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Rivals LXIV: Tikkanen vs. Tibs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ixa Lixa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. Ixa Lixa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ixa Lixa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lixa wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Lixa checks a low kick from Jackson.
Lixa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lixa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lixa is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Lixa.
Lixa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lixa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lixa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lixa closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
It looks like Ixa Lixa has been cut.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lixa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lixa's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lixa avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lixa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lixa effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lixa's defenses.
That has opened up Ixa Lixa's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lixa lands a shot to the body.
Lixa takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Ixa Lixa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Lixa.
Lixa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lixa looking to slow down the pace here.
Lixa wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lixa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lixa avoids it.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lixa is defending well for now.
Lixa blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lixa avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Lixa blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Lixa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lixa is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lixa has his back to the cage.
Lixa is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Ixa Lixa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lixa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lixa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lixa.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lixa.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lixa slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Lixa is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Lixa shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ixa Lixa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Jackson!
Andrew Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipo Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philipo Taito!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Taito. That's going to slow Habana down.
Habana manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Taito on his heels. He'll look to pass Taito's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Habana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taito really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Habana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Habana throws a big right hand that misses.
Habana tries to free his leg and advance position but Taito is retaining full guard.
Habana drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Habana as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Taito screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Habana! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bryan Habana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kin Sackett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kin Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frank counters with a shoot takedown. Sackett fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sackett can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Frank drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Frank as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sackett screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Frank! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jason Frank!
Our winner, Jason Frank, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek has chosen Somebody to Love as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Wojatzek!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojatzek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fiddler on his heels. He'll look to pass Fiddler's guard now, I'm sure.
Wojatzek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fiddler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiddler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wojatzek passes Fiddler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiddler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wojatzek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wojatzek's back!
Wojatzek staying busy and making it hard for Fiddler to control.
Wojatzek trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fiddler struggling to land strikes to the head as Wojatzek covers up.
Wojatzek trying to control the hands but Fiddler won't let him.
Wojatzek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fiddler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wojatzek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler is controlling the pace.
Wojatzek tries to roll over but Fiddler keeps him under control.
Fiddler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wojatzek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fiddler controlling the action here.
Wojatzek is trying to control but can't.
Freddie Fiddler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wojatzek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojatzek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fiddler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fiddler is trying to buck Wojatzek off.
Wojatzek scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fiddler to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojatzek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wojatzek is staying tight to Fiddler's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fiddler is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Wojatzek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek scores with punches from side control.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Wojatzek is looking to take a break and control but Fiddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiddler is trying to get back to half guard.
Wojatzek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wojatzek trying to control the position but Fiddler is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojatzek grinds an elbow into Fiddler's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojatzek is looking to take a break and control but Fiddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiddler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wojatzek connects with a decent elbow.
Fiddler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fiddler is not content to let Wojatzek control the position.
Wojatzek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojatzek scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Fiddler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wojatzek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fiddler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojatzek.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot.
Fiddler swings for the body but Wojatzek moves out of range.
Wojatzek misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Adam Wojatzek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojatzek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fiddler was covering up waiting for the punch and Wojatzek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wojatzek trying to control but Fiddler is working from the bottom.
Wojatzek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Adam Wojatzek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wojatzek lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wojatzek. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fiddler manages to get back to half guard.
Wojatzek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wojatzek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wojatzek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiddler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wojatzek working the head and body with strikes.
Wojatzek wants to take a breather but Fiddler is having none of it.
Wojatzek looks to land a strike but Fiddler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wojatzek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wojatzek has picked Fiddler up and slammed him! Fiddler can't keep hold of the triangle and Wojatzek manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Wojatzek politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wojatzek prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fiddler regains half guard, as Wojatzek was trying to land strikes.
Wojatzek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fiddler regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wojatzek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wojatzek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek pushes down on Fiddler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wojatzek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Wojatzek is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wojatzek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fiddler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wojatzek.
Fiddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fiddler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wojatzek.
Wojatzek wants to pass to mount but Fiddler is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wojatzek throwing shots but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Wojatzek is keen to just control but Fiddler is a slippery customer.
Wojatzek prevents Fiddler from improving his position.
Wojatzek stalling.
Wojatzek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojatzek trying to advance position but Fiddler counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Fiddler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wojatzek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fiddler.
Wojatzek shoots for a double leg takedown but Fiddler sprawls well. He's pushed Wojatzek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fiddler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Adam Wojatzek has been cut.
No joy there for Wojatzek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fiddler 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.
Fiddler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojatzek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojatzek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiddler.
Wojatzek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wojatzek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fiddler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojatzek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wojatzek.
Fiddler thows a body shot but no joy.
Fiddler digs a good hook to Wojatzek's body.
Wojatzek throws a hook but Fiddler avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Wojatzek.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Wojatzek throws a jab when Fiddler was well out of range.
Wojatzek is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fiddler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fiddler thows a body shot but no joy.
Fiddler misses with a straight left.
Fiddler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Freddie Fiddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler cracks Wojatzek with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojatzek lands with a shot to the body.
Freddie Fiddler is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fiddler throws a push kick but Wojatzek slaps the foot to one side.
Wojatzek looks to land a right hand but Fiddler moved out of range.
Wojatzek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fiddler's head.
Wojatzek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wojatzek lands in his opponent's guard.
Wojatzek passes Fiddler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wojatzek is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wojatzek connects with a nice short shot to Fiddler's temple.
Wojatzek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fiddler defending well though.
Fiddler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wojatzek.
Wojatzek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wojatzek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fiddler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fiddler.
Adam Wojatzek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler has control of Wojatzek's left arm, preventing Wojatzek from doing any damage.
Fiddler keeping moving, preventing Wojatzek from controlling successfully.
Wojatzek content to stall in guard here.
Wojatzek looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Wojatzek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wojatzek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Wojatzek!
Adam Wojatzek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sekirei Musubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ali Seyedi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sekirei Musubi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musubi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musubi scores with a jab to the body.
Musubi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seyedi.
Musubi lands a lovely overhand right.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seyedi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Musubi is able to avoid easily.
Seyedi misses with a low kick as Musubi jumps back.
Seyedi slips a jab and a cross from Musubi.
Nice defenses there by Seyedi.
Musubi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Musubi missing with a left hand there. Seyedi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seyedi tries to clinch there but Musubi circles away.
Musubi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Musubi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musubi. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musubi throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi slips a jab and a cross from Musubi.
Musubi blocks a head kick by Seyedi.
Musubi misses with a straight left.
Seyedi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musubi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seyedi 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 Musubi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musubi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seyedi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Musubi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Musubi misses with a looping left.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Musubi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Musubi dips to his left and cracks Seyedi with an uppercut!
Seyedi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seyedi ducks right into an uppercut from Musubi.
Seyedi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sekirei Musubi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musubi thuds his right hand into Seyedi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musubi misses with a two punch combination.
Musubi misses with an uppercut. Seyedi saw that one coming.
Musubi misses with a lunging right hand
and Seyedi counters with a head kick that drops Musubi to the mat! Musubi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Musubi is rocked!
Seyedi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Musubi crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ali Seyedi!
In his post fight interview, Ali Seyedi gave a big smile as he said 'say what?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Orbiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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207 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Orbiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Watanabe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orbiso did well to prevent Watanabe getting side control.
Watanabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watanabe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watanabe not doing much here.
Watanabe thows a huge punch but Orbiso dodges it nicely.
Watanabe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe trying to control the action but Orbiso is working from the bottom.
Orbiso tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe thows a huge punch but Orbiso dodges it nicely.
Watanabe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orbiso trying to hold on to Watanabe's head to control him but Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe wants to control but Orbiso is keeping him busy.
Orbiso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orbiso defending well though.
Orbiso pushes Watanabe off looking to stand but Watanabe dives back in and keeps control.
Orbiso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watanabe scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe working Orbiso over with strikes.
Watanabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orbiso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orbiso taking some punishment here, with Watanabe in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orbiso trying to control the position.
Watanabe won't allow Orbiso to get back to his feet.
Watanabe lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watanabe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orbiso has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orbiso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orbiso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanabe has managed to get both his arms back between Orbiso's legs - danger averted.
Watanabe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watanabe lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe postures up in Orbiso's guard and throws a big left but Orbiso blocks it.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but Orbiso blocks nicely.
Watanabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Orbiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe looking to sit in guard and control but Orbiso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watanabe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Orbiso prevents Watanabe from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orbiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to stand but Orbiso is controlling the position.
Watanabe pushes Orbiso off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A slow jab from Watanabe misses its intended target.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Orbiso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Orbiso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurt Orbiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Orbiso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watanabe.
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orbiso is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Orbiso circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe looks winded!
Good shot there by Orbiso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Orbiso feints a jab promting Watanabe to slip. Orbiso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watanabe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Orbiso shows good takedown defense.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Orbiso's head but Orbiso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Watanabe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orbiso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orbiso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Orbiso sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurt Orbiso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Orbiso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orbiso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watanabe backs up against the cage.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Orbiso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watanabe, pushing him back against the cage.
Orbiso is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurt Orbiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kengo Watanabe.
Orbiso lands a hook that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Orbiso gets control of Watanabe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Orbiso will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Orbiso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Orbiso keeps moving.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orbiso's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orbiso wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Watanabe postures up in Orbiso's guard and throws a big left but Orbiso blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orbiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Orbiso keeps moving.
Watanabe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orbiso wants to stand but Watanabe is controlling the position.
Watanabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kengo Watanabe.
Watanabe has a takedown stuffed.
Orbiso throws a series of punches but Watanabe avoids them all with ease.
Orbiso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watanabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watanabe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orbiso's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Watanabe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orbiso looks a forlorn figure.
Watanabe lands a big shot there that rocks Orbiso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watanabe landing punches.
Watanabe with shots to the head and body - Orbiso looks very uncomfortable down there.
Watanabe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watanabe controlling his opponent.
Watanabe with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watanabe trying to control but Orbiso is having none of it.
Watanabe with good strikes from the mount here!
Watanabe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orbiso's face.
Watanabe scoring with strikes but Orbiso is staying in there.
Orbiso is rocked!
It looks like Kurt Orbiso has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watanabe looking to finish Orbiso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orbiso!
Oh Orbiso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watanabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watanabe is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Orbiso goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Watanabe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kengo Watanabe!
A victorious Kengo Watanabe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Berrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrao comes to the cage accompanied by Common Knowledge - by Asher Roth. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rutten's choice of entrance music: Pride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Excellent 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Berrao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Berrao pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Berrao as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Berrao.
Sloppy strikes from Berrao. Those never looked like landing.
Berrao misses with the combination.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Berrao keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
Rutten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berrao is out of range.
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten throws a jab when Berrao was well out of range.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Berrao moved out of range.
Berrao swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Berrao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Berrao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten tries to work over Berrao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Berrao manages to break the clinch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrao tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Berrao throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Bas Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berrao avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Berrao lands with a hook. Rutten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berrao connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Berrao gets the takedown into side control.
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.
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!
Berrao throwing strikes but Rutten manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Berrao gets back to half guard.
Berrao is pressing down on Rutten's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berrao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rutten is aware though and is defending well.
Rutten looking to pass the guard.
Berrao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutten manages to get himself to full guard.
Berrao 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.
Berrao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berrao is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Berrao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berrao is fighting to break Rutten's control of his arms but Rutten is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berrao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berrao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rutten lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Berrao!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Rutten there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rutten thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Berrao is looking to improve his position but Rutten isn't that keen on the idea.
Rutten jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Berrao is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Berrao and Rutten has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rutten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rutten working away.
Berrao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rutten is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berrao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berrao throwing shots but Rutten is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berrao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berrao in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rutten tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Berrao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Berrao!
After the fight, Miguel Berrao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermanni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rojas's choice of entrance music: Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermanni was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Hermanni rushes Rojas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hermanni.
Hermanni stops a takedown attempt from Rojas.
Rojas tries to work over Hermanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hermanni with a knee to the head.
Rojas lands a right hand.
Hermanni trying to stall but Rojas improves his position.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas is trying to break the clinch but Hermanni has him pressed against the cage.
Hermanni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hermanni misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hermanni.
Rojas working hard to break the clinch.
Hermanni slows down the pace here.
Hermanni looking to stall.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Hermanni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojas thows a leg kick but Hermanni checks it
and Hermanni counters with a nice leg kick.
Hermanni blocks the body kick.
Hermanni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hermanni lands with a nice body punch.
Hermanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
A lazy left from Hermanni finds it's target.
Pelle Hermanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermanni misses with a straight left.
Hermanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermanni. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hermanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermanni.
Rojas thows a leg kick but Hermanni checks it
and Hermanni counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni moves into range and clinches up with Rojas.
Rojas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hermanni prevents it.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermanni works the jab nicely.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Hermanni's body.
Rojas misses with the combination.
Hermanni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hermanni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rojas counters with a right hand to the body.
Hermanni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. Hermanni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermannis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rojas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hermanni slips under a jab from Rojas.
A jab from Hermanni finds it's way through Rojas's defenses.
Rojas scores with a nice strike.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Hermanni's front leg but catches the back leg as Hermanni tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hermanni.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hermanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hermanni tries to clinch up.
Rojas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Hermanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hermanni doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Pelle Hermanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni throws a sloppy head kick
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
Hermanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanni instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rojas fails to land.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas shoots in looking for a takedown but Hermanni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rojas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pelle Hermanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Rojas.
Hermanni wants to clinch but Rojas slips to the side
and Rojas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rojas looks to land a body kick but Hermanni moved away.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Hermanni moves out of range.
Hermanni tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermanni wants to clinch
and Rojas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pelle Hermanni will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermanni.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Hermanni misses.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Hermanni rushes Rojas and presses him up against the cage.
Hermanni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Hermanni tries a knee to the head but Rojas blocks it.
Hermanni misses with a knee strike.
Rojas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanni.
A short body shot lands from Rojas as the two fighters clinch.
Hermanni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hermanni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Rojas gets tackled into the cage by Hermanni. Hermanni maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas gets control of Hermanni's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rojas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rojas can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hermanni stopping the sweep attempt from Rojas.
Hermanni trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rojas looking to control but Hermanni passes into half guard.
Hermanni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rojas keeps working.
Hermanni wants to stand up but Rojas is controlling the position.
Rojas is doing well to control the position and prevent Hermanni from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rojas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rojas is pressing down on Hermanni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rojas controls Hermanni momentarily but Hermanni frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rojas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hermanni defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hermanni controls the pace.
Hermanni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pelle Hermanni just wasn't active enough.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hermanni lands a head kick. Rojas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a right hand that Hermanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermanni also avoids with ease.
Hermanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hermanni is fending him off so far but Rojas persists. Nope, Hermanni circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermanni wants to clinch.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermanni.
Hermanni misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermanni throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pelle Hermanni will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rojas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermanni.
Hermanni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arturo Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojas.
Hermanni moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Hermanni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
Hermanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermanni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermanni misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Hermanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hermanni catches Rojas right on the button with a cross.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Hermanni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Hermanni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hermanni as he connects with a hook.
Hermanni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermanni throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Hermanni moves into the clinch.
Rojas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hermanni just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rojas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermanni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Rojas tries to break the clinch but Hermanni is controlling the position.
Pelle Hermanni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hermanni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rojas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rojas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hermanni after a bit of a struggle.
Hermanni trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hermanni.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Hermanni trying to control the position but instead, Rojas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hermanni into the cage.
Hermanni misses with a knee to the head.
Rojas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermanni.
Hermanni wants to clinch.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Hermanni saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Hermanni avoids it.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hermanni with a nice cross.
Hermanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pelle Hermanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas digs a good body shot into Hermanni's ribs.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hermanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Rojas stuns Hermanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rojas misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Hermanni's head back.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Hermanni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hermanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Hermanni moves out of range.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pelle Hermanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Rojas.
The crowd cheers as Hermanni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojas doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hermanni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermanni tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hermanni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arturo Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermanni counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermanni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermanni!
Pelle Hermanni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Tibs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tibs's choice of entrance music: Atreyu - The Crimson. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Tibs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tibs misses with a low kick.
Tikkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tibs takes the fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tibs just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tibs.
Tibs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tikkanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tibs.
Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Tibs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tikkanen.
Tibs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tikkanen misses with an uppercut.
Tikkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tibs slips under a jab from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is looking to slow Tibs down with leg kicks.
Tikkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tibs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tibs defending well as Tikkanen loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen cracks Tibs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tikkanen misses with a head kick.
Tikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen cracks Tibs with an open hand slap.
Tikkanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tibs. That one must have hurt.
Tibs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tibs wants to stall.
Tikkanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tibs throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Tikkanen goes for a takedown attempt but Tibs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tibs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen slips under a jab from Tibs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikkanen connects with a high kick.
Tikkanen checks the leg kick.
Tikkanen missing with a left hand there. Tibs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tibs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tikkanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tibs is refusing to be controlled, as Tikkanen sits in half guard.
Tibs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tibs.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tibs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tikkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tibs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tikkanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tibs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tikkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tikkanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tibs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikkanen slips nicely into half guard.
Tibs wants to get back to full guard.
Tibs is looking to escape.
Tibs is trying to maintain the position but Tikkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Tikkanen stalling.
Tibs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen working Tibs over with strikes.
Tibs is refusing to be controlled, as Tikkanen sits in half guard.
Tikkanen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tibs wants to control but Tikkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tibs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tibs sees it coming and defends easily.
Tikkanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tikkanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tibs wants to control but Tikkanen is keeping busy.
Tikkanen prevents Tibs from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tibs is looking for a sweep. Tikkanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tikkanen clobbers Tibs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tibs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tibs thuds his right hand into Tikkanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tibs needs to keep his hands up - Tikkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Tibs clinches with his opponent.
Tikkanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tibs is keeping busy.
Tikkanen is trying to break free.
Tibs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tikkanen's efforts to push away.
Tikkanen breaks from the clinch.
Tibs wants to clinch.
Tibs connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen throws a looping overhand right but Tibs ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibs lands with an uppercut that bounces Tikkanen off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Tikkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tibs blocks a jab.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Tikkanen misses its intended target.
Tikkanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tibs keeps working.
Tikkanen wants to free his trapped foot but Tibs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tikkanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tibs is refusing to be controlled, as Tikkanen sits in half guard.
Tikkanen controlling the action here.
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.
Tikkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tibs's head.
Tibs is trying to maintain the position but Tikkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Tikkanen trying to control the action but Tibs is working from the bottom.
Tibs is looking to get back to full guard here but Tikkanen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tibs tries to improve position but can't.
Tibs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tikkanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esa Tikkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tikkanen cracks Tibs with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scoring with punches from side control.
Tibs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tibs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tikkanen.
Tibs wants to get back to his feet.
Tikkanen is taking a breather. Tibs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tibs is trying to get back to full guard.
Tibs trying to get back to full guard but Tikkanen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tikkanen looking to control but Tibs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tikkanen dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Tikkanen controlling from mount.
Tikkanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tikkanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tibs is rocked!
Tikkanen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tibs badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tikkanen around the waist but Tikkanen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tikkanen is the winner by TKO! Tikkanen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen retains his light heavyweight title!
Esa Tikkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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