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Rivals XXXIX: Bennet/Martinez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Gundersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gundersson's entrance music is Ride of the Valkyries. A fine choice. Savage has chosen OOOOOOHHH YYYYEEEAAAHHH MACHO MAN INTRO MUSIC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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246 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Gundersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gundersson dives in and grabs Savage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes down on Gundersson's head and hops out.
Gundersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gundersson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savage avoids it really well and circles away.
Gundersson gets tackled into the cage by Savage. Savage maintains the clinch.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gundersson is breathing heavily.
Savage pushes Gundersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gundersson backwards.
Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Savage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage pushes Gundersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Savage.
Savage scores with a shot to the side of Gundersson's head.
Savage lands with a right to the head.
Savage lands a right hand.
Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage drops Gundersson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gundersson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gundersson is rocked!
Savage lands a big right hand that drops Gundersson! The killer instinct kicks in and Savage finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Savage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Savage!
A victorious Randy Savage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hattori Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Metro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanzo comes to the cage accompanied by The whistle song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hattori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Metro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanzo darts in trying to clinch
and Metro counters with a takedown into side control.
Hanzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Metro off and has taken his back!
Metro has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hanzo.
Metro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metro defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Hanzo is looking for a triangle but Metro pushes his legs off easily.
Metro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metro stands up over Hanzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Metro cracks Hanzo with a solid left hand.
Metro working some strikes from top position.
Metro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Metro chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Metro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Metro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Metro cracks Hanzo with a solid left hand.
Metro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Metro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanzo is looking for a triangle but Metro pushes his legs off easily.
Metro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Metro stays in close to Hanzo's body and controls the position.
Hanzo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Metro is now in half guard.
Metro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzo wants to get back to full guard.
Metro trying to pass the guard but Hanzo defending well.
Hanzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metro slows the pace down in half guard.
Hanzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Metro lands strikes from half guard.
Metro wants to pass to mount but Hanzo is defending the position.
Hanzo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanzo is looking for a triangle here but Metro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Metro is putting a hurting on Hanzo here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metro scores with punches from side control.
Metro wants to control but Hanzo is keeping him busy.
Hanzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Metro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hanzo is trying to work for a sweep but Metro has mounted him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metro scoring with strikes but Hanzo is staying in there.
Metro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Metro working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanzo wants to hold on but Metro pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzo is in a horrible position here. Metro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Metro looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Metro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Metro circles away and keeps his distance.
Metro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanzo tries to clinch
and Metro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hanzo!
Hanzo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo is trying to escape back to his feet but Metro uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Metro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Metro looks up at the clock and then as Hanzo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Metro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Metro working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hanzo regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Metro escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Metro!
Metro working the ground and pound.
Metro advances to mount.
Metro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Metro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Metro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hanzo's face.
Hanzo is bucking up trying to escape but Metro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hanzo working to try and regain half guard.
Hanzo is bucking up trying to escape but Metro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hanzo's face.
Metro working Hanzo over with strikes here.
Metro cracks Hanzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Metro breaks from Hanzo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Metro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Metro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Metro lands with some strikes.
Hanzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Metro scoring with strikes but Hanzo is staying in there.
Hanzo can't escape the position.
Metro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hanzo looks a forlorn figure.
Jason Metro has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Metro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metro is working for a guillotine from mount but Hanzo frees his head quite easily.
Metro prevents Hanzo from getting the reversal.
Metro is landing with some decent strikes but Hanzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Metro won't let Hanzo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Metro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Metro raining down shots from the mount!
Metro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hanzo's face.
Hanzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanzo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Metro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Metro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Hanzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Metro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanzo is surviving well by controlling Metro's body position as best he can.
Metro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Metro breaks from Hanzo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hanzo is working to get back to half guard.
Metro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Metro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hanzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Metro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Metro unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Hanzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Metro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Metro throws a series of punches but Hanzo moves out of range.
Metro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Metro is avoiding it.
Hanzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanzo darts in trying to clinch
and Metro counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Metro.
Hanzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Metro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanzo doesn't seem phased though.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Metro circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo fails to land the takedown.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Metro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Metro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Metro stops Hanzo from standing up.
Hanzo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Metro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Metro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Metro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Metro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanzo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Metro has picked Hanzo up and slammed him! Hanzo can't keep hold of the triangle and Metro manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metro scoring with punches and elbows.
Metro takes a little break here. Hanzo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Metro is working Hanzo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jason Metro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Metro slows the pace down.
Hanzo tries to buck Metro off but Metro is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Metro stalls from top position.
Hanzo is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Hanzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep.
Hanzo is trying to escape the position but Metro is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanzo scores with a head kick.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Metro pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metro throws a right hand that Hanzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanzo also avoids with ease.
Metro looks to land a combination but Hanzo avoids it well.
Hanzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Metro slams his shin into Hanzo's torso.
Hanzo throws out a loose jab but Metro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hattori Hanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Metro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanzo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Metro pushes him off.
Metro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanzo is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metro keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo tries to sprawl but Metro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metro blocks the strikes from Hanzo.
Hanzo looking for submissions off his back.
Metro controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Metro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Metro!
Jason Metro made sure to mention his sponsor, Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhira Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honda comes to the cage accompanied by Zetsubou Billy - Maximum The Hormone. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Norifumi Yamamoto enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhira Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Honda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuhira Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto is not content to let Honda control the position.
Honda works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda controlling from mount.
Honda wants to finish this one by submission but Yamamoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Honda.
Honda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yamamoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Honda has hold of Yamamoto's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yamamoto seems comfortable defending it but Honda has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yamamoto is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yamamoto is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Honda couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazuhira Honda!
Kazuhira Honda was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Lewis (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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Zulu blocks the low kick.
Lewis is looking to slow Zulu down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zulu.
A head kick from Lewis lands but Zulu takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Zulu is out of range.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zulu moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulu counters with a left to the body.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut!
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Zulu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulu.
Zulu checks a leg kick.
Zulu ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis lands a slapping body shot.
Zulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulu has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lewis.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zulu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zulu misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis takes one on the button.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Zulu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Zulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulu.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Zulu's legs.
Zulu misses with a hook
and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Lewis drops his hands momentarily and Zulu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Zulu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zulu defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lewis tries to work over Zulu's front leg with a kick but Zulu checks it.
Lewis throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Zulu's body. Zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis scores with a jab. Zulu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis punishes Zulu's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis throws a low kick but Zulu avoids it.
Riley Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Zulu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lewis to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulu has time to react.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
Zulu blocks a head kick by Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws the left hand but Zulu avoids the punch easily.
Zulu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zulu slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis wants to slow Zulu down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Zulu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Zulu thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zulu checks a leg kick.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Zulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zulu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulu scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Zulu digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulu lands a really nice looking cross but Lewis seems unphased.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis scores with a jab.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Zulu counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Zulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zulu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Zulu misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Zulu lands with a nice body punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lewis is out of range and Zulu settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zulu counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Zulu scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Mohamed Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulu lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mohamed Zulu.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Lewis!
Riley Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, theres no easy way out . Greene is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tiger rap by Andre Nikatina. Frank Greene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
245 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Greene!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture has his takedown stuffed
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Couture fails with the takedown
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Greene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greene's corner calls for a 1-2. Greene obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture slips a straight right by Greene.
Couture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Greene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Greene lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Couture.
Greene fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Couture is rocked!
Greene throws an overhand right that drops Couture like a sack of potatoes! Greene dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Greene!
A victorious Frank Greene thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Viapondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viapondo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesar Viapondo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viapondo wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination.
Viapondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Cesar Viapondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
Viapondo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Daniels back to the cage. Viapondo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Viapondo's body.
Viapondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Viapondo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Viapondo blocks the leg kick.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Daniels misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Viapondo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viapondo pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Viapondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels gets through Viapondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viapondo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Viapondo misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viapondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Viapondo misses with a knee to the head.
Viapondo tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Viapondo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Viapondo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Viapondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Viapondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Viapondo.
Viapondo scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Viapondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels avoiding damage as Viapondo throws knees to the body.
Viapondo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Viapondo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Viapondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Viapondo.
Viapondo misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
Viapondo is rocked!
A jab-cross combination lands for Daniels and sends Viapondo crashing to the mat! Daniels follows him down to the mat - Viapondo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Viapondo is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels passes to full mount!
Daniels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels raining down shots from the mount!
Daniels controlling his opponent.
Viapondo tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daniels kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Viapondo seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels prevents Viapondo from getting the reversal.
Viapondo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daniels tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Viapondo blocking the ground and pound.
Daniels prevents Viapondo from getting the reversal.
Daniels dominating with strikes here.
Daniels controlling from mount.
Daniels with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Viapondo.
Viapondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Viapondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Viapondo avoids it well.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Viapondo.
Viapondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Viapondo didn't see that one coming.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Viapondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viapondo misses with a combination
and Viapondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tom Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels lands with a hook. Viapondo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Viapondo misses with a wild combination.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viapondo's hands.
A nice combination there by Viapondo.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Viapondo's body.
Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Viapondo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Viapondo.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Viapondo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viapondo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Viapondo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Viapondo looking to control but instead Daniels has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Daniels has his hands clasped together around Viapondo's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo looks to land a strike but Daniels avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Viapondo throws a big elbow that misses.
Viapondo throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daniels looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viapondo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Viapondo blocking the ground and pound.
Daniels controlling from mount.
Daniels punching from mount but Viapondo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tom Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viapondo is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Daniels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Viapondo misses with a straight right.
Viapondo misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Viapondo's belly button to the back.
Viapondo throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Viapondo misses with a few strikes there.
Cesar Viapondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viapondo throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Viapondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Sloppy strikes from Viapondo. Those never looked like landing.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Viapondo with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viapondo doesn't seem phased though.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Viapondo wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Viapondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniels stalks Viapondo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Viapondo's face. Viapondo staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniels steps in with a hook that catches Viapondo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Daniels follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Viapondo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Daniels!
Tom Daniels made sure to mention his sponsor, TITAN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Milton Jackson - Mode 3. A fine choice. Danny Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Schilling's chin.
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Schilling misses with a body kick.
Ben Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schilling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Schilling with an uppercut!
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schilling in his tracks.
Schilling walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schilling throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Schilling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schilling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schilling throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schilling throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schilling doesn't seem phased though.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schilling ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Schilling is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Schilling misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown thuds a left hand into Schilling's body.
Schilling looks gassed!
Brown throws an overhand right that drops Schilling like a sack of potatoes! Brown dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Bob!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob walks forward, straight into a front kick from Styles.
Styles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Styles 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob is trying to control the position but Styles postures up.
Styles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styles is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Styles circles away and we're back to standing.
Xavier Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Styles has a takedown stuffed.
Styles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bob if he has to take too many more of those.
Bob looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Styles is trying to stand up here but Bob is controlling him well.
Bob wants to control but Styles is keeping him busy.
Bob prevents Styles from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles controlling the position well.
Styles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styles looking for a sweep. Not yet Styles, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Styles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Styles lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles connects with a high kick.
It looks like Tom Bob has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Styles or perhaps it was just good defense by Bob which made him look bad.
Styles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Styles closes the distance and clinches up with Bob, looking for a takedown. Styles pushes Bob against the cage but Bob circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Styles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Styles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Styles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Styles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Styles is pushing down on Bob's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bob is fighting to maintain full guard but Styles has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Styles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bob is doing well to control the position and prevent Styles from advancing to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Styles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bob's cut.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Styles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Styles wants it to stay on the feet.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob shoots in and drives through. Styles sprawls well.
Styles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Styles as he jumps to the side.
Xavier Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Bob.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Crunch! Styles slams his shin into Bob's torso.
Styles lands with a nice combination. Bob backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xavier Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles delivers a nice body kick.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Styles punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Styles is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Styles connects with a jab.
Styles drops Bob with a left right combo! Styles follows him down to the ground into side control.
Bob is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Styles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Styles is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bob will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Styles landing a few strikes.
Styles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Styles in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bob is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Styles!
Xavier Styles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Agullana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Agullana!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ryan Agullana has been cut.
Oh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oh - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Agullana. Oh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agullana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oh counters with a right hand to the body.
Agullana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agullana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
Oh closes the distance and clinches.
Oh lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Agullana.
Oh lands with a left to the head.
Oh lands an elbow that stopped Agullana in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Oh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agullana's efforts to push away.
Oh lands a body shot.
Oh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agullana wants to take the fight to the mat but Oh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agullana's defenses.
Oh lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Ryan Agullana's cut even more.
Agullana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oh to keep the fight standing.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Agullana.
Agullana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Agullana looks gassed!
Oh lands an elbow inside.
Agullana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agullana or not.
Agullana tries to pull guard but Oh won't allow it.
Come on Oh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Oh.
The cut above Ryan Agullana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Agullana tries to score a body lock takedown but Oh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Agullana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Agullana is trying to break the clinch but Oh has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands an elbow inside that Agullana shrugs off.
Oh lands a nice elbow.
Ryan Agullana's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Agullana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Dongmin Oh 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. Martinez has chosen Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Martinez misses
and Bennet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Bennet has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Bennet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bennet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet taking a breather.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Noah Bennet.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
Bennet throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Bennet throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Bennet darts in trying to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bennet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Bennet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
A low kick from Bennet misses
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Bennet instigates a clinch.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Martinez wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet lands a knee to the head.
Bennet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennet taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
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 Noah Bennet will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennet wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet with a knee to the head.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Bennet lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennet.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Bennet shrugs off.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Noah Bennet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Bennet.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bennet into the cage.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Bennet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Bennet keeps him there for the moment.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Bennet dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennet tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Bennet.
Martinez wants to break free but Bennet has control.
Bennet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet taking a breather.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennet lands a knee to the body.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennet up against the cage.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinez - that will leave a mark!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Noah Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Martinez really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennet is defending well for now.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez is pushing Bennet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bennet misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Bennet slowing the pace effectively.
Bennet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Bennet.
Bennet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Bennet, against the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet looking to stall.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Bennet taking a breather.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noah Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bennet blocks with his arms.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez trying to stall but Bennet improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Bennet had his way with Ricardo Martinez in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Bennet against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bennet. Martinez shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Bennet misses
and Martinez counters with a crisp one two that drops Bennet! Martinez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bennet to his feet! Bennet is in big trouble!
Bennet is rocked!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Bennet's knee but Bennet avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Bennet
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
A clash of legs there as Bennet blocks the low kick.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennet rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Ricardo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet looking to stall.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling the position.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noah Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Bennet crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jeez, Noah Bennet's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Bennet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Ricardo Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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