
Light lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Light's calf.
Bruce takes a swing at Light's ribcage but misses.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Light.
Bruce defending well as Light loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce 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.
Light swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce misses with a low kick as Light jumps back.
Bruce lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Light ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Light tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bruce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Light somewhat.
Light will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simon Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
Light chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Light.
Bruce scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light slips under a jab from Bruce.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Light lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Light checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruce is fending him off so far but Light persists. Nope, Bruce circles away and we're back to standing.
Light looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
A left and a right from Light both land. Nice combination.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Light fails with the takedown.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Light with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruce to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce throws a body punch but Light moves out of range.
Bruce sizes up Light with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Light.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Light checks it.
Light shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruce sprawls well. He's pushed Light's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Light fails with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Light looks gassed!
Bruce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Light takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Light takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruce is out of range and Light settles back down.
Bruce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce connects with a jab.
Bruce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Light is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bruce is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Light.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Light tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce clinches up with Light and pushes him back against the cage.
Light prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Light's head.
Light takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Light tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bruce tries a body shot but Light blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Light blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Light backwards.
Light managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce lands a body punch.
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!
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Light.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce pushes Light back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce presses Light against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Light controls the action.
Light tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Bruce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Light if he has to take too many more of those.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce with a nice cross.
Bruce pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce motions for Light to come forward. Bruce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce tried to score with a low kick but Light checks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Light gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Light in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruce.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light misses with a wild combination.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Light takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Light shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Light shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruce throws a leg kick which misses Light's front leg but catches the back leg as Light tries to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Light checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruce rushes Light and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Light is trying to break the clinch but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Light has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bruce after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce misses with a punch to the body.
Light's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce pushes Light back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce avoiding damage.
Light drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Light backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Light's ribcage. Light let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Light tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Light at a distance.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce tries to land a leg kick but Light saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Light takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Light is rocked!
Simon Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Light ducks straight into an uppercut from Bruce and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Light manages to regain guard straight away.
Light is still in real trouble! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce lands a right hook to the body.
Light seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Light tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Light's head but Light sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Light can do to turn this around?
Light throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Light.
Bruce feints and then cracks Light's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Light down.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobby Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Bruce misses.
Bruce lands with a kick to the temple. Light shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Light tries to score with a low kick but Bruce moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Light is breathing heavily.
Bruce tries to land a leg kick but Light saw it coming and moves away.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Light misses.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Light off balance momentarily.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Light in a clinch.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce presses Light against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruce presses Light against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Light's elbow.
Bruce avoiding damage.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce gets through Light's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Light trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Light into the cage.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Light controls his hands.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce slowing the pace effectively.
Light tries to pull guard but Bruce forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Light up against the cage.
Light looking for a takedown.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Light blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Light takes a shot to the head.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Light controls his hands.
Bruce'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.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light can't get the takedown.
Simon Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Light tries to pull guard but Bruce forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Light tries to pull guard but Bruce won't allow it.
Light fails to pull guard.
Bruce tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Light chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
Simon Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Bruce. Beautiful body shot.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Light keeps it at a distance.
Light needs to keep his hands up - Bruce had a free shot at his head there.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce throws a low kick but Light moves out of range easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bruce.
Bruce scores with a jab to the body.
Light stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruce.
Light slips under a jab from Bruce.
Light looks to throw the jab but Bruce is out of range.
Light defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Light sees coming a mile off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a body punch but Light moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Light checks a leg kick.
Light throws a lazy head kick
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Light throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Light on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Light takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Light pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Light slips the punch.
Bruce moves out of range as Light throws a body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruce circles away.
Light stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruce.
Light is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruce.
Bruce tests Light's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Light shoots in but Bruce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick from Bruce misses.
Bruce clinches up with Light and pushes him back against the cage.
Light prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Light blocks a body shot from Bruce.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Light wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruce pushes Light back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce gets underhooks to prevent Light's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Light wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Light controls the action.
Bruce presses Light against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Light is defending well for now.
Bruce is pressed up against the cage. Light has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruce down to the mat. Bruce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Light tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Light has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Light paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Light has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce misses with a punch to the body.
Light has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce floors Light with a big punch on the inside! Light is trying to recover but Bruce dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce cracks Light with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bruce immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Light is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bruce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Simon Bruce made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + EN in his post fight interview.
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