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ONI 146 - KYLE vs BELMONT PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Hopo has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Ghengis Congo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Congo wants to clinch.
Congo has closed the distance and engaged Hopo in a clinch.
Congo misses with an elbow over the top.
Hopo wants to take the fight to the mat but Congo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopo won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Congo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ghengis Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hopo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Congo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Congo.
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Congo misses with an uppercut
and Hopo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Congo's guard now.
Congo trying to keep a closed guard but Hopo is proving a slippery customer.
Hopo postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Hopo won't allow Congo to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopo throwing strikes from guard but Congo blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Hopo misses the jab.
Congo swings for the body but Hopo moves out of range.
Hopo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hessu Hopo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Congo.
That has opened up Hessu Hopo's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Hopo closes the distance and clinches up with Congo, looking for a takedown. Hopo pushes Congo against the cage but Congo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Congo avoids the body shot from Hopo.
Hopo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Congo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopo scrambles back to his feet.
Hopo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Congo doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hopo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hopo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghengis Congo!
Ghengis Congo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Popeye gives me biiiig muscles... BOOYAH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn has chosen Diary of a Madman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Bate misses.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Dunn throws a leg kick
and Bate counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bate.
Dunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunn tries to bum rush Bate with a series of wild strikes but Bate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunn pushes Bate up against the cage in a clinch.
Bate lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bate as the two fighters clinch.
Bate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn is trying to break free.
Dunn is trying to push Bate away but Bate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dunn looking to throw knees to the head but Bate is blocking nicely.
Bate lands an uppercut.
Dunn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Dunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bate.
Bate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunn has a couple of punches blocked by Bate.
Bate can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Dunn lands an elbow just above Bate 's eye.
Dunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bate wants the takedown. Dunn is fighting it off but Bate persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dunn's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bate preventing the sweep.
Dunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunn, not yet.
Bate trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate being controlled here momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bate misses with a takedown attempt - Dunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunn connects with a looping right hand.
Dunn avoids a kick to the body.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Dunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bate connects with a right hand. Dunn shakes it off.
Bate throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
Bate walks into a left hand.
Bate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunn throws a sloppy head kick and Bate moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Bate there.
Dunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bate throws out the jab.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bate.
Dunn misses with a low kick as Bate jumps back.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunn scores with a four punch combination!
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Dunn gets caught flat footed, as Bate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate is working Dunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bate won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bate stands up over Dunn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Bate throwing strikes from guard but Dunn blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bate manages to get himself to full guard.
Bate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunn is one step ahead there.
Bate trying to keep a closed guard but Dunn is proving a slippery customer.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunn is one step ahead there.
Bate looking for a guillotine here but Dunn defends easily.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dunn postures up in Bate's guard and throws a big left but Bate blocks it.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunn trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mark Dunn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dunn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a nice forearm strike.
Bate is looking to regain half guard here but Dunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate is looking to control Dunn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bate avoid being mounted?
Bate manages to get to full guard.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunn won't allow Bate to sweep him here.
Dunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunn wants to pass the guard but Bate is keeping the position.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn connects with a couple of short punches.
Bate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bate 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.
Bate wants to finish this one by submission but Dunn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bate.
Dunn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bate content just to control the position here.
Bate punching from mount but Dunn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate prevents Dunn from getting the reversal.
Dunn tries to hold on but Bate pushes him away.
Bate wants to control the pace but Dunn is squirming around nicely.
Dunn tries to reverse the position but Bate maintains control.
Bate looking to finish Dunn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dunn!
Dunn is looking to get to half guard.
Dunn regains half guard.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is trying to control. Dunn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dunn trying to control but Bate postures up.
Dunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunn.
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 Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Bate pushes him off.
Dunn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunn throws a front kick aimed at Bate's knee but Bate avoids it well.
Bate tries to land a leg kick but Dunn saw it coming and moves away.
Bate throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn throws a low kick but Bate avoids it.
Bate blocks a jab.
Dunn shoots in and drives through. Bate sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn 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.
Dunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunn misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bate.
Bate closes the distance and clinches up with Dunn, looking for a takedown. Bate pushes Dunn against the cage but Dunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bate as he avoids it easily.
Bate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Bate misses with a leg kick
and Dunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Dunn tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Dunn tries to work over Bate's front leg with a kick but Bate checks it.
Bate misses with a straight left.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Bate pushes him off.
Dunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn lands a leg kick that knocks Bate off balance momentarily.
Bate leaves Dunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Bate as he checks the leg kick.
Dunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Bate.
Bate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bate.
Dunn throws a head kick but Bate moves out of range.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Dunn slips the punch.
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bate drops his hands momentarily and Dunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn with the ground and pound but Bate regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunn stalling away here and it's allowed Bate to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dunn controls the pace.
Dunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunn has managed to get both his arms back between Bate's legs - danger averted.
Bate managing to control the position.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Bate is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dunn stays in close to Bate's body and controls the position.
Bate has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Bate wants to sweep here but Dunn controlling him for the moment.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is fighting to break Bate's control of his arms but Bate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dunn preventing the sweep.
Dunn postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunn throws a low kick but Bate moves out of range easily.
Bate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dunn sprawls well initially but Bate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate is taking a breather. Dunn 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.
Dunn wants to control but Bate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bate is keen to just control but Dunn is a slippery customer.
Dunn tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dunn's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate is trying to control the action in half guard but Dunn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bate tries to pass to full mount but Dunn defends it.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunn wants to control but Bate is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bate, right into the meat.
Bate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dunn misses with a leg kick
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dunn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Dunn
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunn throws a hook but Bate avoids it easily.
Bate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dunn wants to control but Bate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dunn taking some punishment here, with Bate in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn is looking to improve his position.
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. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Dunn's temple.
Bate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bate is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dunn reverses the position - he's now on top in Bate's guard.
Bate looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dunn slips nicely into half guard.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Bate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dunn pulls his head out easily.
Dunn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bate is just riding it out for now. Dunn eventually gives up the hold.
Bate regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bate is on top in guard.
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 Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Bate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunn.
Bate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunn on the side of the head.
Dunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Bate.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Bate.
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunn misses with the head strike.
Dunn misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dunn as the two fighters clinch.
Dunn landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate misses with the head strike.
Bate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunn scores with a knee to the head.
Dunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunn tries to circle away but Bate has him pinned against the cage.
Bate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunn prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bate.
A short right from Bate.
A hook to the body from Dunn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Dunn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunn cracks Bate with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn lands a nice elbow.
Bate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bate.
Dunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bate.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bate gets underhooks to prevent Dunn's takedown attempt.
Bate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bate tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bate is out of range.
Dunn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bate sprawls well initially but Dunn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bate is trying to control but can't.
Bate is pressing down on Dunn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bate looking to control but Dunn passes into half guard.
Dunn is thwarting Bate's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to get to full guard but Dunn has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate is trying to control but can't.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bate to regain full guard.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Bate looking for a sweep. Not yet Bate, not yet.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dunn trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Dunn 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunn, as that shot connected.
Bate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bate showed some decent athleticism there.
Dunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bate misses with a head shot. Dunn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Bate postures up.
Bate postures up and lands a big shot to Dunn's brow.
Bate postures up.
Dunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bate postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bate throws a looping overhand right but Dunn ducks down to avoid it.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunn is looking to land body kicks.
Bate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dunn scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn misses with the combination.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Bate pushes him off.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bate.
Dunn misses with a body punch.
Mark Dunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Bate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Bate lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bate is working Dunn over against the cage.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Bate has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bate can't get the takedown.
Dunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunn misses with some punches.
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!
Dunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Bate lands with a short shot to the head.
Bate stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dunn working aggressively here.
Dunn lands an uppercut.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn tries a body shot but Bate blocks it.
Dunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Bate swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dunn is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Dunn.
I think Bate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mark Dunn!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mark Dunn!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mark Dunn!
Mark Dunn wins by unanimous decision!
Mark Dunn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music. Marlon Worthy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Worthy moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy breaks the clinch.
Worthy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Worthy's shoulder, as Worthy tries to avoid the shot.
Worthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthy misses with a straight right.
Worthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthy dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Worthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
It looks like Marlon Worthy has been cut.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worthy.
Worthy slips a jab from Cruz.
Worthy scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthy moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Worthy avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Worthy throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Worthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz scores with a takedown into Worthy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz trying to control but Worthy is working from the bottom.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Worthy blocks nicely.
Worthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kale Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kale Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthy misses the jab.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Worthy's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Worthy.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Worthy.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Worthy counters by clinching up.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Worthy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
Worthy slips a straight right by Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worthy throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Worthy moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Worthy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Worthy avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz slips a jab from Worthy.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Worthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses with a hook. Worthy ducked under it nicely.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Worthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Worthy counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Worthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Worthy lands an overhand right.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worthy on the side of the head.
Worthy is rocked!
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Worthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Worthy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz lands a huge takedown. Worthy is out but the ref is slow to react and Cruz lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Worthy lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Cruz!
Kale Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RUN DMC its like that kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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187 lbs
35 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bark wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Bark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marsh working over Bark with some ground and pound. Bark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marsh moves into full mount! Bark won't be happy about that!
Bark in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bark looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Marsh.
Bark is rocked!
Marsh loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bark scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Marsh land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Marsh stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faze Wrecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrecker comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Chase the Ace. Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Faze Wrecker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
285 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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32
288 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faze Wrecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrecker misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrecker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Faze Wrecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrecker throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wrecker.
Wrecker ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Wrecker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Yedo Kim has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrecker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Wrecker shrugs it off.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wrecker has managed to clinch.
Wrecker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Wrecker shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrecker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Wrecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Wrecker.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Wrecker.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim tries a body shot but Wrecker blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Wrecker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Wrecker avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a body shot from Wrecker.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrecker lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
Kim looks winded!
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Wrecker improves position.
Wrecker scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrecker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Wrecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrecker blocks an uppercut.
Wrecker blocks an uppercut.
Wrecker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrecker tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrecker to keep the fight standing.
Wrecker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrecker's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Wrecker.
Wrecker misses with a knee to the head.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrecker digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Wrecker scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Wrecker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim blocks a body shot from Wrecker.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrecker's elbow.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrecker blocks a body shot from Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Wrecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrecker lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim has Wrecker pressed against the cage.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrecker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Wrecker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Wrecker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wrecker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Wrecker lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wrecker.
Wrecker lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrecker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrecker lands a body punch.
Wrecker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrecker digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrecker lands a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker lands a body shot.
Wrecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrecker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Wrecker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrecker lands a shoulder strike.
Wrecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrecker blocks a body shot from Kim.
Wrecker misses with a body punch.
Wrecker can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Wrecker is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrecker blocking some punches.
Kim blocks a body shot from Wrecker.
Kim presses Wrecker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wrecker connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrecker.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wrecker.
A nice left hand lands by Wrecker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wrecker obliges.
Wrecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrecker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Wrecker managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Wrecker scores a nice knee to the body.
Wrecker lands a shot to the body.
Wrecker works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wrecker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wrecker can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Wrecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrecker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wrecker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrecker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wrecker tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Wrecker back against the cage.
Wrecker tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrecker lands with a right to the head.
Wrecker lands a shot to the body.
Wrecker scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wrecker tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Wrecker lands with a left to the head.
Wrecker lands a left hand.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Wrecker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Wrecker.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrecker controls his hands.
Wrecker misses with a punch to the body.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Wrecker.
A hook to the body from Wrecker.
Wrecker tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Wrecker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrecker.
Wrecker blocking some punches.
A short right from Wrecker on the inside.
Wrecker works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrecker.
Wrecker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrecker digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Wrecker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrecker lands with a right to the head.
Kim avoiding damage as Wrecker throws knees to the body.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Wrecker controls the action.
Wrecker can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim blocks a body shot from Wrecker.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrecker prevents a body shot from Kim.
Wrecker lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrecker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrecker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wrecker tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrecker is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrecker drops Kim with a big knee straight up the middle! Kim is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kim is rocked!
Wrecker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrecker finish him?
Wrecker jabs at Kim's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faze Wrecker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yedo Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wrecker lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kim - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wrecker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Faze Wrecker!
After winning the bout, Faze Wrecker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willemoes has chosen Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
195 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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29
202 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Willemoes counters with a one-two to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamada.
Willemoes throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Willemoes throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Willemoes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Willemoes slips under a jab.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willemoes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch but Willemoes moves out of range.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willemoes.
Willemoes shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willemoes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Willemoes.
Willemoes tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Willemoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willemoes misses with a straight left.
Willemoes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Willemoes.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamada. That snapped Willemoes's head back.
No joy there for Willemoes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Willemoes.
Willemoes lands with a right hand.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Willemoes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willemoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willemoes misses with a body shot.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willemoes.
Yamada throws the left hand but Willemoes avoids the punch easily.
Willemoes blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes slips under a jab.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willemoes cracks Yamada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Willemoes throws a combination that misses
and Willemoes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Willemoes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamada's head.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willemoes counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada tries to clinch but Willemoes is having none of it.
Yamada throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Willemoes colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Yamada as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Willemoes is left battered and dazed whilst Yamada and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jersey lands a really nice looking cross but Freeman seems unphased.
Freeman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Freeman looks for a takedown but Jersey sprawls well.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Jersey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jersey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jersey tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Jersey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jersey scores with a decent looking hook.
Jersey moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jersey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jersey ducks right into an uppercut from Freeman.
Jersey lands a slapping body shot.
Jersey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Freeman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jersey avoids it really well and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jersey.
Freeman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jersey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Freeman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jersey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman won't allow Jersey to pass to mount.
Freeman works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jersey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jersey wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jersey is one step ahead there.
Freeman controls Jersey momentarily but Jersey frees himself.
Jersey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jersey wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Dan Jersey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jersey is looking to clinch.
Jersey jabs at Freeman's body.
Jersey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jersey misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jersey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jersey. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Jersey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freeman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jersey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freeman manages to get himself to full guard.
Jersey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jersey is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jersey is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Jersey wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Jersey is looking to stand up but Freeman won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Jersey slips an elbow through the middle.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
Jersey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jersey jabs Freeman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freeman lands a glancing blow to the side of Jersey's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Jersey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freeman. That did some damage!
Jersey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jersey slips a straight right by Freeman.
Jersey stuns Freeman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Dan Jersey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Jersey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Freeman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jersey counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jersey jabs Freeman right on the nose. Freeman blinks but takes it well.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jersey finish him?
Jersey throws a low kick but Freeman moves out of range easily.
Freeman seems to have recovered his senses.
Freeman throws a hook but Jersey blocks it.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jersey to counter with a crisp jab.
Freeman misses with a looping left.
Freeman shoots and misses
and Jersey counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Freeman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Jersey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. McFinnigan has chosen My Drunken Irish Dad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenichi Shirahama 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan cracks Shirahama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McFinnigan tries to clinch there but Shirahama circles away.
McFinnigan misses with the body kick
and Shirahama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shirahama.
McFinnigan tries a low kick but Shirahama avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFinnigan. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from McFinnigan misses.
Shirahama scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan scores with a leg kick.
McFinnigan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shirahama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shirahama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shirahama avoids a kick to the body.
McFinnigan looks for the body kick but Shirahama saw that one coming.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shirahama blocks a head kick by McFinnigan.
Shirahama scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shirahama.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shirahama.
Jab by McFinnigan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shirahama. McFinnigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFinnigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Shirahama lands a jab to the nose.
McFinnigan looks to clinch
and Shirahama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shirahama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McFinnigan is controlling Shirahama's posture.
McFinnigan is trying to keep Shirahama in close.
McFinnigan has control of Shirahama's left arm, preventing Shirahama from doing any damage.
McFinnigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey McFinnigan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McFinnigan misses with a hook. Shirahama ducked under it nicely.
Shirahama digs a good hook to McFinnigan's body.
Shirahama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McFinnigan throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirahama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McFinnigan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirahama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFinnigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shirahama.
McFinnigan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shirahama's calf.
McFinnigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the leg kick from Shirahama.
Shirahama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shirahama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama avoids the head kick by McFinnigan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan checks a leg kick.
Shirahama blocks a head kick by McFinnigan.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan is looking to score with low kicks.
McFinnigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shirahama circles away quickly and effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from McFinnigan finds it's way through Shirahama's defenses.
Shirahama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McFinnigan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shirahama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shirahama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFinnigan is on top in guard.
McFinnigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFinnigan postures up in Shirahama's guard and throws a big left but Shirahama blocks it.
Shirahama working for a triangle but McFinnigan defends it easily.
Shirahama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McFinnigan won't allow Shirahama to sweep him here.
McFinnigan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirahama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shirahama 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McFinnigan is aware though and is defending well.
McFinnigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McFinnigan stopping the sweep attempt from Shirahama.
McFinnigan with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan postures up.
Shirahama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFinnigan manages to get himself to full guard.
Shirahama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McFinnigan is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McFinnigan is trying to keep Shirahama in close.
McFinnigan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shirahama trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan has his hands on Shirahama's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mickey McFinnigan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big left from McFinnigan misses.
McFinnigan tries to clinch but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama connects with a body shot that sends McFinnigan's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McFinnigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shirahama throws a push kick but McFinnigan slaps the foot to one side.
Shirahama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McFinnigan tries to sprawl but Shirahama drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shirahama is looking to advance position but McFinnigan won't allow it.
Shirahama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McFinnigan tries to get to full guard but Shirahama has control of the leg.
McFinnigan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shirahama thows a huge punch but McFinnigan dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama prevents McFinnigan from improving his position.
Shirahama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenichi Shirahama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McFinnigan is looking to control Shirahama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McFinnigan avoid being mounted?
Shirahama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shirahama prevents McFinnigan from improving his position.
Shirahama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Shirahama.
Shirahama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McFinnigan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama wants to work for an arm triangle but McFinnigan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Shirahama.
McFinnigan has hold of Shirahama's hands but Shirahama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to pass to full mount but McFinnigan defends it.
Shirahama thows a huge punch but McFinnigan dodges it nicely.
Shirahama is pressing down on McFinnigan's thigh, looking to free his foot. McFinnigan is holding on for now.
Shirahama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shirahama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shirahama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shirahama wants to control but McFinnigan is keeping him busy.
McFinnigan is trying to get back to full guard.
McFinnigan manages to get to full guard.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but McFinnigan is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McFinnigan holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McFinnigan is keeping the position for now.
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFinnigan has control of Shirahama's left arm, preventing Shirahama from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shirahama trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shirahama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McFinnigan.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shirahama.
McFinnigan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that half lands.
Shirahama checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shirahama looks for a takedown but McFinnigan sprawls well.
Shirahama avoids the body shot from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan is looking to clinch but Shirahama is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan moves into the clinch.
McFinnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Shirahama avoids the damage to the body.
McFinnigan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McFinnigan tries to land a knee to the head but Shirahama blocks with his arms.
McFinnigan tries to throw a body punch but Shirahama avoids it by throwing McFinnigan back against the cage.
Shirahama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McFinnigan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shirahama blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shirahama.
McFinnigan is breathing heavily.
Shirahama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but McFinnigan keeps moving.
Shirahama looking to pass the guard.
McFinnigan pulls Shirahama in to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama wants to control from the top but McFinnigan keeps moving.
McFinnigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shirahama fails to land the takedown.
Shirahama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shirahama shoots in and drives through. McFinnigan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirahama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McFinnigan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shirahama really felt that one!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a body kick.
Shirahama tries a head kick but it misses.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFinnigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Shirahama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shirahama.
McFinnigan keeps Shirahama at a distance using the push kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama scores with a takedown into McFinnigan's guard.
McFinnigan pulls Shirahama in close to his closed guard and prevents Shirahama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shirahama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McFinnigan pulls Shirahama in close to his closed guard and prevents Shirahama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shirahama postures up and lands a big shot to McFinnigan's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but McFinnigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but McFinnigan is retaining full guard.
McFinnigan looking for a sweep. Not yet McFinnigan, not yet.
McFinnigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McFinnigan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirahama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McFinnigan's head.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shirahama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McFinnigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shirahama got a little sloppy there for a moment and McFinnigan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shirahama has managed to get both his arms back between McFinnigan's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McFinnigan can't keep his opponent in guard - Shirahama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McFinnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shirahama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McFinnigan wants to land a leg kick but Shirahama is out of range.
McFinnigan misses the shot to the body.
McFinnigan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shirahama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFinnigan is fending him off so far but Shirahama persists. Nope, McFinnigan circles away and we're back to standing.
McFinnigan moves out of range as Shirahama throws a body kick.
Shirahama fails to land the takedown.
McFinnigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shirahama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan is looking to land body kicks.
Shirahama fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirahama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFinnigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shirahama.
Mickey McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shirahama fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a head kick but Shirahama moves out of range.
McFinnigan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shirahama takes a step back to recover.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shirahama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan moves in looking to clinch but Shirahama pushes him off.
Shirahama shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McFinnigan misses
and Shirahama counters with a single leg into guard. McFinnigan didn't expect that.
McFinnigan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirahama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McFinnigan pulls Shirahama in to control the position.
Shirahama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McFinnigan is controlling Shirahama's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but McFinnigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McFinnigan looking for a sweep. Not yet McFinnigan, not yet.
Shirahama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shirahama is looking to work some ground and pound but McFinnigan has wrist control.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but McFinnigan keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shirahama checks a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McFinnigan throws a head kick but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shirahama tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shirahama tries for a kimura but McFinnigan is defending well.
McFinnigan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shirahama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McFinnigan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McFinnigan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shirahama's best efforts.
Shirahama trying to control the action but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
McFinnigan trying to control from the bottom.
McFinnigan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shirahama with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFinnigan is trying to control the position but Shirahama postures up.
McFinnigan is looking to stand back up but Shirahama counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama tries to pass to full mount but McFinnigan defends it.
Shirahama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shirahama is thwarting McFinnigan's attempts to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McFinnigan has a hand on Shirahama's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shirahama takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shirahama landing punches.
Shirahama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McFinnigan is looking to escape.
Shirahama with shots to the head and body - McFinnigan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shirahama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
McFinnigan taking shots to the head.
McFinnigan is rocked!
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Shirahama postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked McFinnigan badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Shirahama around the waist but Shirahama pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Shirahama is the winner by TKO! Shirahama jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
Our winner, Kenichi Shirahama, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
146 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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36
142 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashikuni feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Higashikuni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie takes one on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Higashikuni blocks the leg kick.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Higashikuni's head but Higashikuni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie swings for the body but Higashikuni moves out of range.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Higashikuni shoots in.
Gracie throws a hook but Higashikuni avoids it easily.
Katsu Higashikuni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higashikuni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Higashikuni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Higashikuni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higashikuni works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Higashikuni ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie cracks Higashikuni with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higashikuni looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Higashikuni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Higashikuni moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Higashikuni looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Higashikuni drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is pulling down on Higashikuni's head. It's preventing any offense from Higashikuni, at least for the moment.
Higashikuni trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higashikuni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie controls Higashikuni momentarily but Higashikuni frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Renato Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Higashikuni's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higashikuni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Higashikuni cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Higashikuni lands a nice looking body kick.
Higashikuni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Higashikuni.
A jab from Higashikuni misses.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Higashikuni didn't see that one coming.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Higashikuni's head back.
Higashikuni is rocked!
Gracie throws a leg kick but Higashikuni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Higashikuni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Higashikuni misses its intended target.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Higashikuni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higashikuni gets a clinch.
Higashikuni is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Higashikuni seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Higashikuni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Higashikuni counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Higashikuni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Higashikuni avoids them all with ease.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Higashikuni.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Higashikuni tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Higashikuni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Higashikuni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Higashikuni lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Higashikuni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higashikuni checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is not content to let Higashikuni control the position.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Higashikuni drags him back down.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Higashikuni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Higashikuni working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Higashikuni crashes against the mat.
Gracie is trying to control Higashikuni's posture but Higashikuni avoids it.
Gracie regains half guard.
Higashikuni trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni 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.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Higashikuni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Higashikuni's back!
Higashikuni rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Higashikuni taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Higashikuni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Higashikuni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie postures up in Higashikuni's guard and throws a big left but Higashikuni blocks it.
Higashikuni throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Higashikuni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Higashikuni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Higashikuni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higashikuni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Higashikuni's head.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Higashikuni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Higashikuni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Higashikuni lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Poor strikes thrown by Higashikuni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Higashikuni is controlling well.
Higashikuni trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higashikuni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Higashikuni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Higashikuni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Higashikuni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higashikuni lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Higashikuni landing punches.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Higashikuni smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is rocked!
Higashikuni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Higashikuni finish him?
Higashikuni working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Higashikuni loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gracie scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Higashikuni land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Higashikuni stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Higashikuni!
After winning the bout, Katsu Higashikuni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by I Like to Move It. Belmont has chosen Hurt - Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Augustus Belmont is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
200 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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27
185 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Belmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses.
Belmont misses with a straight left.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Kyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont misses the body punch
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyle misses with a low kick.
Belmont throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
A slow jab from Belmont misses its intended target.
Kyle scores with the left hand. Belmont knows he should have avoided that one.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Kyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Kyle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belmont won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Belmont is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belmont actively working from the bottom here.
Belmont is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belmont is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kyle lands a nice short elbow.
Belmont avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmont trying to control but Kyle postures up.
Belmont is defending against the submission attempts here by Kyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont taking some punishment here, with Kyle in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belmont is rocked!
Belmont gets back to full guard.
Belmont is still in real trouble! Can Kyle finish him?
Kyle loads up on a big left hand. Belmont felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kyle looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Belmont can't hide his disappointment, as Kyle celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Kyle!
Takeru Kyle retains his middleweight title!
Takeru Kyle 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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