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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ain't No Sunshine - (DMX). Yakisoba has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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194 lbs
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140 lbs
22 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a left and a right that send Yakisoba crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yakisoba is rocked!
It looks like Masahura Yakisoba has been cut.
Yakisoba looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaxon Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (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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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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139 lbs
29 - 23 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koichi Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daikaura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Kano blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Daikaura blocks the leg kick.
Kano tries to land a leg kick but Daikaura saw it coming and moves away.
Kano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daikaura if he has to take too many more of those.
Koichi Kano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daikaura lands with a shot to the body.
Kano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kano closes the distance and clinches.
Kano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kano blocks an elbow strike.
Kano lands with a right to the head.
Daikaura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kano throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daikaura's defenses.
It looks like Eiki Daikaura has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daikaura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kano is defending well for now.
Daikaura avoids the elbow strike from Kano, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Kano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Kano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kano.
Kano avoids the elbow strike from Daikaura, against the cage.
Daikaura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
Kano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daikaura up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kano.
Kano lands a hook that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Kano misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kano scores with a shot to the side of Daikaura's head.
Kano lands a shoulder strike.
Daikaura looking to throw knees to the head but Kano is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kano misses with an elbow strike.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daikaura blocks the elbow strike.
Kano throws an elbow that misses.
Kano throws a punch but it's blocked by Daikaura.
Kano lands a nice elbow.
Kano lands a left hand.
Kano gets through Daikaura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kano lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Eiki Daikaura's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kano avoids a wild elbow strike from Daikaura.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
Kano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kano managing to block the knees to the body from Daikaura.
Kano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kano throws an elbow but misses.
Kano dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
Kano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daikaura takes a shot to the head.
Kano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kano as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
Daikaura blocks an elbow strike from Kano.
Daikaura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kano.
Kano throws an elbow that misses.
Kano misses with an elbow strike.
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daikaura.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kano throws an elbow but misses.
Kano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura dodges an elbow strike from Kano.
Kano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
The cut above Eiki Daikaura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kano throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eiki Daikaura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daikaura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looks like Koichi Kano has been cut.
Daikaura has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daikaura's brow.
Daikaura misses with a knee to the head.
Kano misses with an elbow over the top.
Kano working aggressively here.
Daikaura working aggressively here.
Kano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daikauras head.
Daikaura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daikauras head.
Daikaura is rocked!
Daikaura wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daikaura throws an elbow but misses.
Daikaura dodges an elbow strike from Kano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kano.
Eiki Daikaura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Daikaura is still on wobbly legs! Can Kano finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kano pushes off an throws an elbow but Daikaura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daikaura seems to have recovered his senses.
Kano throws a head punch that misses.
Kano has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Daikaura misses with the head strike.
Kano has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Daikaura takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eiki Daikaura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Koichi Kano!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koichi Kano thanked KINGDOM for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Duck Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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253 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Duck Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sabre controlling the position.
Duck Dong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duck Dong taking a bit of punishment here - Sabre scoring with strikes.
Duck Dong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabre on the ground.
Sabre has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Duck Dong is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sabre yanks on the arm and Duck Dong is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sabre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Feodore Sabre!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayoui comes to the cage accompanied by nWo Theme. Noriyuki Nayoui has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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218 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomato Can!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nayoui tests Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Can tries to clinch up
and Nayoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Can with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nayoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Can fails with the takedown
and Nayoui counters with a crisp right that sends Can to the canvas! Nayoui follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noriyuki Nayoui!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music. Sen has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Jin Sen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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217 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sen looks gassed!
Sen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Rampage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rampage misses the shot to the body.
Rampage misses with a two punch combination.
Rampage misses the shot to the body.
Rampage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
Rampage looking to score a takedown here. Sen is defending well but Rampage drives through and ends up in Sen's guard.
Rampage throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage throwing strikes from guard but Sen blocks nicely.
Sen has momentary wrist control but Rampage slips an elbow through the middle.
Rampage working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rampage throwing strikes but missing.
Rampage is in close to Sen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rampage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rampage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rampage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rampage is looking to work some ground and pound but Sen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throwing strikes from guard but Sen blocks nicely.
Rampage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rampage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rampage is in close to Sen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sen has momentary wrist control but Rampage slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rampage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rampage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rampage passes Sen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rampage slips a nice elbow through Sen's hands, connecting with Sen's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage working over Sen with some ground and pound. Sen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rampage working over Sen with some ground and pound. Sen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sen is in trouble now - Rampage has advanced to mount!
Rampage looking to finish Sen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sen!
Rampage trying to control but Sen is having none of it.
Sen tries to lock up and control but Rampage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sen is bucking up trying to escape but Rampage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage raining down shots from the mount!
Rampage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rampage lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rampage lands a big elbow.
Sen is rocked!
Rampage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sen?
Sen is still in real trouble! Can Rampage finish him?
Rampage landing strikes from the mount.
Rampage postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Rampage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can Vii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lister has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomato Can Vii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lime Lister!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister moves into the clinch.
Lister looks gassed!
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Can Vii closes the distance and clinches up with Lister, looking for a takedown. Can Vii pushes Lister against the cage but Lister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Can Vii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Can Vii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can Vii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Can Vii shoots for a takedown but Lister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lister feints and as Can Vii raises his hands in defense, Lister changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Lister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Can Vii throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Can Vii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lister is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Vii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lister controls the pace.
Lister slips nicely into half guard.
Lister has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Can Vii defend it? Lister steps over the head and cranks it - Can Vii is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lime Lister!
A determined Lime Lister didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can Viii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Punch You in the Eye. Millen has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jerry Millen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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210 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomato Can Viii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Millen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can Viii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millen.
Can Viii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Millen counters with a nice leg kick.
Can Viii wants to clinch.
Millen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Can Viii misses the shot to the body.
Can Viii moves to clinch but Millen breaks away
and Millen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Millen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millen lands a jab to Can Viii's midsection.
Can Viii misses with a takedown attempt - Millen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, jab by Millen - just one landing.
Can Viii with a poor takedown
and Millen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can Viii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can Viii with a poor takedown
and Millen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can Viii is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen throws a leg kick which misses Can Viii's front leg but catches the back leg as Can Viii tries to avoid it.
Millen rushes Can Viii and presses him up against the cage.
Millen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Can Viii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Millen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Can Viii walks into a jab.
Millen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Can Viii got wobbled bad by a big combination! Millen presses forward with punches and knees until Can Viii stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Can Viii closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Millen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peko Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peko Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talalelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talalelei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talalelei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov scores with a push kick.
Talalelei misses with a leg kick.
Kozlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov cracks Talalelei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talalelei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kozlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov stalling.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talalelei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei lands an uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Kozlov is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Talalelei fails to land.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kozlov.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Kozlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Talalelei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kozlov pushes Talalelei up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Talalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov stalling the fight.
A short left from Kozlov.
Talalelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talalelei backwards.
Talalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Talalelei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kozlov.
Talalelei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talalelei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Talalelei jabs Kozlov right on the nose. Kozlov blinks but takes it well.
Kozlov thuds a left hand into Talalelei's body.
Kozlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talalelei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Talalelei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Talalelei tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Talalelei looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a head kick.
Talalelei is rocked!
A left lands for Kozlov.
Talalelei is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Talalelei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kozlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kozlov! Talalelei is out on his feet! Kozlov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Talalelei is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Talalelei is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kozlov!
A very excited looking Ivan Kozlov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lion Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura throws a big shot that misses.
Takanori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiura.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanori doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Lion Takanori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takanori cracks Nishiura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nishiura throws a nice looking combination but Takanori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanori doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Takanori scores with a decent looking hook.
Takanori moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nishiura lands a body shot.
Takanori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Takanori moves out of range.
Nishiura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takanori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanori scores with a one two! Nishiura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nishiura throws a sloppy head kick and Takanori moves out of range easily.
Nishiura clinches with his opponent.
Takanori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nishiura fails to land.
Takanori prevents a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura blocks a body shot from Takanori.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Takanori blocks an uppercut.
Takanori cracks Nishiura with a nice body shot.
Nishiura stalls.
Nishiura trying to control the position but instead, Takanori has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nishiura into the cage.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Takanori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takanori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Nishiura - that landed with a thud.
Takanori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Nishiura tries to work over Takanori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nishiura backwards.
Nishiura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takanori scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori working aggressively here.
Nishiura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Takanori keeps control of Nishiura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch but Takanori improves position.
Nishiura blocking some punches.
Takanori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takanori.
Takanori misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takanori.
Takanori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nishiura lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Takanori.
Nishiura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takanori misses with a jab to the body
and Nishiura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Takanori does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands a right hook to the body.
Nishiura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takanori.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Takanori misses with a punch on the inside.
Nishiura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
A hook to the body from Nishiura.
Takanori misses with some punches.
Nishiura prevents a body shot from Takanori.
Nishiura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanori's elbow.
Takanori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takanori breaks the clinch.
Takanori wants to clinch but Nishiura slips to the side
and Nishiura counters with a good low kick that Takanori was not able to check.
Nishiura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiura throws out a loose jab but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nishiura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takanori finds it's way round the side to connect with Nishiura's head.
Nishiura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takanori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nishiura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nishiuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nishiura misses with a double jab.
Nishiura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a body kick.
Nishiura slips a straight right by Takanori.
Takanori thuds his right hand into Nishiura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takanori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takanori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nishiura misses with a looping right.
Nishiura clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takanori lands an uppercut.
Takanori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takanori struggles to land a body shot inside as Nishiura controls his hands.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Takanori dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nishiura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nishiura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takanori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takanori manages to break the clinch.
Takanori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nishiura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lion Takanori is winning the standup battle so far.
Takanori throws a combination. Nishiura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nishiura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nishiura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch.
Takanori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nishiura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Takanori misses its intended target.
Nishiura clinches.
Nishiura tries a body shot but Takanori blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nishiura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takanori is looking to control Nishiura's arms but Nishiura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takanori has his back to the cage.
Takanori working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nishiura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nishiura tries a body shot but Takanori blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takanori.
Nishiura misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nishiura lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
Takanori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takanori doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Nishiura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nishiura lands a leg kick that knocks Takanori off balance momentarily.
Nishiura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nishiura clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanori'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.
Nishiura looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nishiura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Nishiura.
Nishiura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takanori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nishiura misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nishiura - that will leave a mark!
Nishiura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
Nishiura forces Takanori back against the cage and clinches.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nishiura misses with a body punch.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takanori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takanori tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nishiura is looking to control Takanori's arms but Takanori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nishiura has his back to the cage.
Takanori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takanori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takanori throws a hook but Nishiura avoids it easily.
Nishiura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takanori's calf.
Takanori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nishiura.
Takanori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takanori clinches up against the cage.
Takanori prevents a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
A short body shot lands from Takanori as the two fighters clinch.
Takanori working aggressively here.
Nishiura misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Takanori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Nishiura.
Nishiura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takanori tries to break free but Nishiura pushes him back against the cage.
Takanori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Takanori.
Takanori manages to break the clinch.
Nishiura has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Takanori swings wildly with an uppercut but Nishiura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanori lands with a right to the head.
Nishiura lands a shot to the body.
Takanori taking a breather.
Takanori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nishiura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanori missing with a left hand there. Nishiura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takanori catches Nishiura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nishiura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
Takanori lands a nice looking body shot.
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Nishiura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanori moves away.
Nishiura thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanori misses with a straight right.
Takanori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nishiura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
Nishiura lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
Nishiura is trying to stall.
Nishiura tries to throw a body punch but Takanori avoids it by throwing Nishiura back against the cage.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Nishiura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takanori misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nishiura keeps control of Takanori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nishiura.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nishiura prevents Takanori from breaking the clinch.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Takanori on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Takanori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nishiura takes a shot to the head.
Nishiura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takanori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nishiura.
Nishiura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nishiura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takanori lands with a shot to the body.
Nishiura misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura misses with a body shot.
Takanori stalks Nishiura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nishiura's face. Nishiura staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Takanori.
Nishiura has closed the distance and engaged Takanori in a clinch.
Takanori pushes Nishiura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nishiura is trying to maintain a safe position but Takanori gets an underhook and turns Nishiura into the cage.
Nishiura throws a punch but it's blocked by Takanori.
A short left from Takanori.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Takanori misses with the head strike.
Takanori scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Takanori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura gets through Takanori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takanori scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura tries to break the clinch but Takanori is controlling the position.
Takanori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Nishiura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nishiura throws a punch but it's blocked by Takanori.
Nishiura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori prevents a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takanori.
Nishiura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takanori lands a right hand.
Takanori breaks the clinch.
Nishiura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takanori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takanori misses with a body kick.
Nishiura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanori throws the left hand but Nishiura avoids the punch easily.
Takanori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nishiura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takanori dips to his left and cracks Nishiura with an uppercut!
Nishiura clinches with his opponent.
Nishiura blocks a body shot from Takanori.
Nishiura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanori lands an uppercut.
Nishiura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takanori up against the cage.
Takanori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion Takanori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takanori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion Takanori!
Lion Takanori bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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