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ONI 138 - Wrecker vs Shirahama PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Bonacelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonacelli has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Peter Gunnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Bonacelli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonacelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well.
Gunnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonacelli avoids it really well and circles away.
Gunnarsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonacelli to the ground. Gunnarsson is now in Bonacelli's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonacelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunnarsson postures up in Bonacelli's guard and throws a big left but Bonacelli blocks it.
Bonacelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonacelli wants to stand but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Bonacelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonacelli is trying to control the position but Gunnarsson postures up.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonacelli is retaining full guard.
Gunnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunnarsson 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.
Bonacelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonacelli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paolo Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonacelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Bonacelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonacelli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunnarsson somewhat.
Paolo Bonacelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonacelli throws a head kick that misses.
Gunnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonacelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Bonacelli slams his shin into Gunnarsson's torso.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab. Bonacelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonacelli's guard.
Bonacelli is controlling Gunnarsson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is working Bonacelli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonacelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonacelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonacelli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonacelli has Gunnarsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Gunnarsson prevents Bonacelli from getting back to his feet.
Bonacelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Bonacelli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonacelli slips a jab and a cross from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli looks for the body kick but Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonacelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonacelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli cracks Gunnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunnarsson shoots in but Bonacelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonacelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonacelli circles away.
Gunnarsson fails with the takedown.
Gunnarsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonacelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonacelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Bonacelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonacelli but Bonacelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt - Bonacelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Gunnarsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonacelli which made him look bad.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonacelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Bonacelli is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonacelli leaves Gunnarsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonacelli avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonacelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bonacelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonacelli pinned against the cage. Bonacelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunnarsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonacelli stalks Gunnarsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunnarsson's face. Gunnarsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunnarsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonacelli tries to sprawl out of it but Gunnarsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonacelli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonacelli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnarsson scores with a takedown into Bonacelli's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonacelli controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonacelli wants to take his opponent's back but Gunnarsson doesn't allow it.
Bonacelli content just to control the position here.
Bonacelli fails to move to back control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets back to half guard.
Bonacelli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gunnarsson working to try and regain half guard.
Bonacelli wants to control the pace but Gunnarsson is squirming around nicely.
Bonacelli is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bonacelli controlling the pace for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Bonacelli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Bonacelli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonacelli pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonacelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonacelli moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonacelli circles away.
Gunnarsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonacelli's waist but Bonacelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunnarsson off to one side.
A head kick misses from Bonacelli.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnarsson walks into a left hand.
Bonacelli tries to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonacelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunnarsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gunnarsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonacelli scores with a head kick.
Bonacelli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonacelli tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Bonacelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Bonacelli dominated that round.
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.
Sloppy strikes from Gunnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Bonacelli finds it's way through Gunnarsson's defenses.
Bonacelli clobbers Gunnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonacelli misses with a leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonacelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonacelli slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonacelli. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bonacelli. No joy for Gunnarsson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonacelli throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonacelli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonacelli tries to avoid it but Gunnarsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonacelli to the ground. Bonacelli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonacelli scores with a jab.
Gunnarsson is rocked!
Peter Gunnarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonacelli drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gunnarsson right on the button. Gunnarsson goes down! Bonacelli follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonacelli gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paolo Bonacelli!
A relieved looking Paolo Bonacelli 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: Enae Volare Mezzo. Fedor Lesnar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Do.
Lesnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Do is working away.
Lesnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Do is avoiding damage well.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lesnar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Do is working away.
Do regains half guard, as Lesnar was trying to land strikes.
Lesnar trying to control from Do's half guard. Do has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Do manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lesnar has Do in his guard.
Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Do stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lesnar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Do has managed to get both his arms back between Lesnar's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Do with a nice head shot there.
Do might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lesnar is trying to keep Do in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Do trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Do pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnar punching from the bottom.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
Lesnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lesnar wants to control but Do passes easily into half guard.
Lesnar gets full guard.
Lesnar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Do stacks Lesnar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Do!
Do trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Do working the head with strikes.
Lesnar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Do's best efforts.
Lesnar is still in real trouble! Can Do finish him?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Do lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Do landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar looks winded!
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lesnar quite badly. Lesnar pulls Do in close trying to recover. Do postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lesnar on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lesnar doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Do!
Jonny Do spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Busters Back. Carwin has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carwin pinned against the cage. Carwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin throws a series of strikes that have Cherry backpedaling.
Cherry takes one to the chin there.
Carwin lands with a hook. Cherry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
Cherry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carwin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cherry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carwin lands a jab.
Carwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Carwin wants to slow Cherry down by chopping away at his legs.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Nice defenses there by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cherry - that will leave a mark!
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Cherry connects with a nice looking jab.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carwin as he jumps to the side.
Carwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cherry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it.
Cherry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Cherry.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry misses with a hook.
Cherry misses with a hook
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Cherry misses.
Cherry throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Carwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cherry in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
A big left from Cherry misses.
Carwin scores with a one two! Cherry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab from Cherry.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cherry misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Carwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry.
Cherry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cherry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cherry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cherry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cherry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Carwin is predictable there
so Cherry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carwin working a defensive guard but Cherry passes into half guard.
Cherry is trying to control. Carwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carwin wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry preventing the sweep.
Carwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Carwin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carwin lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Cherry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carwin trying to control here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carwin wants to improve his position but Cherry is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry wants to control but Carwin is keeping him busy.
Carwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carwin.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
Carwin wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Carwin keeps moving.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cherry stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cherry trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Cherry 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.
Carwin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cherry is controlling him.
Cherry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Carwin keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Buster Cherry just wasn't active enough.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Cherry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Cherry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
Cherry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cherry scores with the left hand. Carwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cherry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carwin throws out a leg kick but Cherry moves out of range and Carwin only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Cherry. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cherry with a jab.
Cherry jabs Carwin right on the nose. Carwin blinks but takes it well.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Carwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carwin but Carwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cherry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Carwin misses with an uppercut.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Cherry misses with a jab to the body
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
Cherry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carwin's head backwards.
Cherry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherry misses the jab.
Cherry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cherry looks to land a left hand but Carwin moved out of range nicely.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwin lands a head kick!
Carwin works Cherry's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Carwin.
Cherry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carwin's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet but Cherry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carwin seems keen to control Cherry's posture.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Carwin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carwin is looking to sweep but instead, Cherry has passed into half guard.
Cherry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carwin is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cherry in particular looking to stall.
Cherry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cherry is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carwin reverses the position - he's now on top in Cherry's guard.
Carwin is stalling in the full guard.
Cherry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Carwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carwin throws a front kick aimed at Cherry's knee but Cherry avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Carwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cherry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin scores with a one two! Cherry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cherry doesn't seem bothered though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Cherry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin tries to move into range but Cherry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cherry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwin scores with a jab. Cherry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Carwin as Cherry shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carwin throws a body punch but Cherry moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin scores with the left hand. Cherry knows he should have avoided that one.
Carwin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cherry.
Cherry looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
Carwin throws a solid leg kick but Cherry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carwin.
Cherry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carwin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin lands with a kick to the temple. Cherry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cherry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Cherry misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cherry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body kick there by Carwin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!
Carwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with an outside leg kick.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carwin misses its intended target.
Cherry slips under a jab from Carwin.
Cherry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carwin walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
A shot to the body from Cherry misses
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Carwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cherry misses with an uppercut
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Cherry tries a head kick but it misses.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cherry's calf.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a wild body shot.
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cherry. Cherry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Carwin.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cherry throws out the jab.
Carwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cherry misses with a few strikes there.
Cherry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cherry.
A clash of legs there as Cherry blocks the low kick.
Cherry blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cherry there.
Carwin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Cherry.
Cherry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carwin swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
Cherry misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cherry lands a head shot.
Carwin cracks Cherry with an open hand slap.
Cherry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carwin defends it nicely.
Carwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin throws a head kick but Cherry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a single leg into guard. Carwin didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carwin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buster Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cherry is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cherry is squirming around, avoiding Carwin's attempts to control the action.
Carwin controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cherry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cherry is working hard here to advance position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is squirming around, avoiding Carwin's attempts to control the action.
Carwin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Carwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cherry blocks a low kick nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cherry somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Carwin does it's job there.
Carwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buster Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin tries to work over Cherry's front leg with a kick but Cherry checks it.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry misses with a body punch
and Carwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Carwin lands with a right hand.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwin connects with a leg kick. Cherry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carwin is looking to land body kicks.
Carwin connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin scores with a three punch combo!
Cherry throws a leg kick but Carwin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cherry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Shane Carwin wins by unanimous decision!
Shane Carwin very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World comes to the cage accompanied by The lost vikings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield throws an overhand right that lands on The World's shoulder, as The World tries to avoid the shot.
The World scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The World looks to score with a jab to the body but Hetfield is just out of range.
Hetfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hetfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
The World lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The World counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hetfield! The World lets Hetfield back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hetfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Versus The World has been cut.
The World leaves Hetfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The World uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hetfield misses with a hook. The World ducked under it nicely.
Hetfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The World sprawls well. The World wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hetfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from The World as Hetfield shoots in.
Versus The World has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hetfield.
Nice cross by The World.
A looping hook to the body misses from The World. Hetfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from The World.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a wild combination.
Hetfield is trying desperately to land a takedown but The World is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hetfield.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The World.
The World feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hetfield sprawling to the canvas! Hetfield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The World finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The World lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The World moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hetfield looks winded!
The World scores with a shot to the body.
The World dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hetfield. That did some damage!
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The World. The World obviously looking to wear him down.
The World is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hetfield is holding his hands too far apart here. The World throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hetfield is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Versus The World!
Versus The World really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Berto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Reade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Berto Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taylor Reade's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Berto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Reade!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berto Jr looks to land a body kick but Reade moved away.
Reade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berto Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berto Jr misses with a low kick.
Reade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berto Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berto Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Reade misses.
Devon Berto Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto Jr.
Reade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Reade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berto Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Berto Jr misses.
Reade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berto Jr throws a hook but Reade avoids it easily.
Reade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berto Jr on the side of the head.
Taylor Reade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Reade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berto Jr. Berto Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berto Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berto Jr. That did some damage!
Reade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Berto Jr
and Reade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berto Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berto Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Reade counter with a right hand.
Reade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berto Jr.
Reade blocks a low kick nicely.
Berto Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reade to the ground. Berto Jr is now in Reade's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Berto Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Reade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr won't allow Reade to sweep him here.
Berto Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Devon Berto Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Berto Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Berto Jr moves out of range easily.
Berto Jr throws a solid leg kick but Reade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Berto Jr.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick
and Reade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berto Jr's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Reade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick but Reade sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr throws a front kick aimed at Reade's knee but Reade avoids it well.
Berto Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reade's sensitive parts.
Reade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berto Jr.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
Reade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berto Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reade misses with a head kick.
Reade lands a head kick!
Reade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berto Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berto Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Berto Jr misses with a low kick.
Reade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
Berto Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Reade.
Berto Jr misses the shot to the body.
Reade walks into a straight right hand from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr moves in looking to clinch but Reade pushes him off.
Berto Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Berto Jr thuds his right hand into Reade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Berto Jr misses the jab.
Reade tries to clinch up but Berto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Reade throws a body kick that misses.
Berto Jr avoids the body shot from Reade.
Berto Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reade's corner calls for a 1-2. Reade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berto Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reade moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr misses with a wild combination.
Berto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reade lands a nice looking body kick.
Berto Jr is breathing heavily.
Reade connects with a solid leg kick.
Berto Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reade can pounce on him.
Berto Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reade.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reade.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Reade.
Reade connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Reade slams his shin into Berto Jr's torso.
Berto Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Reade as he connects with a hook.
Reade scoring well with a low kick there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reade.
Berto Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berto Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berto Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Berto Jr moves out of range easily.
Berto Jr loads up on a big right hand but Reade slips the punch.
Reade throws out a leg kick but Berto Jr moves out of range and Reade only half commits.
Reade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Reade has knocked Berto Jr down with a huge combo! Reade steps away and waves a wobbly Berto Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Berto Jr is rocked!
Reade connects with a leg kick. Berto Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Berto Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Reade! Berto Jr is out on his feet! Reade rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Berto Jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Berto Jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Reade!
A very excited looking Taylor Reade 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Jamie Reyes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
150 lbs
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30
165 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reyes was covering up waiting for the punch and Apollo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Apollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Apollo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Apollo trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Reyes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Apollo escapes and throws Reyes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reyes is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes struggling a bit here.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reyes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Apollo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Apollo's attempts to control the action.
Reyes is trying desperately to improve position.
Reyes tries to improve his position but instead Apollo has taken his back!
Reyes fending off the submission attempt from Apollo.
Reyes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is controlling the position but Reyes somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Apollo passes to side control.
Reyes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Apollo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to take a breather but Reyes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Apollo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollo won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Apollo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Apollo throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo moves into the clinch.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Reyes to work.
Apollo can't get the takedown.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
Apollo tries for a takedown but Reyes manages to get underhooks.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Apollo blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Apollo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Apollo pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Apollo.
Apollo moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Apollo is defended easily by Reyes.
Jamie Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Apollo.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Apollo ducks right into an uppercut from Reyes.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Apollo thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
Apollo looks to land a body kick but Reyes moved away.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Apollo misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's eight 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!
Apollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Apollo misses with a head kick.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes gets tackled into the cage by Apollo. Apollo maintains the clinch.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apollo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes lands a right hand.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Apollo.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a nice looking jab.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Apollo takes one to the chin there.
Apollo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Apollo is rocked!
Reyes jabs at Apollo's body.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
Apollo looks winded!
Reyes throws an overhand right that drops Apollo like a sack of potatoes! Reyes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's entrance music is "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
288 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a leg kick but DeMauler moved away.
Some wild striking there from DeMauler.
Kim throws a right hand that DeMauler ducks under and follows up with a left that DeMauler also avoids with ease.
DeMauler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeMauler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on DeMauler's shoulder, as DeMauler tries to avoid the shot.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeMauler circles away quickly and effectively.
DeMauler wants to clinch.
DeMauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler misses with the body kick
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
DeMauler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kim tries a low kick but DeMauler avoids it.
DeMauler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as DeMauler blocks the leg kick.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeMauler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeMauler throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a series of strikes. DeMauler will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeMauler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
DeMauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeMauler connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeMauler misses with a hook.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeMauler manages to avoid it.
DeMauler throws a body kick that misses
and Kim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
DeMauler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeMauler looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and DeMauler counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
DeMauler takes one to the side of the head.
DeMauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
DeMauler misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to chop away at DeMauler's legs.
DeMauler misses with a body kick.
DeMauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeMauler tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim defending well as DeMauler loads up on a big left hand.
DeMauler throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeMauler's hands.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeMauler.
DeMauler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but DeMauler moves his leg out of the way.
DeMauler throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMauler is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim checks a leg kick.
A head kick by DeMauler misses
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeMauler to score with a decent uppercut.
DeMauler misses with a straight left.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Rotte DeMauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses.
DeMauler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
DeMauler misses with a few strikes there.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeMauler looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeMauler.
DeMauler lands a front kick.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - DeMauler coming out on top.
DeMauler checks a low kick from Kim.
A jab from Kim misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler just misses with a punch to the body.
DeMauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a head kick that drops DeMauler to the mat! DeMauler scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeMauler checks a leg kick.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
DeMauler blocks a jab.
DeMauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but DeMauler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeMauler.
DeMauler wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeMauler.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from DeMauler
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler looks to land a combination. Kim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
DeMauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim avoids the head kick by DeMauler.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeMauler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim 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.
DeMauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
DeMauler lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's eight 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!
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim looks to land a body kick but DeMauler moved away.
DeMauler throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
DeMauler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeMauler.
DeMauler throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Nice defenses there by DeMauler.
DeMauler lands a body shot.
DeMauler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeMauler scores with a jab to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but DeMauler saw it coming and moves away.
DeMauler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
DeMauler throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim misses with a hook.
DeMauler tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeMauler is looking to clinch.
DeMauler thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a head kick that drops DeMauler to the mat! DeMauler scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
DeMauler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 DeMauler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeMauler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
DeMauler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeMauler looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
DeMauler misses with a body kick.
DeMauler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yedo Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeMauler misses the jab.
DeMauler takes one to the side of the head.
Kim fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops DeMauler to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! DeMauler looks to clinch but Kim throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! DeMauler taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yedo Kim!
After the big win, Yedo Kim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Supersize Me and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Stewie Griffen - Rocket Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
222 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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32
224 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drives through and clinches with Lodin against the cage.
Lodin lands a left hand.
Gracie trying to stall but Lodin improves his position.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Lodin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lodin misses with the head strike.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie pushes Lodin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodin stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Lodin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodin working aggressively here.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Lodin crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie is trying to push Lodin away but Lodin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodin.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie tries to break free but Lodin pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Lodin tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Lodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Lodin digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lodin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lodin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lodin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Lodin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lodin lands in his opponent's guard.
Lodin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to stand up but Lodin is controlling him.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lodin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Lodin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Lodin is working from the bottom.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Lodin is working from the bottom.
Lodin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Lodin has a good base and remains in mount.
Lodin with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lodin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lodin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie is rocked!
Lodin unloading with bombs!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Lodin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Lodin has a good base and remains in mount.
Lodin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Lodin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lodin is trying to control here but Gracie has managed to regain half guard.
Lodin slows the pace down in half guard.
Lodin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has control of Lodin's left arm, preventing Lodin from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Lodin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Lodin in his half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Lodin pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Lodin is defending well.
Lodin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lodin is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodin is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Lodin keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lodin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lodin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Lodin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lodin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Lodin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lodin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lodin did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Lodin wants to get back to full guard.
Lodin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Lodin is keeping him busy.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lodin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lodin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lodin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Frank Lodin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Lodin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lodin is looking to improve his position.
Lodin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a strike but Lodin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lodin trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lodin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Lodin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Lodin tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Lodin is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lodin unloading with bombs!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Lodin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Lodin content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Lodin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lodin lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gracie! Lodin sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gracie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Lodin!
Our winner, Frank Lodin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zhirkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yodsuwan scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhirkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhirkov avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Jab by Yodsuwan.
Zhirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Yodsuwan is just out of range.
Zhirkov looks for a takedown but Yodsuwan sprawls well.
A jab from Zhirkov does it's job there.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut.
Zhirkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zhirkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Zhirkov trying to control from half guard but Yodsuwan is working away.
Yodsuwan has his hands clasped together around Zhirkov's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is looking for a sweep. Zhirkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhirkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zhirkov content to control rather than advance.
Zhirkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yodsuwan keeps working.
Zhirkov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yodsuwan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Zhirkov!
Robert Zhirkov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faze Wrecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wrecker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Chase the Ace. Shirahama has chosen Fade To Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faze Wrecker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama throws a right and a left that Wrecker avoids nicely.
Wrecker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wrecker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wrecker tries to clinch up but Shirahama circles away and keeps his distance.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrecker but Wrecker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shirahama tries to move into range but Wrecker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but Wrecker shows good takedown defense.
Shirahama slips under a jab from Wrecker.
Shirahama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wrecker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Wrecker keeps moving.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wrecker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wrecker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shirahama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a big elbow that misses.
Shirahama won't allow Wrecker to get back to his feet.
Shirahama postures up and lands a big shot to Wrecker's brow.
Wrecker can't keep his opponent in guard - Shirahama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Shirahama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shirahama is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wrecker reverses the position - he's now on top in Shirahama's guard.
Shirahama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wrecker wants to stand but Shirahama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wrecker manages to get himself to full guard.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrecker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrecker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wrecker keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Shirahama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wrecker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shirahama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shirahama manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
Shirahama working some strikes from top position.
Shirahama is looking to work some ground and pound but Wrecker has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wrecker keeping full guard, as Shirahama tries to pass.
Shirahama prevents Wrecker from getting back to his feet.
Wrecker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrecker, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahamais looking to pass into half guard but Wrecker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wrecker is in guard.
Wrecker wants to get up but he can't break Shirahama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to improve his position but instead Wrecker has moved into half guard.
Wrecker prevents Shirahama from improving his position.
Wrecker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shirahama tries to get to full guard but Wrecker has control of the leg.
Wrecker wants to stand up but Shirahama is controlling the position.
Shirahama gets back to full guard.
Wrecker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shirahama wants to get back to his feet but Wrecker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shirahama working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Wrecker slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Wrecker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shirahama misses with a two punch combination.
Faze Wrecker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrecker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shirahama scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.
A slow jab from Wrecker misses its intended target.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.
Wrecker misses with a low kick.
Wrecker throws a leg kick but Shirahama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wrecker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wrecker misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wrecker misses with a hook to the body
and Shirahama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrecker's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wrecker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wrecker wants to sweep but no luck.
Shirahama trying to control but Wrecker is working from the bottom.
Shirahama trying to move into half guard but instead Wrecker has managed to sweep!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shirahama looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wrecker is defending well. Shirahama quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wrecker has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shirahama celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kenichi Shirahama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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