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Ascension: Tokyo Throwdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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217 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Howell as Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in.
Xanthopoulous Xvii misses with a takedown attempt
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii has been cut.
Xanthopoulous Xvii has his takedown stuffed
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Howell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xanthopoulous Xvii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xanthopoulous Xvii drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Howell wants to sweep but no luck.
Xanthopoulous Xvii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Howell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Howell is trying to control the position but Xanthopoulous Xvii postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Xanthopoulous Xvii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xanthopoulous Xvii might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Howell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Howell slaps away a takedown attempt from Xanthopoulous Xvii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Xanthopoulous Xvii did well to prevent Howell getting side control.
Xanthopoulous Xvii flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to control from the bottom.
Howell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is not content to let Howell control the position.
Xanthopoulous Xvii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulous Xvii trying to hold on to Howell's head to control him but Howell postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanthopoulous Xvii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to roll over but Howell keeps him under control.
Howell is nestled in close to Xanthopoulous Xvii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xanthopoulous Xvii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howell.
Howell is trying to control. Xanthopoulous Xvii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
Howell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xanthopoulous Xvii keeps working.
Howell is nestled in close to Xanthopoulous Xvii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howell lands with a punch from half guard.
Howell works his way into full mount!
Xanthopoulous Xvii wants to control but Howell is having none of it.
Howell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii taking shots to the head.
The cut above Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Howell controlling his opponent.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is bucking up trying to escape but Howell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Howell!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lester Howell thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. Takara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartbeats. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshiko Takara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takara lands with a nice body kick.
Takara misses with a hook.
Thompson throws a low kick but Takara moves out of range easily.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson slips a straight right by Takara.
Thompson throws a low kick but Takara moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takara misses with a wild body shot.
Takara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Takara's ribs.
Takara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takara walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takara staying out of range there.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Takara's leg but Takara calmly moves out of range.
Thompson moves out of range as Takara strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Takara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Takara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson slips a jab from Takara.
Takara throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Takara keeps it at a distance.
Takara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara misses with a straight right.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takara misses the shot to the body.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Takara is out of range.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Takara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Takara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takara throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thompson tried to score with a low kick but Takara checks it.
The fighters circling - Takara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takara tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takara's sensitive parts.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Takara moved away.
Takara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Takara slips the punch.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Takara takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson lands with a hook. Takara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara takes one to the chin there.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Takara is rocked!
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Takara is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Takara got wobbled bad by a big combination! Thompson presses forward with punches and knees until Takara stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Takara closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Thompson!
A very excited looking Calvin Thompson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to lukenback texas. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 lbs
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198 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid throws the left hand but Zero avoids the punch easily.
Kid catches Zero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zero looks to throw the jab but Kid is out of range.
Kid tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Kid misses.
Zero misses with a leg kick
and Kid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Kid.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zero being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kid - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zero.
A body shot lands from Kid.
Zero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is trying to pull guard but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Zero can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Zero has Kid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zero is trying to stall.
Zero takes a shot to the head.
Zero fails to pull guard.
Captain Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Kid lands a body shot.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Zero blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kid.
Zero with a knee to the head.
Kid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants to break free but Kid has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kid.
Zero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kid lands with a right to the head.
Kid lands an elbow just above Zero 's eye.
Zero fails to pull guard.
Zero is trying to pull guard but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Zero working aggressively here.
Kid lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Kid to work.
Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zero ducks right into an uppercut from Kid.
Kid cracks Zero with a good jab.
Zero is rocked!
A big right from Zero misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid drops Zero with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kid follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Kid!
Captain Kid decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tukka Hirvonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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World class 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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen misses with a body shot.
Hirvonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meighen lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Tukka Hirvonen has been cut.
Hirvonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meighen's hands.
Meighen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hirvonen scores with a nice head shot.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses.
Meighen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hirvonen is rocked!
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!
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Tukka Hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meighen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meighen throws a head kick but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Meighen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hirvonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meighen connects with a solid leg kick.
Hirvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meighen.
Meighen lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen catches Meighen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hirvonen slips a jab from Meighen.
Meighen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meighen blocks a jab.
Meighen misses with the combination.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Meighen scores with a spinning back kick!
Meighen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meighen lands a big right hand that sends Hirvonen crashing to the mat! Meighen stays standing though and waves Hirvonen back to his feet!
Oh Hirvonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meighen throws a hook but Hirvonen avoids it easily.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot
and Meighen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
Meighen missing with a left hand there. Hirvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meighen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hirvonen crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Meighen!
A relieved looking Arthur Meighen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blackford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackford misses with a takedown
and Foreman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackford thinking.
Blackford shoots for a double leg takedown but Foreman sprawls well. He's pushed Blackford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blackford defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.
Foreman rushes Blackford and presses him up against the cage.
Foreman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Blackford.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackford throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman tries to clinch but Blackford is having none of it.
Foreman takes a jab right on the kisser.
George Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackford throws the kick towards the body but Foreman avoids it.
Blackford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackford.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Blackford.
Blackford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses with an uppercut.
Blackford pushes Foreman away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford catches Foreman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford misses with a right hand
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Blackford scores with a body shot.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackford takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Blackford throws a front kick aimed at Foreman's knee but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman lands with an overhand left.
Nice straight punches there by Foreman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foreman.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Blackford avoids it well.
No luck for Blackford with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeman Blackford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Foreman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blackford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackford stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foreman misses with a looping right.
Blackford throws a lazy uppercut
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foreman is fending him off so far but Blackford persists. Nope, Foreman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blackford. Foreman shrugs it off though.
Blackford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford is looking to wear down Foreman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackford tried to score with a low kick but Foreman checks it.
Blackford connects with the punch.
Blackford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackford tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackford thumps Foreman with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Foreman blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Blackford tenderised Foreman's leg. Foreman is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foreman pushes Blackford up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Foreman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blackford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foreman's waist but Foreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackford off to one side.
Blackford scores with a leg kick.
Blackford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Blackford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Blackford.
Blackford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Foreman eats them both and turns towards Blackford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Foreman lands a left and a right that send Blackford crashing to the mat, dazed. Foreman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blackford is rocked!
It looks like Freeman Blackford has been cut.
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!
A big left from Blackford misses.
Oh Blackford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackford seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackford throws a leg kick but Foreman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackford misses with a double jab
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blackford 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 Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foreman checks the leg kick.
A jab from Foreman finds it's way through Blackford's defenses.
Foreman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foreman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Blackford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Foreman looks to land a left hand but Blackford moved out of range nicely.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blackford.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Foreman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackford is controlling him well.
Blackford lands a nice forearm strike.
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
Foreman regains half guard, as Blackford was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
Blackford trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
Blackford is working for a kimura but Foreman is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foreman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Foreman is refusing to be controlled, as Blackford sits in half guard.
Blackford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackford wants to work for an arm triangle but Foreman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is looking for a sweep. Blackford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foreman tries to kick Blackford off in order to stand up. Blackford Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Foreman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackford tries for a kimura but Foreman is defending well.
Foreman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackford is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Blackford advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freeman Blackford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blackford cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Blackford throws a solid leg kick but Foreman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackford.
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackford tries to land a leg kick but Foreman saw it coming and moves away.
Blackford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foreman misses with a left hand
and Blackford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foreman gets a clinch.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Blackford.
Blackford breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blackford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Blackford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackford.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Foreman.
Blackford cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Blackford.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Foreman misses.
Blackford throws a leg kick which misses Foreman's front leg but catches the back leg as Foreman tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford misses with a looping left.
Blackford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackford throws a right hand that misses
and Foreman counters with a straight right hand.
Foreman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Blackford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blackford throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blackford counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackford shoots for a takedown but Foreman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackford.
Blackford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Blackford.
Blackford misses with a right hand
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackford closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackford.
Blackford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Blackford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman just leaning against Blackford, taking a breather.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackford.
Blackford manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Foreman misses.
Blackford scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Blackford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blackford swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a one two combo.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freeman Blackford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freeman Blackford!
During a confident post fight interview, Freeman Blackford 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes to the cage accompanied by Seed - By Sublime. The crowd seem to be enjoying Handly's choice of entrance music: You Dropped a bomb on me. 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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159 lbs
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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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendry tries to avoid it but Handly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendry to the ground. Hendry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Handly throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Handly looks to throw the jab but Hendry is out of range.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendry misses with a hook. Handly ducked under it nicely.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry throws a right hand that Handly ducks under and follows up with a left that Handly also avoids with ease.
Hendry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Handly lands with an uppercut that bounces Hendry off the cage and back into range.
Handly misses with a body shot.
Hendry checks a low kick from Handly.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handly.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Hendry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handly.
Handly lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hendry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry throws a jab but it's blocked by Handly.
Handly throws a series of punches but Hendry moves out of range.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Hendry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hendry rather than just go for the knockout.
Handly misses with a wild combination.
Hendry misses with a kick to the body.
Hendry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendry loads up on a big right hand but Handly slips the punch.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendry. Handly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Handly misses.
Handly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handlys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Handly pushes Hendry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendry looking to stall.
Handly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Handly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Hendry stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hendry fails to land.
Hendry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handly backwards.
Handly tightens his grip and picks Hendry up, before dumping him to the ground. Hendry manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Handly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Handly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Handly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Handly postures up in Hendry's guard and throws a big left but Hendry blocks it.
Handly trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Hendry blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Handly throws a big elbow that misses.
Handly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hendry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hendry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hendry!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry is staying tight to Handly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Handly is looking for a sweep.
Hendry has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Handly!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Handly is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Handly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hendry throws a big shot that misses.
Handly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hendry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Handly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Handly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
Hendry misses with a straight left.
Handly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendry.
Handly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendry counters with a stiff right hand.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Handly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handly scores with a hook to the body. Hendry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Handly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendry throws out the jab.
Handly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handly throws a front kick aimed at Hendry's knee but Hendry avoids it well.
Handly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Handly there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handly manages to avoid it.
Hendry loads up on a big right hand but Handly slips the punch.
Hendry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hendry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hendry is on top in guard.
Hendry trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Hendry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry passes Handly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Handly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hendry trying to pass the guard but Handly defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry tries to stand and escape but Handly is controlling the position.
Handly trying to hold on to Hendry's head to control him but Hendry postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Handly scores with a nice right hand.
Handly wants to clinch.
Handly is looking to score with low kicks.
Handly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendry as he avoids it easily.
Handly looks to throw the jab but Hendry is out of range.
Hendry ducks under a wild hook from Handly.
Hendry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Hendry misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendry misses with a looping left.
Hendry misses the shot to the body.
Handly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handly throws a push kick but Hendry slaps the foot to one side.
Handly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hendry misses with a hook. Handly ducked under it nicely.
Handly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendry is looking for a sweep. Handly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendry is refusing to be controlled, as Handly sits in half guard.
Hendry is controlling Handly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colin Hendry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
That's time! Hendry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hendry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handly.
Handly throws a wild body kick that Hendry sees coming a mile off.
Hendry throws a leg kick but Handly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly lands an overhand right.
Handly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hendry connects with a jab.
Handly tries to clinch there but Hendry circles away.
Handly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Handly.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
Hendry looks to throw the jab but Handly is out of range.
Handly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry scores with a jab to the head.
Handly lands a nice hook to Hendry's body. Hendry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendry throws a one two combo.
Hendry missing with a left hand there. Handly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Handly.
Hendry scoring well with a low kick there.
Handly throws a push kick but Hendry slaps the foot to one side.
Hendry misses with a straight left.
Hendry thuds his right hand into Handly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Hendry throws an overhand right that lands on Handly's shoulder, as Handly tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Handly!
Handly misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Handly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendry throws out the jab.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
Handly throws a nice looking combination but Hendry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Handly moves away from the strike by Hendry.
Hendry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Handly's head.
Handly is rocked!
Handly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handly is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendry finish him?
Handly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendry counters with a crisp right that sends Handly to the canvas! Hendry follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Hendry!
A less than humble Colin Hendry misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts's entrance music is Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops. A fine choice. Denke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Runnin With The Devil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
21 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts throws a leg kick but Denke moved away.
Blunts lands the left hand.
Denke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blunts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Blunts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blunts shoots in for a double leg but Denke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blunts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Blunts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Blunts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denke.
Denke has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Blunts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blunts misses with a series of wild punches.
Blunts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denke's hands.
Blunts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blunts 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 Denke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Denke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blunts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denke misses the jab.
Blunts misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Denke misses
and Blunts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denke throws a lazy head kick
and Blunts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke moves out of range of the body kick from Blunts.
Some wild striking there from Blunts.
Blunts jabs Denke right on the nose. Denke blinks but takes it well.
Blunts moves out of range as Denke throws a body kick.
Blunts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denke's head.
Blunts throws a series of punches but Denke avoids them all with ease.
Denke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Denke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blunts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Denke wants to control but Blunts is having none of it.
Denke is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Blunts is staying active.
Denke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denke tries to lock up and control but Blunts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Denke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blunts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blunts controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts looking to finish with strikes here!
Denke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blunts wants to take a breather but Denke is having none of it.
Denke trying to hold on to Blunts's head to control him but Blunts postures up.
Denke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blunts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Denke's head.
Denke is trying to maintain the position but Blunts is very close to passing his half guard.
Denke gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
Denke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blunts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blunts connects with a looping right hand.
Blunts ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blunts checks a leg kick.
Denke connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts misses with an uppercut.
Blunts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Denke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blunts is in Denke's guard.
Denke wants to sweep here but Blunts controlling him for the moment.
Denke managing to control the position.
Blunts looking to pass the guard.
Denke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blunts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blunts looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denke is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denke is looking to advance position but Blunts has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blunts tries to control but Denke wriggling away.
Blunts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Denke tries to lock up and control but Blunts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blunts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blunts avoids the attempt from Denke to control.
Denke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blunts wants to control the pace but Denke is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blunts unloading with bombs!
Blunts throws some wild stikes that Denke manages to avoid easily.
Blunts prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Denke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blunts looking for a sweep. Not yet Blunts, not yet.
Blunts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blunts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Denke!
Blunts avoids the attempt from Denke to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts with shots to the head and body - Denke looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke tries to hold on but Blunts postures up.
Blunts punching from mount but Denke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blunts prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Blunts trying to control but Denke is having none of it.
Blunts prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Denke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
J Blunts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blunts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Denke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Denke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blunts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blunts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Denke slips a straight right by Blunts.
Blunts fails to land with a series of punches.
Blunts staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke lands with a nice body punch.
Denke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blunts. Blunts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blunts misses the shot to the body.
Blunts jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blunts's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denke working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blunts is on top in guard.
Blunts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Blunts pushing down on Denke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts prevents Denke from improving his position.
Blunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blunts working the head and body with strikes.
Denke is looking for a sweep. Blunts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denke trying to hold on to Blunts's head to control him but Blunts postures up.
Blunts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but Denke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Denke defending well though.
Blunts with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Denke tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blunts has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Denke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blunts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blunts breaks from Denke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blunts with shots to the head and body - Denke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke wants to control but Blunts is having none of it.
J Blunts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blunts tries to control but Denke wriggling away.
Blunts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Denke tries to lock up and control but Blunts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Blunts maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts lands a big shot there that rocks Denke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blunts landing strikes from the mount and Denke is in trouble!
Blunts scoring with strikes but Denke is staying in there.
Denke wants to control but Blunts is having none of it.
Blunts looking to control but Denke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blunts controlling the pace for now.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Blunts maintains control.
Blunts lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blunts. What's that going to do exactly?
Blunts is landing with some decent strikes but Denke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Denke regains half guard.
Blunts wants to control but Denke is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Blunts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blunts 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Blunts!
After winning the bout, J Blunts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Grossman.
Kenji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenji.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenji moves away from the strike by Grossman.
A leg kick checked by Grossman.
Grossman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman staying out of range there.
Grossman blocks a leg kick.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kenji misses.
Kenji throws a chopping leg kick but Grossman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, jab by Kenji - just one landing.
Grossman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenji misses the target.
Kenji avoids the head kick by Grossman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji digs a good hook to Grossman's body.
An inside leg kick from Kenji misses.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
Grossman avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenji throws out a leg kick but Grossman moves out of range and Kenji only half commits.
Grossman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Grossman checks the leg kick.
Grossman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kenji misses with a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Grossman catches Kenji right on the button with a cross.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Kenji moved out of range.
Kenji lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kenji under the eye.
Grossman checks a leg kick.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kenji to score with a decent uppercut.
Kenji lands with a hook. Grossman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
A left lands for Grossman.
Grossman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenji looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grossman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kenji's shoulder. That is not cool.
Grossman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kenji is trying to control Grossman's posture but Grossman avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Grossman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kenji struggling a bit here.
Grossman wants to control but Kenji is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kenji's shoulder. That is not cool.
Grossman tries to advance to mount but Kenji denies him.
Kenji is looking for a sweep.
Grossman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grossman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grossman landing a few strikes.
Grossman just content to control the position.
Grossman is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Grossman crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman trying to control the position but Kenji is working away.
Grossman has knee on belly momentarily but Kenji bucks him off and regains half guard.
Kenji is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Les Grossman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grossman lands a jab to the nose.
Grossman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kenji's calf.
Kenji thuds his right hand into Grossman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grossman, as that shot connected.
Grossman lands a leg kick that knocks Kenji off balance momentarily.
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!
Kenji jabs Grossman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grossman swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
Grossman tries to clinch up but Kenji circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenji bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grossman's head.
Kenji looks to land a right hand but Grossman moved out of range.
Kenji tries to work over Grossman's front leg with a kick but Grossman checks it.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenji cracks the inside of Grossman's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenji, as that shot connected.
Grossman misses with a low kick as Kenji jumps back.
Grossman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenji checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji throws a low kick but Grossman avoids it.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Kenji misses with a hook.
Kenji bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grossman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenji scores with a body shot.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Grossman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grossman.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Kenji lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Kenji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenji.
Grossman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grossman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Kenji lunges at Grossman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grossman's hand.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenji.
Grossman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grossman slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Kenji fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grossman is out of range.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman defending well as Kenji loads up on a big left hand.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grossman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grossman scores with a leg kick.
Grossman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grossman throws a head kick but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji throws a jab when Grossman was well out of range.
Kenji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grossman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenji off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenji.
Grossman is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenji blocks a low kick nicely.
Grossman 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.
Grossman checks a low kick from Kenji.
Grossman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman blocks a head kick by Kenji.
Kenji walks into a stiff left hand from Grossman.
Grossman throws a hook but Kenji avoids it easily.
Grossman misses with a looping left.
Grossman tries to clinch there but Kenji circles away.
Kenji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kenji.
Kenji tries to score with a low kick but Grossman moves his leg out of the way.
Kenji is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Grossman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenji doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tries to land a front kick but Kenji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
Kenji connects with a jab.
Kenji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenji misses with a wild body shot.
Kenji lands with a nice body kick.
Kenji needs to keep his hands up - Grossman had a free shot at his head there.
Kenji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenji loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grossman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Grossman.
Grossman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Grossman.
Kenji throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenji throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Kenji tries to work over Grossman's front leg with a kick but Grossman checks it.
Kenji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenji.
Kenji misses with a left hand
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
Grossman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
Kenji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Grossman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenji lands a leg kick that knocks Grossman off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grossman lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenji's head.
Kenji is looking to slow Grossman down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Kenji sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Kenji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Grossman moves into range and clinches up with Kenji.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenji.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenji with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman taking a breather.
Grossman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Kenji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
Grossman 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.
Kenji lands a nice shot that snaps Grossman's head back.
Grossman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Grossman tries to bum rush Kenji with a series of wild strikes but Kenji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Kenji lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Grossman with a jab.
Kenji throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenji.
Nice straight punches there by Kenji. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenji.
Grossman slips a straight right by Kenji.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grossman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grossman clinches with his opponent.
Kenji scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Kenji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grossman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman is looking to control Kenji's arms but Kenji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grossman has his back to the cage.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but Grossman blocks with his arms.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kenji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grossman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Grossman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenjis head.
Kenji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenji has Grossman pressed against the cage, preventing Grossman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kenji misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman blocking some punches.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Grossman blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurokawa Kenji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurokawa Kenji!
A very excited looking Kurokawa Kenji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer 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.
Royer lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Royer takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Lazarus Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Royer's knee but Royer avoids it well.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royer.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Royer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones clobbers Royer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Royer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones stuns Royer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Royer counters with a body kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Royer avoids the punch easily.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royer.
Jones wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Royer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Royer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Royer to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Royer blocks the leg kick.
Royer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Royer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royer's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Royer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Royer looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Royer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royer throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Royer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Royer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Royer. Those never looked like landing.
Royer scores with a kick to the body.
Jones cracks Royer with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer is looking to land body kicks.
Lazarus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Royer.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Royer checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Royer.
Jones throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Royer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick
and Royer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Royer counters with a nice body kick.
Royer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Royer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royer slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Royer counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Royer slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Royer tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royer.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Royer slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Royer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Royer moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Royer looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Royer counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones motions for Royer to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Royer.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer misses with a leg kick.
Royer staying out of range there.
Royer slips a straight right by Jones.
Royer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Royer's guard.
Royer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Royer is keeping the position.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Royer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Royer controlling Jones's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Royer counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royer misses the target.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royer throws out the jab.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazarus Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Royer walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Dakota Royer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royer is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones avoids the head kick by Royer.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Royer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royer misses with a body shot.
Jones cracks the inside of Royer's front leg.
Royer looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Royer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Royer misses with an uppercut.
Jones pushes Royer away with a front kick.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Royer is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Royer is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Royer is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Royer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royer keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Royer, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Royer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Royer is avoiding damage well.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Royer denies him.
Royer tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazarus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazarus Jones!
Lazarus Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Pendulum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Back. Perry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run For Cover kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Snake The Pendulum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
27 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snake The Pendulum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Perry.
Perry swings for the body but The Pendulum moves out of range.
The Pendulum pushes Perry up against the cage in a clinch.
Perry tries a body shot but The Pendulum blocks it.
The Pendulum misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Pendulum breaks from the clinch.
The Pendulum misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snake The Pendulum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pendulum scores with a body shot.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pendulum walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
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!
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pendulum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as The Pendulum blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum lands a jab.
Perry tries to land a body kick
and The Pendulum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Snake The Pendulum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry thumps The Pendulum with a low kick.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pendulum manages to avoid it.
Good work by The Pendulum as he checks the leg kick.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Pendulum wants to clinch up but Perry keeps it at a distance.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
Perry scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns The Pendulum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum regains half guard.
Perry prevents The Pendulum from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry passes the guard and advances to mount!
Perry with the ground and pound from mount.
Perry lands a big shot there that rocks The Pendulum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Pendulum is rocked!
Perry postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked The Pendulum badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Perry around the waist but Perry pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Perry is the winner by TKO! Perry jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Perry!
Lee Perry took some time post fight to say the following; 'To express myself by wise words from my teammate Peter Tosh - "Coming in HOT" for the TOP spot! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQjuKC1oJs'.
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