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ONI 128 - Oliveira vs Roberts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaga Beeturasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeturasa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallicas Sanatarium, coming home. Bob has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music. Umaga Beeturasa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaga Beeturasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Bob!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeturasa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bob did well to prevent Beeturasa getting side control.
Beeturasa throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Beeturasa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beeturasa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Bob wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beeturasa connects with a nice short shot to Bob's temple.
It looks like Big Bob has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob is controlling Beeturasa's trapped leg to prevent Beeturasa from advancing to side control.
Beeturasa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That has opened up Big Bob's cut even more.
Bob is trying to control but can't.
Bob is looking for a sweep. Beeturasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beeturasa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob is not content to let Beeturasa control the position.
Beeturasa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beeturasa lands a big elbow - Bob is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Beeturasa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umaga Beeturasa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Reade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Here Comes Your Man. A fine choice. 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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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Reade!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Reade saw that one coming.
Reade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Reade counters with a thumping low kick.
Reade rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Reade pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reade lands a damaging elbow.
Reade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws the left hand but Reade avoids the punch easily.
Reade throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Reade defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Reade throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Reade lands with a nice body kick.
Reade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Reade, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Reade against the cage but Reade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Reade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reade throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie throws a hook but Reade avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reade throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Reade's head but Reade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Reade.
Reade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Reade.
Reade slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reade.
Reade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Reade slips the punch.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Reade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reade tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Reade counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reade under the eye.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Reade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Reade.
Nice defenses there by Reade.
Nice body kick from Reade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reade stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Nice cross by Reade.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reade counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Reade thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Reade.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Reade cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Reade wants to clinch.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie feints and as Reade raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Reade is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie trying to control the position but Reade is working away.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Reade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reade tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Reade takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reade sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reade struggling a bit here.
Gracie wants to control but Reade is keeping him busy.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Reade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Reade struggling a bit here.
Reade is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Reade doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Reade is retaining full guard.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reade is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Reade keeps moving.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Reade is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Reade keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marko Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Reade's ribs.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Reade's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie passes Reade's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Reade is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Reade didn't see that one coming.
Reade dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Reade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reade was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Reade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reade.
Reade misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Reade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Reade misses with a wild combination.
Reade throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor Reade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Reade.
Reade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reade manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Reade is keeping the position.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control but Reade is working from the bottom.
Reade is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Reade blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Reade is defending well.
Reade struggling a bit here.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reade can't do much from the bottom here.
Reade is trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reade tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reade struggling a bit here.
Gracie is working Reade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gracie takes a little break here. Reade wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reade sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reade looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Reade is defending well.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reade tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Marko Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reade to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reade shrugs it off.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Reade is rocked!
Gracie connects with a bit shot that sees Reade covering up! More strikes from Gracie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Gracie!
A relieved looking Marko Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slayer - Angel of Death . Igor Svetnela is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class 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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svetnela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela avoids it really well and circles away.
Svetnela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svetnela loads up on a big right hand but Verzosa slips the punch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Svetnela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Svetnela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa checks a leg kick.
Verzosa lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Verzosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verzosa checks a leg kick.
Svetnela looks to land a right hand but Verzosa moved out of range.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Svetnela misses with the combination.
Svetnela ducks under a wild hook from Verzosa.
Svetnela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verzosa.
Verzosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Verzosa blocks the body kick.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Svetnela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Verzosa finds it's target.
Verzosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verzosa throws a big shot that misses.
Svetnela lands a nice looking body kick.
Verzosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svetnela's waist but Svetnela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Verzosa off to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svetnela tries to work over Verzosa's front leg with a kick but Verzosa checks it.
Verzosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svetnela.
Svetnela is looking to slow Verzosa down with leg kicks.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Verzosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verzosa misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Verzosa misses the target.
Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svetnela.
Svetnela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svetnela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svetnela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verzosa checks it well.
Svetnela misses with a looping left.
Svetnela swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svetnela scores with a nice body kick.
Svetnela staying out of range there.
Svetnela ducks under a wild hook from Verzosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela thumps Verzosa with a low kick.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Svetnela.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa avoids a kick to the body.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verzosa lunges at Svetnela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svetnela's hand.
Verzosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Svetnela counters with a nice uppercut.
Svetnela moves out of range of the body kick.
Svetnela is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svetnela misses with a body shot.
Svetnela lands an overhand right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a head kick but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela tries to work over Verzosa's front leg with a kick but Verzosa checks it.
Svetnela is looking to score with low kicks.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svetnela thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Svetnela. No joy for Verzosa on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
Verzosa lands with a nice body punch.
Verzosa scores with a takedown into Svetnela's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Verzosa has gone for a leg lock! Svetnela slips out almost immediately though and dives into Verzosa's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela content to stall in guard here.
Verzosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa working a defensive guard here.
Verzosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa has a closed guard, preventing Svetnela from standing up.
Svetnela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Verzosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Svetnela stopping the sweep attempt from Verzosa.
Svetnela trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Svetnela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Verzosa takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa checks the leg kick.
Verzosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Verzosa slips a jab and a cross from Svetnela.
Verzosa misses with a hook
and Svetnela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verzosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svetnela momentarily.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Svetnela finds it's way through Verzosa's defenses.
Svetnela lands with a cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Svetnela misses.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body. Svetnela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verzosa throws a body kick that misses.
Verzosa scores with the left hand. Svetnela knows he should have avoided that one.
Verzosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Verzosa wants to control but Svetnela is keeping him busy.
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Svetnela down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Svetnela moves out of range as Verzosa throws a body kick.
Svetnela looks to land a combination but Verzosa avoids it well.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
Verzosa scores with a nice right hand.
Svetnela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Verzosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svetnela counters with a thumping low kick.
Verzosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Svetnela sprawls well. He's pushed Verzosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svetnela checks the leg kick.
Svetnela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svetnela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verzosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svetnela doesn't seem bothered though.
Igor Svetnela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verzosa has a takedown stuffed.
Svetnela stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verzosa checks the leg kick.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela throws out a loose jab but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Svetnela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Verzosa misses the target.
Svetnela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Verzosa counters with a solid body kick.
Verzosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Svetnela cracks Verzosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Svetnela takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Svetnela. Those never looked like landing.
Svetnela misses with a low kick.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Svetnela lands with a right hand.
Verzosa moves out of range as Svetnela throws a body kick.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela tries to work over Verzosa's front leg with a kick but Verzosa checks it.
Verzosa throws a big shot that misses.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a low kick as Verzosa jumps back.
Verzosa lunges at Svetnela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svetnela's hand.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
A head kick from Svetnela lands but Verzosa takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Verzosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Verzosa blocks the leg kick.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
Svetnela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verzosa looks to land a right hand but Svetnela moved out of range.
Svetnela lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Verzosa fails to land the takedown.
Svetnela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Verzosa will feel that in the morning.
Svetnela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svetnela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Verzosa with a poor takedown
and Svetnela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svetnela's waist but Svetnela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Verzosa off to one side.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Verzosa checks it.
Verzosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Verzosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Svetnela scores with a body shot.
Verzosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svetnela tries to avoid it but Verzosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svetnela to the ground. Svetnela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Verzosa throws an overhand right that lands on Svetnela's shoulder, as Svetnela tries to avoid the shot.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Svetnela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verzosa.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Verzosa is just out of range.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Verzosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
Verzosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verzosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Svetnela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Svetnela stuffs the takedown attempt from Verzosa. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Svetnela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Svetnela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verzosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Svetnela counters with a nice body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Verzosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Svetnela slips under a jab.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Verzosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svetnela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick and Svetnela moves out of range easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svetnela moves away from the strike by Verzosa.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick
and Verzosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Svetnela's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa looking to sit in guard and control but Svetnela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Verzosa trying to control the position.
Svetnela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Verzosa managing to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Svetnela wants to stand but Verzosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Verzosa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Remedios Verzosa just wasn't active enough.
Verzosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Verzosa.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Svetnela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Verzosa cracks Svetnela with an open hand slap.
Verzosa shoots for a takedown but Svetnela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svetnela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Verzosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Svetnela lands a leg kick that knocks Verzosa off balance momentarily.
Verzosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Svetnela as he connects with a hook.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Svetnela. No joy for Verzosa on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verzosa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Svetnela. No joy for Verzosa on that attempt.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verzosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svetnela throws a good cross that connects.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Verzosa moved away.
Svetnela tries to land a front kick but Verzosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
Svetnela misses with a body shot.
Svetnela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svetnela lands a nice hook to Verzosa's body. Verzosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svetnela moves out of range of the strikes.
Svetnela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Verzosa is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Verzosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Verzosa looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the body
letting Svetnela counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svetnela.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svetnela.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svetnela - that will leave a mark!
Svetnela thumps Verzosa with a low kick.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
Svetnela looks to throw the jab but Verzosa is out of range.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Svetnela as he avoids it easily.
Verzosa misses with a looping right.
Svetnela 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.
Verzosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Svetnela misses with a body shot.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.
Svetnela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verzosa takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Svetnela circles away.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Svetnela swivels and escapes.
Svetnela throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
Svetnela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svetnela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Svetnela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svetnela blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svetnela - that will leave a mark!
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verzosa avoids a kick to the body.
Verzosa dives in and scores a takedown into Svetnela's guard.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Svetnela keeps moving.
Svetnela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Svetnela wants to take his opponent's back but Verzosa doesn't allow it.
Remedios Verzosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to hold on but Svetnela postures up.
Verzosa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Verzosa just looking to survive in the bad position.
Verzosa is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Svetnela.
Remedios Verzosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is keeping busy.
Svetnela is not going to allow Verzosa to sit and survive in this position.
Verzosa tries to roll but Svetnela sticks to his back.
Verzosa is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Svetnela.
Svetnela is trying to stick to Verzosa's back but Verzosa is turning into Svetnela. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Svetnela's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Verzosa.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a big right hand that misses.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Svetnela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svetnela slaps away a takedown attempt from Verzosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Svetnela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Verzosa will feel that in the morning.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Verzosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crunch! Svetnela slams his shin into Verzosa's torso.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Svetnela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Verzosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svetnela counters with a stiff right hand.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Svetnela throws out a powerful jab.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Verzosa.
Svetnela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verzosa's sensitive parts.
Verzosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svetnela ducks under a wild hook from Verzosa.
Svetnela jabs Verzosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Svetnela blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svetnela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Igor Svetnela!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Igor Svetnela!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Igor Svetnela!
Igor Svetnela wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Igor Svetnela took to the microphone: 'Thank you Tokyo and ONI for giving this old man one last run. Its not about titles, or being called the best in the world - its about fighting and entertaining you great fans, something I love to do.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jensen throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Jensen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bisping on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jensen. Jensen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jensen throws a head kick that Bisping semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen scores with a head kick.
Bisping moves into the clinch.
Jensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Bisping lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jensen misses with a body punch.
Bisping lands an elbow that stopped Jensen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like David Jensen has been cut.
A short right from Jensen.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen prevents a body shot from Bisping.
Jensen blocks a body shot from Bisping.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jensen obliges.
Jensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jensen.
Bisping throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bisping.
Jensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jensen as Bisping tries to tie him up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Jensen.
Bisping looks gassed!
Jensen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bisping is defending well for now.
Jensen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Bisping trying to control the position but instead, Jensen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bisping into the cage.
Jensen looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Bisping is working Jensen over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bisping scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jensen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bisping blocks it with crossed arms.
Jensen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bisping or not.
Jensen looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Jensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jensen.
Jensen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Michael Bisping has been cut.
Jensen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bisping misses with the head strike.
Bisping avoiding damage as Jensen throws knees to the body.
Bisping prevents a body shot from Jensen.
Jensen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jensen misses with a body punch.
Jensen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jensen pushes Bisping back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jensen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bisping blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a knee to the head.
Jensen is leaning against Bisping and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jensen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bisping avoids it.
Jensen landing knees to the head.
Jensen looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Jensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Jensen misses with a knee to the head.
Bisping pushes Jensen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jensen tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bisping.
Jensen keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bisping has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jensen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jensen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping thows a huge punch but Jensen dodges it nicely.
Jensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bisping tries to pass to full mount but Jensen defends it.
Bisping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jensen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bisping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from Jensen.
Bisping distracts Jensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bisping controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bisping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Bisping passes Jensen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to advance to full mount but Jensen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jensen is on top in guard.
Jensen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jensen pushes down on Bisping's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is looking for a sweep. Jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jensen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jensen trying to mount his opponent but Bisping defends it.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bisping wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.
Bisping won't allow Jensen to pass to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bisping regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bisping is working an open guard so Jensen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jensen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
Jensen swinging wildly here.
A combination from Jensen does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping checks the leg kick.
Jensen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bisping.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bisping takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bisping works Jensen's body with a nice hook.
David Jensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jensen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jensen throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping loads up on a big right hand but Jensen slips the punch.
Bisping takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Jensen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jensen manages to avoid it.
Jensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jensen.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bisping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Jensen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Jensen moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jensen.
Jensen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
David Jensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bisping, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bisping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jensen.
Jensen 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.
Bisping looks to score with a jab to the body but Jensen is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping just misses with a punch to the body.
Jensen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bisping checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bisping is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Bisping throws a lazy uppercut
and Jensen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bisping is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bisping blocks the low kick.
Jensen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bisping shoots in but Jensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bisping with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jensen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
David Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Jensen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws out a leg kick but Jensen moves out of range and Bisping only half commits.
Jensen misses with a leg kick.
Jensen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping throws a leg kick but Jensen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bisping throws the kick towards the body but Jensen avoids it.
Bisping jabs at Jensen's body.
Bisping throws a poor cross that misses
and Jensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jensen scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jensen scores with a nice head shot.
Jensen scores with a nice body kick.
Bisping on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen connects with a leg kick. Bisping looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bisping has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jensen.
Jensen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bisping's head.
Jensen lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bisping goes down and covers up as Jensen starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Jensen!
David Jensen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pillz. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cheick Kongo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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277 lbs
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33
240 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo tries to work over Duke's front leg with a kick but Duke checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Kongo. Those never looked like landing.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Kongo throws a poor cross that misses
and Duke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cheick Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Duke. Those never looked like landing.
Duke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duke looks to land a body kick but Kongo moved away.
Kongo scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo thows a leg kick but Duke checks it
and Duke counters with a big head kick but Kongo shrugs it off.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kongo throws a lazy head kick
and Duke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kongo throws a low kick, looking for Duke's leg but Duke calmly moves out of range.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
A left lands for Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke tries to land a front kick but Kongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongo or not.
Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kongo throws a chopping leg kick but Duke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kongo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kongo throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo tries to score with a low kick but Duke moves his leg out of the way.
Duke avoids the head kick by Kongo.
A low kick from Kongo misses
and Duke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duke landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kongo looks gassed!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duke.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kongo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Duke.
Duke pushes Kongo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Duke.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duke.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kongo misses with some punches.
Kongo letting Duke take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Duke.
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Kongo won't want to take too many of those.
Duke is working Kongo over against the cage.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Duke presses Kongo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kongo's defenses.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Kongo won't want to take too many of those.
Kongo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duke is pushing Kongo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Cheick Kongo's cut even more.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Kongo shrugs off.
Kongo is rocked!
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
Kongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke throws a big uppercut that drops Kongo! More strikes from Duke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kongo lies dazed against the cage as Duke celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
During a confident post fight interview, Raoul Duke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen comes into the arena with Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee blaring out of the sound system. Tyrone Bate acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bate.
Bate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakarainen checks a low kick from Bate.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen motions for Bate to come forward. Nakarainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakarainen 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.
Nakarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen lands a head shot.
Bate throws a shot to the body.
Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Nakarainen.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bate. That did some damage!
Bate shoots in for a takedown but Nakarainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakarainen throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakarainen throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Bate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakarainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bate is looking to regain half guard here but Nakarainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate is not content to let Nakarainen control the position.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakarainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bate is trying to control Nakarainen's posture but Nakarainen avoids it.
Nakarainen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nakarainen tries to advance to mount but Bate denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control Nakarainen's posture but Nakarainen avoids it.
Nakarainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bate some visible discomfort.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakarainen taking a break here but Bate is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nakarainen is thwarting Bate's attempts to control the position.
Bate has hold of Nakarainen's hands but Nakarainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bate moves into full guard.
Bate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakarainen defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate being controlled here, momentarily.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Nakarainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nakarainen seems content to control.
Bate looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakarainen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nakarainen is keen to just control but Bate is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is thwarting Bate's attempts to control the position.
Nakarainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bate is looking to control Nakarainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bate avoid being mounted?
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to pass to mount.
Bate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen is keen to just control but Bate is a slippery customer.
Bate tries to get to full guard but Nakarainen has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakarainen is trying to control. Bate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen thows a huge punch but Bate dodges it nicely.
Nakarainen is looking to advance position but Bate won't allow it.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from improving his position.
Bate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bate can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakarainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakarainen looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakarainen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate passes into half guard.
Nakarainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakarainen wants to sweep here but Bate controlling him for the moment.
Nakarainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakarainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nakarainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to sweep him here.
Nakarainen keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakarainen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bate is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Bate.
Bate moves away from the strike by Nakarainen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Nakarainen.
Bate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range.
Bate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Bate misses.
Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nakarainen is trying to escape the mount.
Bate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakarainen looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate landing shots from mount.
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 Pikku Nakarainen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bate did well to prevent Nakarainen getting side control.
Nakarainen is trying to control. Bate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakarainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bate is staying active underneath Nakarainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bate is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen is looking to advance position but Bate won't allow it.
Bate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bate.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is looking to sweep but instead, Nakarainen has passed into half guard.
Nakarainen wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakarainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bate working a defensive guard here.
Nakarainen trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakarainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakarainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Nakarainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bate controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
Bate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakarainen regains half guard.
Bate thows a huge punch but Nakarainen dodges it nicely.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakarainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakarainen trying to control from the bottom.
Bate is taking a breather. Nakarainen 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bate has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nakarainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakarainen is positioning himself well to prevent Bate advancing to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.
Nakarainen is trying to control but can't.
Bate content to control rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakarainen gets back to full guard.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakarainen is retaining full guard.
Nakarainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate throws a strike but Nakarainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bate keeping full guard, as Nakarainen tries to pass.
Nakarainen wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakarainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
Nakarainen looking to pass the guard.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Bate pulls Nakarainen in close to prevent any damage.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Pikku Nakarainen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Bate misses
and Nakarainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakarainen misses with an uppercut.
Nakarainen shoots and misses
and Bate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bate cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs.
Nakarainen misses with a kick to the body.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakarainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakarainen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bate!
Bate avoids the body shot from Nakarainen.
Bate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bate avoids the head kick by Nakarainen.
A punch lands to the side of Bate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Nakarainen slams his shin into Bate's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate tried to score with a low kick but Nakarainen checks it.
Bate scores with a body shot.
Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bate takes a swing at Nakarainen's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate dives in and scores a takedown into Nakarainen's guard.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakarainen slips under a jab.
Nakarainen thumps Bate with a low kick.
Nakarainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bate checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Bate misses with an uppercut.
Bate checks a leg kick.
Bate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakarainen tried to score with a low kick but Bate checks it.
Nakarainen misses with a head kick.
Bate 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bate blocks the leg kick.
Bate scores with the left hand. Nakarainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakarainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Nakarainen's shoulder, as Nakarainen tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Bate blocks the leg kick.
Bate scores with a punch to the head.
Bate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bate scores with a leg kick.
Nakarainen slips a jab from Bate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakarainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a leg kick but Nakarainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bate misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakarainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakarainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bate at a distance.
Nakarainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bate with a hook.
Nakarainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.
Nakarainen feints and as Bate raises his hands in defense, Nakarainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate controls Nakarainen momentarily but Nakarainen frees himself.
Nakarainen is fighting to break Bate's control of his arms but Bate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bate is trying to keep Nakarainen in close.
Nakarainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bate blocks the body kick.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Nakarainen slips the punch.
Nakarainen shoots in and bounces Bate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakarainen looking to pass the guard.
Bate looking for a guillotine here but Nakarainen defends easily.
Bate trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakarainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bate wants to sweep here but Nakarainen controlling him for the moment.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Bate trying to control the position.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen preventing the sweep.
Pikku Nakarainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakarainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Nakarainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bate working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakarainen has passed into half guard!
Nakarainen moves into full mount! Bate won't be happy about that!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakarainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from getting the reversal.
Nakarainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakarainen lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bate prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Bate regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bate trying to control here.
Bate wants to improve his position but Nakarainen is controlling well.
Nakarainen wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pikku Nakarainen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick that knocks Bate off balance momentarily.
Bate throws a chopping leg kick but Nakarainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Nakarainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bate doesn't seem phased though.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Bate misses.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Nakarainen saw that one coming.
Bate looks to land a body kick but Nakarainen moved away.
Nakarainen misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakarainen checks a leg kick.
Nakarainen tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate.
A jab from Nakarainen misses.
Bate is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakarainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakarainen just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Bate slaps the foot to one side.
Bate checks the leg kick.
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate misses with a leg kick
and Nakarainen counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nakarainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakarainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!
Pikku Nakarainen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Pikku Nakarainen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Ryan Apollo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seppo Rovanpera's chin.
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168 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seppo Rovanpera!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Apollo finds it's target.
It looks like Seppo Rovanpera has been cut.
Rovanpera missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rovanpera dips to his left and cracks Apollo with an uppercut!
It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
Rovanpera misses with a leg kick.
Apollo moves to clinch but Rovanpera breaks away
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apollo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rovanpera throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rovanpera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rovanpera manages to avoid it.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rovanpera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Rovanpera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rovanpera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Apollo's best efforts.
Rovanpera tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera wants to improve his position but Apollo is controlling well.
Rovanpera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Apollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rovanpera wants to improve his position but Apollo is controlling well.
Rovanpera is trying to maintain the position but Apollo is very close to passing his half guard.
Rovanpera gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Rovanpera is keeping the position.
Rovanpera keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rovanpera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rovanpera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rovanpera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apollo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo has control of Rovanpera's left arm, preventing Rovanpera from doing any damage.
Apollo is trying to hold Rovanpera in close to prevent damage but Rovanpera has managed to pass into half guard.
Apollo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Apollo sees it coming and defends easily.
Apollo trying to hold on to Rovanpera's head to control him but Rovanpera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rovanpera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Apollo sees it coming and defends easily.
Rovanpera prevents Apollo from improving his position.
Apollo is looking to control Rovanpera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Apollo avoid being mounted?
Apollo tries to get to full guard but Rovanpera has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is pressing down on Rovanpera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Apollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rovanpera postures up.
Rovanpera preventing the sweep.
Rovanpera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Apollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Rovanpera from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera is in close to Apollo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Apollo is trying to hold Rovanpera in close to prevent damage but Rovanpera has managed to pass into half guard.
Apollo is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Rovanpera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Apollo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rovanpera.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera is pressing down on Apollo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Apollo is holding on for now.
Rovanpera is keen to just control but Apollo is a slippery customer.
Rovanpera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Apollo defending well though.
Apollo wants to improve his position but Rovanpera is controlling well.
Apollo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rovanpera wants to pass the guard but Apollo is keeping the position.
Apollo wants to sweep here but Rovanpera controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Rovanpera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apollo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rovanpera slips nicely into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera looks to land a strike but Apollo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Apollo managing to control the position.
Apollo working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Ryan Apollo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rovanpera ducks right into an uppercut from Apollo.
Rovanpera throws a leg kick but Apollo moved away.
Rovanpera throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo pushes Rovanpera away with a front kick.
Rovanpera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apollo. That did some damage!
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Rovanpera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apollo wants to slow Rovanpera down by chopping away at his legs.
Rovanpera stuns Apollo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apollo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Apollo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rovanpera avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Ryan Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo tries to move into range but Rovanpera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rovanpera throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rovanpera checks a leg kick.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rovanpera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rovanpera.
Rovanpera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apollo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Apollo motions for Rovanpera to come forward. Apollo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rovanpera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apollo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rovanpera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rovanpera blocks a jab.
Apollo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rovanpera. That's going to slow Apollo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rovanpera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Apollo's head.
Rovanpera feints and then cracks Apollo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apollo down.
Rovanpera throws a leg kick but Apollo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Rovanpera shoots in for a double leg but Apollo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rovanpera - that will leave a mark!
Apollo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rovanpera misses with a low kick as Apollo jumps back.
Rovanpera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apollo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Apollo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Apollo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rovanpera misses with a low kick.
Apollo misses with a takedown attempt
and Rovanpera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apollo thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo misses with a leg kick.
Apollo misses with a leg kick.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rovanpera lands with a kick to the temple. Apollo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Apollo is rocked!
Seppo Rovanpera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rovanpera defending well as Apollo loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Apollo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apollo drops his hands momentarily and Rovanpera needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Apollo just on the top of the head. Apollo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Apollo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seppo Rovanpera!
An out of breath Seppo Rovanpera 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Tsuyoshi Nakayama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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World class 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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nakayama misses.
Eric Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama throws a right hand that misses
and Lawler counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakayama swings for the body but Lawler moves out of range.
Nakayama misses with a straight right.
Nakayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawler jabs at Nakayama's body.
Lawler cracks Nakayama with a good jab.
Lawler throws a shot from downtown. Nakayama moves away and avoids it.
Nakayama misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Nakayama avoids them all with ease.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Nakayama.
Lawler thuds a left hand into Nakayama's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama lands the left hand.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.
Lawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakayama doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawler stuns Nakayama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakayama is just out of range.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Nakayama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Nakayama.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
Lawler checks the leg kick.
Lawler misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Lawler.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Lawler misses the jab.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
Lawler takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Lawler misses with an uppercut.
Nakayama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakayama is looking to slow Lawler down with leg kicks.
Lawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakayama.
Lawler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama cracks Lawler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lawler misses the body punch
and Nakayama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawler throws a body kick that misses.
Lawler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawler lands a slapping body shot.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
Lawler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nakayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Nakayama misses its intended target.
Lawler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakayama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawler on the side of the head.
Lawler digs a good hook to Nakayama's body.
Nice shot lands for Lawler.
Nakayama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakayama is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama staying out of range there.
Lawler throws a hook but Nakayama avoids it easily.
Nakayama ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakayama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lawler connects with a body shot that sends Nakayama's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Lawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Lawler.
Nakayama cracks a nice hook into Lawler's ribs.
Lawler is looking to wear down Nakayama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Lawler misses
and Nakayama counters with a low kick, right behind Lawler 's knee.
Nakayama misses with the combination.
Lawler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawler lands with a right hand.
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!
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakayama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lawler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Nakayama moved out of range.
Lawler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Lawler.
A low kick from Lawler misses
enabling Nakayama to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakayama throws a jab when Lawler was well out of range.
Nakayama misses with a double jab.
Nakayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakayama.
Lawler throws a body kick that misses.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Lawler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Nakayama misses
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nakayama misses.
Lawler is looking to chop away at Nakayama's legs.
Lawler blocks a head kick by Nakayama.
Nakayama takes a swing at Lawler's ribcage but misses.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
Lawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakayama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
Lawler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakayamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakayama on the side of the head.
Nakayama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nakayama misses its intended target.
Nakayama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Lawler is looking to clinch but Nakayama is avoiding it.
Lawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler digs a good hook to Nakayama's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lawler. Lawler obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakayama throws a shot to the body.
Lawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakayama.
Nakayama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawler manages to avoid it.
Lawler blocks a head kick by Nakayama.
Lawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakayama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lawler. That one must have hurt.
Nakayama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakayama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakayama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Nakayama misses
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakayama misses with a jab to the body
and Lawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawler pushes Nakayama away with a front kick.
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakayama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler drops his hands momentarily and Nakayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawler drops his hands momentarily and Nakayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eric Lawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawler throws a head kick but Nakayama moves out of range.
Lawler lands a lovely overhand right.
Nakayama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawler is able to avoid easily.
Nakayama moves out of range as Lawler strikes.
Nakayama throws an overhand right that lands on Lawler's shoulder, as Lawler tries to avoid the shot.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakayama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a head kick but Lawler moves out of range.
Nakayama misses with a looping left.
Nakayama stuns Lawler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakayama.
Lawler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakayama misses the shot to the body.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawler clobbers Nakayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakayama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lawler!
A jab from Lawler finds it's way through Nakayama's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawler's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Lawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakayama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nakayama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakayama lands a jab to Lawler's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Lawler misses.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakayama.
Nakayama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawler checks it well.
Nakayama moves out of range of the body kick from Lawler.
Lawler throws a front kick that sends Nakayama stumbling back into the cage.
Nakayama is breathing heavily.
Nakayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawler.
Nakayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawler.
Nakayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler scores with a nice strike.
Lawler thuds a left hand into Nakayama's body.
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick and Nakayama moves out of range easily.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawler lands a front kick.
Nakayama walks into a straight right hand from Lawler.
Lawler lands a really nice looking cross but Nakayama seems unphased.
Nakayama is rocked!
Lawler lands a front kick.
Nakayama is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawler finish him?
Nakayama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lawler.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakayama's calf.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lawler! Nakayama is out on his feet! Lawler rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Nakayama is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Nakayama is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lawler!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Lawler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Berto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stalker's choice of entrance music: Keelhauled. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Berto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker stuffs the takedown.
Berto Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stalker as he jumps to the side.
Berto Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Berto Jr misses with an uppercut. Stalker saw that one coming.
Stalker misses with a wild body shot.
Stalker throws a leg kick
and Berto Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Berto Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalker counters with a low kick, right behind Berto Jr 's knee.
Berto Jr misses with a left hand
and Berto Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stalker misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr checks the leg kick.
Stalker connects with a solid leg kick.
Berto Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berto Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stalker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berto Jr's hands.
Stalker fakes the body blow, causing Berto Jr to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Berto Jr goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnnie Stalker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love. Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramses Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts jabs Oliveira right on the nose. Oliveira blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roberts swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Roberts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts lands a head shot.
Roberts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Oliveira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts lands a jab to Oliveira's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Ramses Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
A cross from Roberts lands.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Roberts lands a front kick.
Roberts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira blocks the body kick.
Roberts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts slips a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Roberts misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Roberts.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
Roberts tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Roberts.
Roberts tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
A short right from Roberts.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberts.
Jeez, Ernesto Oliveira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ernesto Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramses Roberts.
Roberts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a right hand.
Roberts tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliveira prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ernesto Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ramses Roberts!
Ramses Roberts is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ramses Roberts really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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