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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mattews's choice of entrance music: Killing in the name. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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144 lbs
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Mattews!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mattews to the ground. Unki is now in Mattews's guard.
Unki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mattews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Unki throwing strikes from guard but Mattews blocks nicely.
Unki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Beugina Unki just wasn't active enough.
Unki shoots in and gets a takedown into Mattews's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Unki throwing strikes from guard but Mattews blocks nicely.
Unki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mattews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Unki works over Mattews with some ground and pound from guard.
Unki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unki postures up and lands a big shot to Mattews's brow.
Unki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mattews is keeping the position for now.
Mattews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unki passes Mattews's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Unki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mattews is looking for a sweep. Unki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Unki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Unki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Unki lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mattews looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mattews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Unki scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mattews is rocked!
Unki is taking a breather. Mattews says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mattews is still in real trouble! Can Unki finish him?
Unki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mattews seems to have recovered his senses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Unki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Unki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Unki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Unki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Unki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mattews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Unki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Unki slips a nice elbow through Mattews's hands, connecting with Mattews's forehead.
Unki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mattews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Unki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Unki lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mattews quite badly. Mattews pulls Unki in close trying to recover. Unki postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mattews on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mattews doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beugina Unki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoon Chung Kim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky King's chin.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Kim rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim has his feet on King's thighs here. He's pushed King off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! King screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoon Chung Kim!
Yoon Chung Kim tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bayushi comes to the cage accompanied by Masta Killa. Sub Zero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bayushi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zero is trying to defend but Bayushi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bayushi stops Zero from getting back to his feet.
Bayushi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zero wants to get back to his feet.
Bayushi uses his free foot to push down on Zero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zero.
Zero is trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bayushi landing strikes from the mount and Zero is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bayushi unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Zero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bayushi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zero to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zero shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi with good strikes from the mount here!
Bayushi is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bayushi extends the arm and Zero is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shoju Bayushi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Sedfenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedfenor's entrance music is graveyard symphony. A fine choice. Faulk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holy Diver-Dio. 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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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Sedfenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faulk as he jumps to the side.
Faulk missing with a left hand there. Sedfenor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faulk dives in and scores a takedown into Sedfenor's guard.
Sedfenor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Faulk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sedfenor is looking for a triangle but Faulk pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk postures up in Sedfenor's guard and throws a big left but Sedfenor blocks it.
Faulk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sedfenor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Faulk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sedfenor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sedfenor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faulk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faulk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Faulk distracts Sedfenor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sedfenor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Faulk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Faulk lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Sedfenor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sedfenor is really struggling to control Faulk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Faulk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faulk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faulk advances to half guard.
Faulk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sedfenor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Faulk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faulk working the head and body with strikes.
Faulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sedfenor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Faulk is working away from the top position though.
Faulk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Faulk.
Sedfenor actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Faulk is pressing down on Sedfenor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sedfenor is holding on for now.
Sedfenor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Faulk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faulk landing some decent shots from guard.
Faulk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sedfenor looking for a guillotine here but Faulk defends easily.
Faulk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faulk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faulk is in close to Sedfenor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faulk is working Sedfenor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Faulk works over Sedfenor with some ground and pound from guard.
Sedfenor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faulk defends it easily.
Faulk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faulk distracts Sedfenor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faulk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Faulk postures up.
Faulk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk throws a series of punches but Sedfenor avoids them all with ease.
Sedfenor misses with a takedown attempt - Faulk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sedfenor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faulk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk winds up and cracks Sedfenor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sedfenor taking some punishment here, with Faulk in his half guard.
Sedfenor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulk pulls his head out easily.
Sedfenor is breathing heavily.
Faulk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sedfenor manages to get to full guard.
Faulk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faulk stands up over Sedfenor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sedfenor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faulk chips away with some ground and pound.
Faulk landing some decent shots from guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faulk passes into half guard.
Sedfenor trying to control from the bottom.
Faulk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Faulk lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Faulk there.
Faulk working Sedfenor over with strikes.
Faulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sedfenor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sedfenor is pressing down on Faulk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Faulk cracks Sedfenor with a solid left hand.
Faulk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sedfenor controls Faulk momentarily but Faulk frees himself.
Faulk lands a couple of elbows.
Sedfenor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faulk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sedfenor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faulk chips away with some ground and pound.
Faulk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sedfenor keeping full guard, as Faulk tries to pass.
Faulk landing with the ground and pound.
Sedfenor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faulk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faulk landing with the ground and pound.
Sedfenor is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Faulk has his hands clasped together but Sedfenor extends an breaks Faulk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sedfenor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaddie Sedfenor!
Jaddie Sedfenor took some time post fight to say the following; 'look at yourself ... now look at me.... who's the best now???'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei misses with a double jab.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That kick from Kamei tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones won't allow Kamei to sweep him here.
Kamei is working hard here to advance position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kamei keeps moving.
Kamei wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Kamei looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamei, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Jones.
Kamei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamei as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Jones scores with a takedown into Kamei's guard.
Kamei wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamei is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kamei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kamei avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Kamei both land. Nice combination.
Kamei throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamei finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a nice body kick.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kamei lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Kamei misses with a hook.
Kamei tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to control but Kamei is working from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kamei.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
That kick from Kamei tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamei counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamei enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamei wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Kamei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Michael Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kamei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Kamei connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kamei.
Kamei misses with the combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kamei scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Kamei throwing strikes but Jones bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamei has wrist control.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kamei working a defensive guard but Jones passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamei tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kamei lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones staying out of range there.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamei throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Kamei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamei rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamei misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kamei is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kamei thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kamei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones postures up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kamei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Michael Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throwing strikes but missing.
Kamei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamei trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Koichi Kamei just wasn't active enough.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Kamei throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Kamei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kamei is looking to land body kicks.
Kamei throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Kamei tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kamei did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamei trying to control here.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Kamei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is keen to just control but Kamei is a slippery customer.
Kamei is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jones jumps into side control!
Jones wants to control but Kamei is keeping him busy.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kamei will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Kamei is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Kamei is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kamei's guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Kamei looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones unloading with bombs!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Kamei from getting the reversal.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Kamei gets back to half guard.
Kamei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kamei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamei wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Kamei has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Koichi Kamei!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto has chosen Am I Evil? as his entrance music. Michael Scott had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
201 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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194 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto controlling his opponent.
Scott can't escape the position.
Hanamoto controlling from the full mount.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Scott wants to control but Hanamoto is having none of it.
Hanamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to escape the mount but Hanamoto keeps good control and instead manages to take Scott's back.
Scott just trying to survive but Hanamoto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Scott manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hanamoto's guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Scott won't allow Hanamoto to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto pushes Scott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanamoto looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scott!
Hanamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto manages to capitalize on a mistake by Scott to take his back!
Scott rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanamoto controlling the pace.
Scott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanamoto's back!
Scott is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hanamoto is defending well though. Scott let's go of the attempt for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hanamoto is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott punches Hanamoto on the ear.
Scott lands punches and elbows.
Hanamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Scott throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanamoto tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto really wants to buck Scott off and get back to his feet.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hanamoto tries to buck Scott off but he can't manage it.
Hanamoto tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott wants to control the pace but Hanamoto is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott controlling from mount.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanamoto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Scott. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott avoids the attempt from Hanamoto to control.
Hanamoto tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Feeble punches landing from Hanamoto - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Scott looking to secure an arm triangle but Hanamoto defends it well.
Scott throwing strikes here but Hanamoto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto really wants to buck Scott off and get back to his feet.
Hanamoto is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Hanamoto is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Scott. What's that going to do exactly?
Scott tries to control but Hanamoto wriggling away.
Scott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanamoto is looking to escape.
Scott throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Hanamoto is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Scott will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Hanamoto closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
Hanamoto is struggling to control the position.
Scott is working for takedown but Hanamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanamoto jumps guard.
Scott stops Hanamoto from standing up.
Hanamoto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Scott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hanamoto's guard.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanamoto is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott is pressing down on Hanamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanamoto is holding on for now.
Hanamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Hanamoto is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanamoto avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the pace.
Scott stops Hanamoto from getting back to his feet.
Scott moves into full mount! Hanamoto won't be happy about that!
Scott controlling from mount.
Hanamoto is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Scott is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanamoto is surviving well by controlling Scott's body position as best he can.
Scott looking to ground and pound but Hanamoto is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to control but Hanamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanamoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hanamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott wants to control the pace but Hanamoto is squirming around nicely.
Scott jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hanamoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hanamoto wants to get back to his feet but Scott is dominant here and he's now got Hanamoto's back!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hanamoto manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Hanamoto shoots in but Scott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanamoto.
Hanamoto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scott uses from the top position.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hanamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Scott slips nicely into half guard.
Scott passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hanamoto tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Hanamoto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto reaches up to try and control the position but Scott seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hanamoto rolls and tries to escape and now Scott has his back!
Hanamoto is trying to stand back up.
Scott is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hanamoto. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Scott lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hanamoto is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Scott off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hanamoto is trying to get back to his feet but Scott has full control of the position and if anything, Hanamoto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Michael Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott connects with a big shot to the side of Hanamoto's head.
Scott tries to get the hooks in deep but Hanamoto pushed the leg off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scott working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hanamoto can't escape the position.
Scott trying to control momentarily.
Hanamoto covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hanamoto has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Michael Scott!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Michael Scott!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Michael Scott!
Michael Scott wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chudel Penaflorida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chudel Penaflorida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaflorida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip throws a good cross that connects.
Penaflorida scores with a nice strike.
Deathgrip blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Penaflorida.
Deathgrip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penaflorida under the eye.
Penaflorida misses with a hook.
Chudel Penaflorida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaflorida misses with a shot to the body
and Deathgrip counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Deathgrip.
Penaflorida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deathgrip.
Penaflorida looking to control.
Deathgrip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penaflorida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deathgrip wants to stand but Penaflorida is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penaflorida manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Deathgrip has Penaflorida in his guard.
Penaflorida wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Deathgrip's closed guard. He's half up but Deathgrip has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Deathgrip pivots and extends the arm, Penaflorida falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Deathgrip! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shadow Deathgrip!
An out of breath Shadow Deathgrip 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (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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29
142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Hawkins blocks the body kick.
Hawkins defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Hawkins checks it.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Volkov tries to land a front kick but Hawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Volkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawkins.
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Volkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nik Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov lunges at Hawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkins's hand.
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volkov.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawkins counters with a left to the body.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Hawkins swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov slips a jab from Hawkins.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Volkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Hawkins blocks the low kick.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Hawkins moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Hawkins sees coming a mile off.
Hawkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volkov to the mat! Volkov manages to get full guard.
Volkov is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Volkov's head.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins passes Volkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawkins is pressing down on Volkov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Volkov is holding on for now.
Volkov is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins controlling the action here.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but Volkov defending well.
Volkov is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins wants to pass to mount but Volkov is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hawkins is keen to just control but Volkov is a slippery customer.
Hawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov trying to control but Hawkins postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins is looking to wear down Volkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Volkov misses with a double jab.
Hawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Volkov's guard.
Hawkins is in close to Volkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Hawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkins won't allow Volkov to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Volkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkins controlling from the top position.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Volkov is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Volkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Hawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Hawkins connects with a single shot there.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
A jab lands there for Hawkins.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Volkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Volkov throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Hawkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volkov to the mat! Volkov manages to get full guard.
Volkov has control of Hawkins's left arm, preventing Hawkins from doing any damage.
Hawkins stands up from Volkov's guard - Hawkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins looks for a takedown but Volkov sprawls well.
Nik Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Volkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Hawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov cracks Hawkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Hawkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
A left and a right from Volkov both land. Nice combination.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Hawkins works the jab nicely.
Hawkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkov slips a jab from Hawkins.
Volkov motions for Hawkins to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Hawkins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawkins trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Hawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Volkov keeps moving.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins is in close to Volkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Volkov is keeping the position for now.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing strikes from guard but Volkov blocks nicely.
Volkov trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
Volkov lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Volkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Volkov defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Volkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkov.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Hawkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Volkov sprawls well initially but Hawkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jonathan Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkov has hold of Hawkins's hands but Hawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Volkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Volkov is fending him off so far but Hawkins persists. Nope, Volkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov misses with a low kick as Hawkins jumps back.
Hawkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Hawkins jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Hawkins checks it.
Hawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Volkov misses with a two punch combination.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Hawkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawkins doesn't seem phased though.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Volkov lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawkins back to the cage. Volkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
Volkov moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Hawkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawkins takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Volkov lands.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Hawkins lands with a cross.
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Volkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Volkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawkins back to the cage. Volkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a wild combination.
Volkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Volkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawkins connects with a body shot that sends Volkov's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Hawkins throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Volkov - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Hawkins checks it.
Volkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawkins back to the cage. Volkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nik Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins scores a takedown into full mount!
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins unloading with bombs!
Hawkins avoids the attempt from Volkov to control.
Volkov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Volkov tries to hold on but Hawkins pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Hawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Volkov is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to control but Volkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov is still in real trouble! Can Hawkins finish him?
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.
Volkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Volkov tries to hold on but Hawkins postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Hawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Jonathan Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jonathan Hawkins retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jonathan Hawkins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Aurelio 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Do misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Aurelio blocks the low kick.
Aurelio throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Aurelio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Do lands a leg kick that knocks Aurelio off balance momentarily.
Do tries to work over Aurelio's front leg with a kick but Aurelio checks it.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Do.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice combo by Aurelio! Oh, that's hurt him - Do falls to the canvas and Aurelio follows him into side control.
It looks like Brusso Do has been cut.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Do is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio working away.
Do dodges the ground and pound from Aurelio.
Aurelio 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.
Do struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Do sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aurelio has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Do!
Aurelio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Do is looking to get to half guard.
Do holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Aurelio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aurelio punching from mount but Do doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio connects with a bit shot that sees Do covering up! More strikes from Aurelio and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aurelio is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Aurelio!
After the big win, Marcos Aurelio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox's entrance music is Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Maddox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Otto Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maddox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maddox instigates a clinch.
Maddox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maddox stalling against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maddox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maddox wants a takedown but no success here.
Maddox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sanchez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maddox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maddox has clasped his hands together around Sanchez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maddox looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maddox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Maddox throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maddox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maddox lands an elbow.
Maddox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Maddox.
Maddox tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maddox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez tries to escape but Maddox is in control.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Maddox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Maddox drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanchez is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maddox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Maddox scoring with punches and elbows.
Maddox working away.
Sanchez is trying to buck Maddox off.
Maddox controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanchez to see if he's OK.
Maddox lands some shots froms side control.
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanchez wants to control but Maddox postures up.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Maddox scoring with strikes.
Maddox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox is putting a hurting on Sanchez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Maddox in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maddox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maddox misses with the ground and pound.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Maddox finish him?
Maddox cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Maddox cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Maddox cracks Sanchez with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Maddox immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sanchez is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Maddox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Maddox!
Otto Maddox retains his middleweight title!
Otto Maddox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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