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LFL 69 - Van Winkle vs Kongo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanbu Uechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbu Uechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uechi gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Uechi wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Uechi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uechi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uechi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uechi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uechi trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Uechi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uechi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uechi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uechi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uechi stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uechi scores with punches from side control.
Uechi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith trying to remain calm as Uechi controls from the top position.
Uechi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Smith looks calm but he's in trouble here. Uechi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Uechi lets go of the hold and Smith can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kanbu Uechi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Chua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Obed Flying Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Chua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flying Fox has a takedown stuffed.
Flying Fox misses with a straight right.
Flying Fox misses with a double jab.
Chua closes the distance and clinches.
Flying Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Chua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flying Fox blocks a body shot from Chua.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Chua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flying Fox blocking some punches.
Chua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flying Fox working aggressively here.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Flying Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Nice body punch from Flying Fox - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Chua.
Chua crunches a lovely knee into Flying Fox's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flying Fox's brow.
Chua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua scores a nice knee to the body.
Flying Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Flying Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chua.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Flying Fox dodges an elbow strike from Chua.
Chua lands a damaging elbow.
Flying Fox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flying Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Chua.
Chua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flying Fox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flying Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flying Fox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox avoiding damage as Chua throws knees to the body.
Chua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chua tries to land knees in the clinch but Flying Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Chua blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chua throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chua misses with an elbow strike.
Chua tries a knee to the head but Flying Fox blocks it.
Chua takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jules Chua has been cut.
Flying Fox misses with the head strike.
Chua prevents a body shot from Flying Fox.
Chua avoids the elbow strike from Flying Fox, against the cage.
Chua avoiding damage as Flying Fox throws knees to the body.
Chua lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Flying Fox.
Flying Fox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flying Fox takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flying Fox is defending well for now.
Flying Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Chua lands an elbow just above Flying Fox 's eye.
Flying Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Flying Fox effectively controlling the action here.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flying Fox is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Flying Fox.
Chua looks gassed!
Chua misses with an elbow strike.
Chua managing to block the knees to the body from Flying Fox.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Flying Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flying Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Flying Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Flying Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chua backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flying Fox avoids it.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flying Fox is defending well for now.
Flying Fox avoids a wild elbow strike from Chua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flying Fox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chua's brow.
Chua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flying Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chua misses with a knee to the head.
Chua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chua takes an elbow to the temple.
Flying Fox crunches a lovely knee into Chua's ribcage.
Flying Fox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flying Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flying Fox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chua avoids it.
Chua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flying Fox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flying Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flying Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Flying Fox tries to land knees in the clinch but Chua avoids the damage to the body.
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 Obed Flying Fox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Chua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flying Fox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chua's guard.
Flying Fox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flying Fox working the ground and pound.
Chua defending against the ground and pound.
Flying Fox is putting a hurting on Chua here, landing some big shots from side control.
That has opened up Jules Chua's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chua takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The cut above Jules Chua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flying Fox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chua is breathing heavily.
Flying Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flying Fox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flying Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flying Fox tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flying Fox in side control, throwing shots but Chua defends.
Flying Fox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Flying Fox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jules Chua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jules Chua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Obed Flying Fox!
Obed Flying Fox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murt comes to the cage accompanied by I like to move it. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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144 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Murt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murt wants to clinch.
Murt closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the cage.
Murt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murt moves into the clinch.
Murt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murt distracts Yamamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yamamoto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murt has passed into side control.
Yamamoto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murt.
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!
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamamoto tries to improve position but can't.
Murt throws an elbow but Yamamoto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamamoto down.
Murt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamamoto, who protects the arm well.
Yamamoto pushes Murt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Murt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Murt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Murt working for a submission but Yamamoto is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murt dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt wants to control the pace but Yamamoto is squirming around nicely.
Yamamoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Yamamoto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Murt misses with a head shot.
Murt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Murt controlling the position easily from mount.
Murt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Murt raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murt looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murt raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murt instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Murt has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murt misses with a knee to the head.
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Murt.
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murt throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murt wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Murt postures up in Yamamoto's guard and throws a big left but Yamamoto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murt stands up from Yamamoto's guard - Murt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Murt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yamamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks it.
Murt taking a breather.
Murt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murt tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Murt connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murt lands a knee to the head.
Murt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto throws a series of strikes that have Murt backpedaling.
Murt has Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Murt wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murt landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Murt blocks it.
Murt prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murt lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Murt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Murt pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to force a seperation but Murt has the dominant position.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt stalling in the clinch.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthew Murt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murt misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murt has him pressed against the cage.
Murt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto is trying to force a seperation but Murt has the dominant position.
Murt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Murt moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
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!
Murt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back to recover.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Murt moves out of range.
Murt throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Murt wants to clinch.
Murt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Murt moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Murt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Murt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthew Murt is winning the standup battle so far.
Murt tries to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Murt.
Murt slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Murt has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murt misses with a knee to the head.
Murt connects with a knee to the head.
Murt is trying to stall.
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Murt scores with a head kick. Yamamoto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Murt is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Murt with a series of wild strikes but Murt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Murt moved out of range.
Murt misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
A head kick misses from Murt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Murt wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matthew Murt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murt clinches up with Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murt keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murt.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks with his arms.
Murt scores a nice knee to the body.
Murt jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Murt around his waist. Murt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Murt stalls.
Norifumi Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Murt controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murt 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murt!
Matthew Murt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muscles Glasses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. Kevin McArthur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muscles Glasses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur 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.
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McArthur misses with a hook. Glasses ducked under it nicely.
McArthur cracks Glasses with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glasses lands a jab-cross combination.
McArthur moves out of range as Glasses strikes.
Glasses throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McArthur scores with a nice right hand.
Glasses staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glasses. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glasses throws a left and a right that both miss
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur dodges the punch combination from Glasses.
Glasses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glasses misses with a shot to the body
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
McArthur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Glasses closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glasses moves forwards but McArthur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Glasses misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
Glasses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
McArthur dodges the punch combination from Glasses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses slips a jab from McArthur.
Glasses misses with a few strikes there.
McArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glasses's hands.
Glasses throws a combination that misses
and Glasses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McArthur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glasses on the side of the head.
Glasses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glasses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Glasses lands.
Glasses throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glasses falls off balance throwing a combination
and McArthur counters with a nice body shot.
McArthur defending well as Glasses loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McArthur misses with a lunging right hand
and Glasses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glasses to score with a decent uppercut.
Glasses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glasses takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glasses throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McArthur counters with a left to the body.
Glasses ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Glasses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a body shot.
Glasses throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glasses. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glasses is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McArthur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glasses had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glasses looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
Glasses lands a jab to McArthur's midsection.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glasses thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur throws a poor cross that misses
and Glasses counters with a left to the body.
Glasses throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McArthur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glasses throws a series of strikes that have McArthur backpedaling.
Glasses takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McArthur looks to throw the jab but Glasses is out of range.
McArthur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glasses scores with a nice head shot.
Glasses throws a combination that misses
and McArthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McArthur throws a looping overhand right but Glasses ducks down to avoid it.
Glasses misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McArthur swings widly with a right hand
and Glasses counters with a two punch combo.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Glasses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glasses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McArthur finds it's way through Glasses's defenses.
Glasses misses with a hook.
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Glasses saw that one coming.
McArthur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Glasses misses its intended target.
Jab by McArthur.
Glasses misses with the combination.
McArthur slips under a jab.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Glasses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glasses swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Glasses ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Glasses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McArthur finds it's way round the side to connect with Glasses's head.
Kevin McArthur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glasses takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glasses lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McArthur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glasses momentarily.
McArthur catches Glasses with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glasses looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glasses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McArthur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glasses's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glasses blocks a jab.
Glasses takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
Glasses looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Glasses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glasses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McArthur.
Glasses misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glasses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur with a hook.
McArthur scores with a three punch combo!
Glasses slips a straight right by McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Glasses 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glasses misses with a straight left.
McArthur connects with a looping right hand.
Glasses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Glasses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McArthur works the jab nicely.
Glasses loads up on a big right hand but McArthur slips the punch.
McArthur might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur scores with a shot to the body.
Kevin McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur tests Glasses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glasses throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McArthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Glasses cracks McArthur with a good jab.
McArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glasses on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glasses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
McArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Glasses's head.
McArthur dodges the punch combination from Glasses.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glasses throws a series of punches but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur scores with a body shot.
Muscles Glasses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McArthur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glasses throws a right and a left that both miss.
McArthur misses with a series of wild punches.
McArthur scores with a jab.
Glasses staying out of range there.
McArthur stalks Glasses and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glasses's face. Glasses staggers backwards, shaken.
McArthur cracks Glasses with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McArthur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glasses is rocked!
Glasses throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for McArthur. That snapped Glasses's head back.
Oh Glasses is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses drops his hands momentarily and McArthur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
and McArthur counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Glasses! He's just covering up as McArthur starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McArthur!
A victorious Kevin McArthur 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 Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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29
166 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but Doi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Doi jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miyamoto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doi is proving hard to escape from.
Miyamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Miyamoto is defending well. Doi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Miyamoto has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Doi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Doi!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoshi Doi 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 Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Meogeedo Machida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Swiatlovod.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swiatlovod.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swiatlovod thows a body shot but no joy.
Swiatlovod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Machida staying out of range there.
Swiatlovod looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Swiatlovod misses with a wild combination.
Machida slips under a jab from Swiatlovod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod lands with a straight right. Machida didn't see that one coming.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida tries to clinch
and Swiatlovod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod misses with a two punch combination.
Machida tries to clinch but Swiatlovod is having none of it.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the body
so Machida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swiatlovod wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Swiatlovod has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swiatlovod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swiatlovod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swiatlovod wants to sweep but no luck.
Machida stops Swiatlovod from standing up.
Machida is looking to advance position but Swiatlovod has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Swiatlovod wants to control the pace but Machida is squirming around nicely.
Machida blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod wants to control the pace but Machida is squirming around nicely.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Swiatlovod raining down shots from the mount!
Swiatlovod controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Machida is squirming around, avoiding Swiatlovod's attempts to control the action.
Swiatlovod controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swiatlovod just misses with a punch to the body.
Swiatlovod lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swiatlovod throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Swiatlovod misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Swiatlovod finds it's target.
Swiatlovod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swiatlovod misses with the combination.
A jab from Swiatlovod misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swiatlovod scores with a punch to the head.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the body
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Swiatlovod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Swiatlovod connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swiatlovod.
Meogeedo Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swiatlovod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Swiatlovod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Swiatlovod throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a shoot takedown. Swiatlovod fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swiatlovod lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machida!
Swiatlovod trying to control but Machida is having none of it.
Swiatlovod looking to finish Machida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machida!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida taking shots to the head.
Machida is working to get back to half guard.
Swiatlovod controlling from mount.
Swiatlovod working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swiatlovod with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swiatlovod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
Swiatlovod 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.
Swiatlovod misses the shot to the body.
Machida tries to clinch but Swiatlovod is having none of it.
Swiatlovod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swiatlovod looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Swiatlovod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swiatlovod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook.
Swiatlovod circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swiatlovod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swiatlovod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Swiatlovod misses.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swiatlovod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swiatlovod swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Swiatlovod thows a body shot but no joy.
Meogeedo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swiatlovod throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swiatlovod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Machida working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swiatlovod in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swiatlovod blocks it with crossed arms.
Swiatlovod manages to break the clinch.
Swiatlovod misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machida.
Swiatlovod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swiatlovod blocks it with crossed arms.
Swiatlovod has Machida pushed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Swiatlovod is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch.
Swiatlovod misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod throws a shot to the body.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Swiatlovod, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Swiatlovod against the cage but Swiatlovod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swiatlovod lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Swiatlovod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swiatlovod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swiatlovod throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wszebor Swiatlovod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swiatlovod 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wszebor Swiatlovod!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk comes to the cage accompanied by Hulkamania!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
145 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
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25
142 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to clinch but Hulk is having none of it.
Hulk shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Hulk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright scores with a takedown into Hulk's guard.
Hulk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hulk is keeping the position for now.
Hulk keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright postures up in Hulk's guard and throws a big left but Hulk blocks it.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright is in close to Hulk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hulk is keeping the position for now.
Wright advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Hulk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright has hold of Hulk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hulk seems comfortable defending it but Wright has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hulk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hulk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wright couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Wright!
Our winner, Anthony Wright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Groszek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken has chosen 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Groszek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groszek fails to land with a series of punches.
Groszek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Groszek misses with a combination
and Mcracken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcracken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Groszek is just riding it out for now. Mcracken eventually gives up the hold.
Mcracken seems to be working for a kimura but Groszek defends the submission attempt.
Groszek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcracken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Groszek defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groszek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcracken is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Groszek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcracken wants to free his trapped foot but Groszek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mcracken seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Groszek defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken controlling the action here.
Mcracken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcracken is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcracken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mcracken wants to pass to mount but Groszek is defending the position.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Groszek's head.
Mcracken seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groszek wants to control but Mcracken is keeping busy.
Well, if Mcracken 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Groszek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcracken circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Groszek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groszek looks to land a combination but Mcracken avoids it well.
Groszek connects with a crisp jab.
Groszek throws a right hand that Mcracken ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcracken also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Groszek.
Groszek misses with a two punch combination.
Groszek misses with a double jab
and Mcracken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcracken keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Groszek pushes Mcracken off looking to stand but Mcracken dives back in and keeps control.
Groszek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Groszek tries to get out of the position.
Mcracken seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Phil Mcracken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcracken seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken drops an elbow to the side of Groszek's head.
Ground and pound from Mcracken.
Mcracken with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcracken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Groszek's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcracken moves nicely into side control.
Mcracken lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcracken is chipping away with strikes.
Groszek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Groszek is rocked!
It looks like Mariusz Groszek has been cut.
Mcracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcracken cracks Groszek with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Groszek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcracken has hold of Groszek's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Groszek seems comfortable defending it but Mcracken has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Groszek is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Groszek is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mcracken couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil Mcracken!
A victorious Phil Mcracken thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around by House of Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway throws a head kick that misses.
Do blocks a head kick by Galloway.
Galloway throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Galloway throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Do tries a low kick but Galloway avoids it.
Galloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Do throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Galloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Do misses with a low kick as Galloway jumps back.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galloway.
Do misses with a low kick.
Galloway throws a sloppy head kick
letting Do counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Galloway blocks the low kick.
Galloway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Galloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galloway looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Do lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Do dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galloway. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Do.
Do closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Do leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Galloway.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galloway is breathing heavily.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cub Galloway has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do blocks an uppercut.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Do leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galloway is defending well for now.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Galloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Galloway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Galloway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Galloway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Do blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Do.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galloway avoids it.
Galloway avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Do utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Do.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galloway avoids it.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bruce Do has been cut.
Do scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galloway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Do leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do lands a knee to the body.
Galloway missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Do shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Do will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Do scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Do. That snapped Galloway's head back.
Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Galloway was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Galloway has his hands on Do's head, controlling the position.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Galloway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Galloway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galloway tries to get out of the position.
Galloway wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Galloway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do on the ground.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Galloway blocks nicely.
Do postures up in Galloway's guard and throws a big left but Galloway blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Galloway wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Do manages to pass to side control.
Do throwing shots but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Galloway is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
Galloway on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Galloway is looking to escape.
Galloway taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Galloway is trying to stand up here but Do is controlling him well.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galloway's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Do.
Do not doing much here.
Do is trying to control the action in half guard but Galloway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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!
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Galloway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do misses with a double jab.
Cub Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do avoids the head kick by Galloway.
Good work by Galloway as he checks the leg kick.
Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Galloway circles away.
Galloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galloway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do works Galloway's body with a nice hook.
Galloway throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
Galloway takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galloway avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Do makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Do blocks the elbow strike.
Galloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galloway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galloway is defending well for now.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Galloway blocks with his arms.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Galloway blocks with his arms.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galloway is rocked!
Do lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galloway backwards.
Oh Galloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galloway throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Galloway with a big uppercut! Galloway tries to clinch up but Do pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Galloway to the mat! Galloway covers up and Do unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Do!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bruce Do made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « Fatality MMA ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Winkle has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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23
215 lbs
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26
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kongo throws the left hand but Van Winkle avoids the punch easily.
Van Winkle sizes up Kongo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Winkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kongo, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Van Winkle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kongo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Winkle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kongo can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Van Winkle back against the cage.
Kongo wants to stall.
Van Winkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Van Winkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Winkle lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Van Winkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Winkle pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Winkle scores with a shot to the side of Kongo's head.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Winkle backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Winkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Winkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Winkle stalls.
Van Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo taking a breather.
Van Winkle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Van Winkle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Winkle crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
Van Winkle is working Kongo over against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Winkle controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Van Winkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Winkle slowing the pace effectively.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Winkle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
A short right from Van Winkle.
Nice elbow from Van Winkle.
The referee calls for Van Winkle to work.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Winkle gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kongo tries a body shot but Van Winkle blocks it.
Van Winkle avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Van Winkle on the inside.
Surge Kongo's cut is getting worse.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Winkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Van Winkle fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Van Winkle is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Winkle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Surge Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Winkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Winkle lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Winkle scores with the left hand. Kongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Winkle throws out a powerful jab.
Van Winkle slips a straight right by Kongo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kongo's half guard.
Van Winkle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kongo trying to hold on to Van Winkle's head to control him but Van Winkle postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Winkle lands a nice short elbow.
Van Winkle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Winkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Winkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Winkle content to control rather than advance.
Van Winkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Winkle seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Winkle working the head and body with strikes.
Kongo is looking to control Van Winkle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kongo avoid being mounted?
Van Winkle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Van Winkle controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Winkle controlling from mount.
Van Winkle avoids the attempt from Kongo to control.
Kongo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Winkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van Winkle trying to control but Kongo is having none of it.
Kongo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with some strikes.
Van Winkle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Surge Kongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kongo hang on?
Jeez, Surge Kongo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Surge Kongo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Van Winkle! Robert Van Winkle retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Robert Van Winkle 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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