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Rivals LXXVI: Clinton vs Hagen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Tycoon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rubber Ducky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Duck Tycoon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ford Prefect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon lands the left hand.
Prefect moves forwards but Tycoon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tycoon leaves Prefect with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prefect misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
Prefect misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tycoon.
Tycoon tries to land a leg kick but Prefect saw it coming and moves away.
Prefect takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Prefect looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect shoots in looking for a takedown but Tycoon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prefect's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prefect misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prefect blocks a leg kick.
Tycoon throws the kick towards the body but Prefect avoids it.
Tycoon cracks a nice hook into Prefect's ribs.
Tycoon throws a low kick, looking for Prefect's leg but Prefect calmly moves out of range.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prefect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tycoon circles away.
Prefect throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prefect blocks a low kick nicely.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it.
Prefect misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Prefect does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tycoon misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect tries a head kick but it misses.
Prefect misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tycoon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tycoon scores with the left hand. Prefect knows he should have avoided that one.
Tycoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prefect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tycoon cracks Prefect with a good jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Prefect.
Tycoon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prefect wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prefect is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tycoon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prefect wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prefect controlling from side mount.
Prefect swings around for an armbar but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Prefect's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prefect has an active guard here but Tycoon has managed to pass into half guard.
Prefect looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Tycoon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tycoon stuffs the takedown.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it.
Prefect avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Tycoon misses.
Prefect tries for a takedown but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prefect pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prefect shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tycoon sprawls well. Tycoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prefect shoots in looking for a takedown. Tycoon tries to sprawl out of it but Prefect keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tycoon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Prefect moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon lands a jab to the head.
Tycoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prefect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect just misses with a punch to the body.
Prefect takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses.
Tycoon lands a leg kick that knocks Prefect off balance momentarily.
Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Duck Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prefect shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tycoon's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tycoon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tycoon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Prefect, into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prefect is on top in guard.
Prefect wants to control from the top but Tycoon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tycoon keeping moving, preventing Prefect from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tycoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Tycoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Tycoon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prefect checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Prefect blocks the low kick.
Prefect scores with a punch to the head.
Duck Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prefect keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prefect works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prefect takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prefect is looking to wear down Tycoon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tycoon walks into a jab.
Tycoon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prefect is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tycoon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prefect throws a series of punches but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Prefect moved out of range.
Tycoon stuffs the takedown attempt from Prefect. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands with a straight right. Prefect didn't see that one coming.
Prefect avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Prefect tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tycoon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prefect somewhat.
No luck for Prefect with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect drops his hands momentarily and Tycoon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prefect shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tycoon sprawls well. Tycoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet.
Tycoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prefect takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tycoon lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon clinches up with Prefect and pushes him back against the cage.
Prefect letting Tycoon take a breather here.
Tycoon throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tycoon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ford Prefect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tycoon lands a body punch.
Tycoon gets underhooks to prevent Prefect's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prefect jumps guard but Tycoon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Tycoon.
Duck Tycoon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tycoon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duck Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tycoon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duck Tycoon!
After winning the bout, Duck Tycoon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luda Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Norse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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21
155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luda Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yancy Norse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norse. That's going to slow Chris down.
Chris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norse's calf.
Chris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norse throws a series of punches but Chris moves out of range.
Chris ducks under a wild hook from Norse.
Chris throws a hook but Norse blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Norse.
Chris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norse missing with a left hand there. Chris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norse tries to keep at a distance but Chris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norse is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris misses with a body punch.
Chris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norse.
Chris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Chris missing with knees to the body.
Chris lands a nice knee to the body.
Chris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chris stalling against the cage.
Norse working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norse blocks it with crossed arms.
Norse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norse lands a jab to the nose.
Chris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norse scores with the left hand. Chris knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norse throws a hook but Chris avoids it easily.
Chris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Chris.
Chris slips a jab and a cross from Norse.
Norse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris looks to score with a jab to the body but Norse is just out of range.
Chris slips under a jab.
Chris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norse avoids the head kick by Chris.
Norse throws a looping overhand right but Chris ducks down to avoid it.
Norse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norse.
Norse misses with a body kick.
Norse misses with the combination.
Norse throws a head kick but Chris moves out of range.
Norse throws out a loose jab but Chris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norse swats away the attempt to clinch by Chris.
Chris moves forwards but Norse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Chris.
Norse throws a hook but Chris blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chris.
Chris lands with a good body shot.
Norse misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Norse misses the target.
Norse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chris scores with a spinning back kick!
Norse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Norse throws an overhand right that lands on Chris's shoulder, as Chris tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Chris.
Chris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chris scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Norse.
Norse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chris.
Norse throws a series of strikes that have Chris backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yancy Norse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norse loads up on a big right hand but Chris slips the punch.
Chris throws a leg kick that misses.
Norse misses with a hook. Chris ducked under it nicely.
Norse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yancy Norse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chris closes the distance and pushes Norse back into the cage.
Chris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norse digs a good hook to Chris's body.
Norse scores with a three punch combo!
Yancy Norse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Norse misses.
A good leg kick by Chris.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norse throws a jab but it's blocked by Chris.
Chris staying out of range there.
Yancy Norse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norse lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris defending well as Norse loads up on a big left hand.
Norse throws a head kick that half lands.
Chris ducks under a wild hook from Norse.
Norse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norse lands a really nice looking cross but Chris seems unphased.
Norse punishes Chris's body with a nice straight punch.
Norse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norse misses with a straight right.
Norse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norse, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris throws a low kick but Norse avoids it.
Norse misses with a leg kick
and Chris counters with a body kick that stops Norse in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chris.
Chris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norse lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chris is looking to land body kicks.
Norse misses with a two punch combination.
Norse wants to land a leg kick but Chris is out of range.
Norse misses with a low kick as Chris jumps back.
Chris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris feints and then cracks Norse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norse down.
Norse misses with a few strikes there.
Chris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norse.
Chris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chris.
Chris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chris.
Norse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Chris.
Chris tries to score with a low kick but Norse moves his leg out of the way.
Norse scoring well with a low kick there.
Norse misses with a few strikes there.
Norse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chris under the eye.
Norse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chris throws a big shot that misses.
Norse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chris throws a leg kick which misses Norse's front leg but catches the back leg as Norse tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris is looking to chop away at Norse's legs.
Chris staying out of range there.
Norse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chris on the side of the head.
Norse lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chris backs up against the cage.
Norse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Norse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norse.
Chris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chris misses with a low kick.
Norse misses with a straight left.
Chris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norse can pounce on him.
Norse with a nice cross.
Norse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chris's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chris connects with a leg kick. Norse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norse avoids the head kick by Chris.
Norse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Norse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chris misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Norse misses the target.
Norse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chris misses with a wild body shot.
Chris tries to clinch but Norse is having none of it.
Norse misses with a straight left.
Norse throws a right and a left that Chris avoids nicely.
Chris moves into range and clinches up with Norse.
Norse tries to pull guard but Chris won't allow it.
Chris tries to land a knee to the head but Norse blocks with his arms.
Chris tries to land a knee to the head but Norse blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Chris.
Chris misses with a knee to the head.
Norse is looking to break free of the clinch but Chris has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris missing with knees to the body.
Chris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chris misses with a knee strike.
Norse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Chris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norse working hard to break the clinch.
Chris missing with knees to the body.
Chris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norse.
Norse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norse misses with a straight right.
Norse lands a jab.
Chris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norse moves out of range of the body kick.
Norse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norse.
Norse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris slips under a jab.
Chris misses with a body shot.
Norse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norse moves out of range of the leg kick from Chris.
Norse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chris slips a jab from Norse.
Norse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luda Chris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norse lands with an overhand left.
Chris has Norse up against the cage in a clinch.
Norse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yancy Norse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luda Chris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yancy Norse.
Chris stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chris obliges.
Chris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chris prevents Norse from breaking the clinch.
Chris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norse is trying to break the clinch but Chris is controlling him.
Norse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norse avoiding damage as Chris throws knees to the body.
Chris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chris tries a knee to the head but Norse blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luda Chris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Norse!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Tan Dun- Night Flight as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chi Song missing with a left hand there. Watanabe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watanabe leaves Fei Chi Song with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Watanabe blocks it.
Fei Chi Song throws a jab when Watanabe was well out of range.
Watanabe drops his hands momentarily and Fei Chi Song takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fei Chi Song napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fei Chi Song is trying to improve his position.
Fei Chi Song is working hard here to advance position.
Fei Chi Song prevents Watanabe from improving position.
Fei Chi Song throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watanabe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Watanabe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fei Chi Song tries to buck Watanabe off but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to advance to mount but Fei Chi Song denies him.
Fei Chi Song is trying to control Watanabe's posture but Watanabe avoids it.
Fei Chi Song is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song stops Watanabe from passing to mount.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fei Chi Song is trying to improve his position.
Watanabe tries to move to mount but Fei Chi Song blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
Fei Chi Song tries to buck Watanabe off but Watanabe is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chi Song keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Watanabe stalls from top position.
Fei Chi Song tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Watanabe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watanabe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watanabe is looking to advance position but Fei Chi Song won't allow it.
Fei Chi Song wants to improve his position but Watanabe is controlling well.
Watanabe tries to pass to full mount but Fei Chi Song defends it.
Watanabe seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song is pressing down on Watanabe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fei Chi Song keeping full guard, as Watanabe tries to pass.
Fei Chi Song tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Fei Chi Song keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fei Chi Song is keeping the position for now.
Fei Chi Song wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Fei Chi Song keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Watanabe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Watanabe slips a straight right by Fei Chi Song.
Zhou Fei Chi Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fei Chi Song counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watanabe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fei Chi Song was covering up waiting for the punch and Watanabe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watanabe trying to control but Fei Chi Song is working from the bottom.
Fei Chi Song bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.
Hiro Watanabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fei Chi Song passes into half guard.
Fei Chi Song is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fei Chi Song thows a huge punch but Watanabe dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe manages to get to full guard.
Fei Chi Song postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Fei Chi Song from controlling successfully.
Fei Chi Song working some strikes from top position.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe controls Fei Chi Song momentarily but Fei Chi Song frees himself.
Fei Chi Song trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Fei Chi Song is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Fei Chi Song sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fei Chi Song counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Fei Chi Song to acknowledge the strikes.
Fei Chi Song lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
Fei Chi Song throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Fei Chi Song shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fei Chi Song showed some decent athleticism there.
Fei Chi Song is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fei Chi Song decides to stand up.
Fei Chi Song throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhou Fei Chi Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Watanabe.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe fails to pull guard.
Fei Chi Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watanabe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to drag Fei Chi Song to the mat but Fei Chi Song just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fei Chi Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fei Chi Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chi Song rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe stops Fei Chi Song from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song looking for submissions off his back.
Watanabe prevents Fei Chi Song from standing back up.
Watanabe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watanabe content to control rather than advance.
Fei Chi Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zhou Fei Chi Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to advance to full mount but Fei Chi Song doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hiro Watanabe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watanabe 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zhou Fei Chi Song.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiro Watanabe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira has chosen K5 - Lovin' Feelin' as his entrance music. Clint Pereira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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186 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Bjornsund clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Bjornsund to work.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Bjornsund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Bjornsund's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Bjornsund in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bjornsund's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjornsund throws an elbow but misses.
Pereira tries a body shot but Bjornsund blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsund has Pereira pressed against the cage.
Pereira wants to stall.
Pereira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bjornsund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Bjornsund has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bjornsund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Bjornsund, against the cage.
Bjornsund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bjornsund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Pereira as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bjornsund is defending well for now.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Bjornsund prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Bjornsund shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Pereira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornsund.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Bjornsund.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Bjornsund is rocked!
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Oh Bjornsund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira dips a shoulder and cracks Bjornsund with a mighty uppercut! Bjornsund falls back against the cage and Pereira unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bjornsund is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pereira screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Pereira!
After winning the bout, Clint Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Bowser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayde Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowser is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a shot to the body.
Bowser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho throws a big shot that misses.
Wayde Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser is looking to clinch but Camacho is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
Camacho is trying to push Bowser away but Bowser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bowser misses with an elbow strike.
Bowser trying to land knees to the body.
Bowser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Bowser looking to slow down the pace here.
Bowser avoiding damage.
Camacho avoiding damage as Bowser throws knees to the body.
Bowser blocks an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowser.
Bowser lands an elbow that stopped Camacho in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Bowser, against the cage.
Bowser swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho tries to circle away but Bowser has him pinned against the cage.
Camacho avoiding damage as Bowser throws knees to the body.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser is looking to clinch but Camacho is avoiding it.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camacho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser tries to clinch but Camacho moves away
and Camacho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowser is breathing heavily.
Bowser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Wayde Bowser has been cut.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowser stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
Bowser takes one to the chin there.
Bowser tries to clinch
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowser tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Camacho drops Bowser with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bowser looks back up at him and smiles so Camacho waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camacho tests Bowser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowser is rocked!
Wayde Bowser's cut is getting worse.
Bowser wants to clinch
and Camacho counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bowser! Camacho lets Bowser back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bowser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho fakes the body blow, causing Bowser to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bowser goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Camacho!
A relieved looking Miguel Camacho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Berrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrao comes to the cage accompanied by Common Knowledge - by Asher Roth. Jefferson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Berrao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berrao misses with a takedown attempt - Jefferson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jefferson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berrao counters with a straight right hand.
Miguel Berrao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jefferson showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berrao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jefferson thows a huge punch but Berrao dodges it nicely.
Jefferson is pressing down on Berrao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Berrao is holding on for now.
Berrao is looking for a sweep. Jefferson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jefferson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Berrao is not content to let Jefferson control the position.
Jefferson passes into side control, despite Berrao's attempt to control the position.
The ground and pound from Jefferson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jefferson misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrao is not content to let Jefferson control the position.
Jefferson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Berrao looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Berrao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jefferson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Berrao somewhat.
Berrao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berrao managing to control the position.
Jefferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Berrao is retaining full guard.
Jefferson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Berrao has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jefferson is looking to defend but Berrao has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jefferson! Berrao pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jefferson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Berrao!
After winning the bout, Miguel Berrao 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son has chosen Deftones- Be quiet and drive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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236 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Nak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sun Son!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nak scores with a decent looking hook.
Nak shoots in for a takedown but Son shows good takedown defense.
Nak feints and as Son raises his hands in defense, Nak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Son managing to control the position.
Nak trying to control the position from guard on top but Son is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Son keeping full guard, as Nak tries to pass.
Nak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Son's guard.
Nak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nak prevents Son from standing back up.
Son trying to control here.
Nak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Son has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nak is trying to control. Son wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Son works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nak pushing down on Son's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nak wants to take a breather but Son is having none of it.
Nak in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Son tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Nak!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Harry Nak made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes into the arena with Hit em up 2pac blaring out of the sound system. Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Purity Gutz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purity Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
Gutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojas is keeping the position for now.
Gutz postures up in Rojas's guard and throws a big left but Rojas blocks it.
Gutz with a nice head shot there.
Rojas wants to sweep here but Gutz controlling him for the moment.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Rojas is keeping the position.
Gutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Rojas has wrist control.
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Rojas blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rojas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gutz is working Rojas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutz looking to sit in guard and control but Rojas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rojas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rojas content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Purity Gutz.
Gutz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas thumps Gutz with a low kick.
Rojas slaps away a takedown attempt from Gutz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purity Gutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Rojas as Gutz shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rojas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutz somewhat.
Rojas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rojas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gutz has closed the distance and engaged Rojas in a clinch.
Gutz goes for a takedown attempt but Rojas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Gutz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Gutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rojas's waist but Rojas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gutz off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Rojas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gutz wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rojas's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas pulls Gutz in close to prevent any damage.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojas is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gutz stopping the sweep attempt from Rojas.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purity Gutz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gutz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rojas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas scores with a spinning back kick!
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gutz shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojas lands with a cross.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Gutz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojas connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gutz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purity Gutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rojas lands a front kick.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Gutz moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gutz tries for a takedown but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gutz shoots in and drives through. Rojas sprawls well.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arturo Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rojas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gutz darts in trying to clinch
and Rojas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gutz tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas delivers a nice body kick.
Rojas scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas cracks Gutz with a good jab.
Purity Gutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. Gutz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rojas feints and then cracks Gutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutz down.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Gutz shoots in but no luck this time.
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojas tries to sprawl out of it but Gutz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rojas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rojas did well to prevent Gutz getting side control.
Rojas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Purity Gutz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rojas tries to roll over but Gutz keeps him under control.
Rojas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gutz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gutz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas has his hands clasped together around Gutz's back. He's all about the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rojas is looking to escape.
Gutz is trying to control the action in half guard but Rojas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz trying to mount his opponent but Rojas defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rojas throws a push kick but Gutz slaps the foot to one side.
Gutz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz can't get the takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rojas is trying to break the clinch but Gutz is controlling him.
Gutz is trying to drag Rojas to the mat but Rojas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas scores with a head kick.
It looks like Purity Gutz has been cut.
Gutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Rojas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
Gutz avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas tries a low kick but Gutz avoids it.
Gutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gutz scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas feints and then cracks Gutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutz down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Rojas.
Rojas swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but Rojas shows good takedown defense.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutz moves away.
Gutz tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas jabs Gutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gutz momentarily.
Gutz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rojas avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purity Gutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gutz's sensitive parts.
Gutz misses with a takedown attempt - Rojas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gutz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gutz is rocked!
Rojas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gutz.
Oh Gutz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rojas connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Gutz! He's out on his feet! Rojas rushes in and drops Gutz with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arturo Rojas!
Arturo Rojas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Blaze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaze throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez cracks Blaze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
A big left from Blaze misses.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Blaze moved away.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaze tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Blaze's body.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Blaze 's knee.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a good, hard body kick but Blaze shrugs it off.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaze is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
Blaze throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Blaze throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Blaze is looking to clinch.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaze.
Blaze cracks Martinez with an open hand slap.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Blaze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Martinez lands a high kick!
Blaze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaze is rocked!
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez throws a monster overhand right that drops Blaze! Martinez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Martinez!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Martinez 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 Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton comes to the cage accompanied by Break Ya Neck. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen takes a swing at Clinton's ribcage but misses.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton tests Hagen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clinton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
Hagen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clinton sprawls well. Clinton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hagen gets slowly back to his feet.
Clinton tries to clinch up.
Clinton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hagen is out of range.
Clinton tries to clinch up but Hagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Clinton doesn't manage to clinch there - Hagen circles away.
Hagen darts in and clinches Clinton up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clinton uses from the top position.
Clinton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hagen has a closed guard, preventing Clinton from standing up.
Clinton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hagen trying to strike off his back.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.
Hagen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clinton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clinton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clinton preventing the sweep.
Clinton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Clinton has passed into half guard!
Clinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hagen wants to get back to full guard.
Clinton is thwarting Hagen's attempts to control the position.
Clinton is trying to control the action in half guard but Hagen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clinton thows a huge punch but Hagen dodges it nicely.
Hagen looking for subs from the bottom but Clinton mounts him!
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!
Hagen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clinton avoids the attempt from Hagen to control.
Hagen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hagen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clinton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clinton controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clinton unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagen is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clinton trying to control but Hagen is having none of it.
Hagen can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hagen is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton dominating with strikes here.
Hagen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clinton controlling his opponent.
Hagen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Clinton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinton lands a heavy elbow.
Hagen can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clinton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clinton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hagen's head.
Hagen moves into range and clinches up with Clinton.
Hagen pulls guard.
Clinton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clinton wants to get up but he can't break Hagen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hagen keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
Hagen working a defensive guard here.
Hagen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hagen, not yet.
Clinton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clinton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hagen wants to improve his position but instead Clinton has moved into half guard.
Hagen tries to get to full guard but Clinton has control of the leg.
Hagen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bill Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clinton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Clinton is trying to control. Hagen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clinton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hagen wants to control but Clinton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hagen is staying active underneath Clinton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hagen trying to control but Clinton postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Clinton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clinton has closed the distance and engaged Hagen in a clinch.
Clinton is pressed up against the cage. Hagen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clinton down to the mat. Clinton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hagen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
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!
Hagen throws a lazy right hand but Clinton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clinton lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton tries to clinch there but Hagen circles away.
Clinton clinches with his opponent.
Clinton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hagen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clinton breaks from the clinch.
Clinton tries a low kick but Hagen avoids it.
Clinton scores with the left hand. Hagen knows he should have avoided that one.
Clinton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clinton connects with a nice looking jab.
Hagen slips a jab from Clinton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton tries to clinch up but Hagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hagen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hagen. Hagen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clinton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hagen's head.
Clinton clobbers Hagen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clinton lands a two punch combo.
Clinton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hagen can do to turn this around?
Clinton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clinton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinton misses with a body shot.
Clinton looks to land a combination. Hagen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clinton connects with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hagen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bill Clinton is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinton fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Clinton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clinton misses with a looping right.
Hagen throws a looping overhand right but Clinton ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hagen. Those never looked like landing.
Clinton lands with a nice body punch.
Clinton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagen is just out of range.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton stuffs the takedown.
Hagen jabs Clinton right on the nose. Clinton blinks but takes it well.
Hagen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hagen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clinton lands a right hook to the body.
Clinton connects with a crisp jab.
Clinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hagen circles away quickly and effectively.
Clinton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hagen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clinton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hagen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clinton wants it to stay on the feet.
Clinton missing with a left hand there. Hagen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clinton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Clinton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton defending well as Hagen loads up on a big left hand.
Hagen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clinton slips a jab from Hagen.
Clinton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen staying out of range there.
Clinton missing with a left hand there. Hagen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Clinton.
Nice defenses there by Hagen.
Clinton throws a right hand that Hagen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagen also avoids with ease.
Clinton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clinton moves to clinch but Hagen breaks away
and Hagen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clinton won't be happy with that.
Clinton is trying to control Hagen's posture but Hagen avoids it.
Hagen lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clinton regains half guard.
Hagen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hagen trying to pass the guard but Clinton defending well.
Hagen is looking to take a break and control but Clinton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clinton is pressing down on Hagen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hagen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clinton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hagen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagen distracts Clinton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hagen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton clearly takes 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.
Clinton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagen.
Clinton throws a right hand that Hagen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagen also avoids with ease.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Hagen drives through with a takedown into Clinton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clinton wants to sweep but no luck.
Clinton controls Hagen momentarily but Hagen frees himself.
Hagen looking to sit in guard and control but Clinton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clinton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hagen keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hagen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hagen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Clinton just wasn't active enough.
Clinton scores with a one two! Hagen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clinton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clinton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clinton tries to land a leg kick but Hagen saw it coming and moves away.
Hagen shoots in for a takedown but Clinton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hagen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clinton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clinton throws a low kick but Hagen moves out of range easily.
Hagen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clinton keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clinton defends it well.
Hagen is keen to just control but Clinton is a slippery customer.
Hagen wants to pass to mount but Clinton is defending the position.
Clinton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hagen is working away from the top position though.
Hagen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen with the ground and pound but Clinton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hagen tries to free his leg and advance position but Clinton is retaining full guard.
Hagen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hagen trying to control but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton wants to sweep here but Hagen controlling him for the moment.
Hagen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clinton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tom Hagen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clinton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hagen taking a breather.
A short right from Clinton.
Hagen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hagen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hagen.
Clinton stalling.
Hagen pulls Clinton into guard.
Clinton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton working some strikes from top position.
Clinton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen has his foot on Clinton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clinton works his way back into a safe position though.
Hagen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hagen is keeping the position for now.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Hagen keeps moving.
Clinton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hagen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clinton won't allow Hagen to sweep him here.
Hagen is trying to keep Clinton in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clinton slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hagen.
Hagen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bill Clinton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clinton pulls his head out easily.
Hagen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Clinton stalling.
Hagen actively working from the bottom here.
Hagen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hagen tries to roll over but Clinton keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hagen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hagen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clinton!
Hagen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clinton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen prevents Clinton from improving his position.
Clinton wants to control but Hagen is keeping busy.
Hagen throwing shots but Clinton is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Hagen seems content to control.
Hagen is stalling here. Clinton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hagen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clinton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton working away.
Tom Hagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagen is trying to work for a sweep but Clinton has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bill Clinton.
Well Clinton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Clinton!
After winning the bout, Bill Clinton 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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