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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bart Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maniac trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shamrock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maniac is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Maniac.
Maniac throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Maniac avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Maniac persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock takes a swing at Maniac's ribcage but misses.
Maniac avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Maniac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniac.
Shamrock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maniac lands a head shot.
Maniac shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Maniac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maniac swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Maniac circles away.
Maniac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maniac somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Maniac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock with a jab.
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Maniac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Maniac persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Maniac rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Maniac has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Maniac fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maniac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maniac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maniac throws a head punch that misses.
Maniac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Maniac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maniac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maniac circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Maniac circles away and keeps his distance.
Maniac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maniac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Maniac.
Maniac is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock wants to stall.
Shamrock is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Maniac has denied him.
Maniac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Maniac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maniac breaks the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Maniac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maniac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Maniac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maniac scores with a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock being controlled here, momentarily.
Maniac won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Maniac.
Maniac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maniac circles away quickly and effectively.
Maniac closes the distance and clinches.
Maniac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock pushes Maniac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maniac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maniac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock tries to circle away but Maniac has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Maniac's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maniac lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maniac.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maniac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock throws a combination. Maniac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maniac lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Maniac should have avoided that one.
Maniac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maniac blocks a jab.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Maniac circles away and keeps his distance.
Maniac dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Chuck Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maniac scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Maniac closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Maniac wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Maniac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maniac tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
Maniac sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Bart Maniac wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maniac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Maniac fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shamrock sprawls well initially but Maniac persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maniac.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maniac keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maniac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maniac with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bart Maniac has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Maniac knows he should have avoided that one.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Maniac dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maniac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maniac off to one side.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maniac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniac looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well.
A jab from Maniac misses.
Shamrock slips a jab from Maniac.
Maniac misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Maniac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Maniac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Maniac thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maniac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maniac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniac.
Maniac staying out of range there.
Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maniacs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Maniac ducks under and follows up with a left that Maniac also avoids with ease.
Chuck Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniac shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Maniac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Maniac.
Maniac scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shamrock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maniac blocks a jab.
Chuck Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Maniac's head but Maniac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Maniac avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Maniac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maniac's waist but Maniac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniac.
Maniac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maniac is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maniac throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maniac as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Maniac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Maniac closes the distance and clinches up with Shamrock, looking for a takedown. Maniac pushes Shamrock against the cage but Shamrock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bart Maniac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Maniac lands with a kick to the temple. Shamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shamrock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maniac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maniac 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chuck Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Maniac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maniac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Shamrock.
I think Maniac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Maniac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Measure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Perciwall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Measure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johan Perciwall!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall ducks under a wild hook from Measure.
Measure closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perciwall quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Perciwall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Measure.
Measure is controlling the pace.
Measure's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Measure thows a huge punch but Perciwall dodges it nicely.
Measure scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Measure wants to take a breather but Perciwall is having none of it.
Perciwall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Measure. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Measure throwing shots but Perciwall is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Measure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Measure takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Measure sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Measure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Measure working over Perciwall with some ground and pound. Perciwall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perciwall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Measure.
Measure works his foot free and advances to mount.
Measure punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perciwall is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Measure loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Perciwall scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Measure land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Measure stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Measure!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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213 lbs
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224 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harrison Best!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo wants to clinch
and Best cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crespo tries to clinch up.
Crespo misses with a body kick.
Crespo throws a sloppy head kick
and Best counters with a thumping low kick.
Good exchange - Best coming out on top.
Crespo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Best tries to avoid it but Crespo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Best to the ground. Best escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Best has knocked Crespo down with a huge combo! Best steps away and waves a wobbly Crespo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crespo is rocked!
It looks like Teofilo Crespo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Are you kidding me?! Best ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Crespo clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Best!
Harrison Best looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to thank everyone at Team Best for the training and prep for the fight as well as the fans of Eternal Rivals for making this all worth while.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blue Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. Yves Jabouin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blue Steel's chin.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blue Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Jabouin as Steel shoots in.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt - Jabouin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steel tries to clinch there but Jabouin circles away.
Jabouin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jabouin misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Jabouin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel moves forwards but Jabouin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jabouin - the referee stops the clock and Steel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jabouin. Steel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabouin throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jabouin.
The crowd cheers as Jabouin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Jabouin throws a shot to the body.
Jabouin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
Steel dives in and grabs Jabouin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jabouin pushes down on Steel's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel wants to clinch.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Jabouin counters with a head kick.
Steel is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Jabouin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabouin.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BOOM! Jabouin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Steel. Steel tries to recover but Jabouin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Steel lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nipon Lunlana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nipon Lunlana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunlana misses with a head kick.
Black tries to clinch but Lunlana is having none of it.
Lunlana thumps Black with a low kick.
Black throws a body punch but Lunlana moves out of range.
Lunlana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunlana is just out of range.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunlana is looking to score with low kicks.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black takes a swing at Lunlana's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Lunlana which made him look bad.
Lunlana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Lunlana scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Lunlana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunlana misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Lunlana.
Lunlana is looking to land body kicks.
Lunlana throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Lunlana only half commits.
Lunlana takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black avoids the head kick by Lunlana.
Lunlana throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Lunlana misses its intended target.
Black misses with the combination.
Lunlana feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Lunlana.
Nipon Lunlana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lunlana throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lunlana - that will leave a mark!
Lunlana throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black blocks a head kick by Lunlana.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a series of punches but Lunlana moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lunlana, right into the meat.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Lunlana.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunlana moves away.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lunlana.
Black is looking to wear down Lunlana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lunlana leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black scores with a jab. Lunlana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lunlana moves away from the strike by Black.
Lunlana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black slips a jab from Lunlana.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lunlana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Lunlana misses.
Black avoids the body shot from Lunlana.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunlana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lunlana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Lunlana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black swings for the body but Lunlana moves out of range.
Black looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lunlana connects with a high kick.
Lunlana scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a jab.
Black tries to bum rush Lunlana with a series of wild strikes but Lunlana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black dives in and grabs Lunlana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lunlana pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Lunlana throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
A head kick misses from Lunlana.
Lunlana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black throws a body punch but Lunlana moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Lunlana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lunlana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunlana ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lunlana, right into the meat.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lunlana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nipon Lunlana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lunlana's waist but Lunlana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Lunlana.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black throws a series of punches but Lunlana moves out of range.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Lunlana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Lunlana.
That kick from Lunlana tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunlana lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Lunlana as Black shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunlana throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Lunlana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lunlana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunlana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lunlana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Lunlana misses with a kick to the body.
Lunlana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lunlana throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black misses with a hook.
Lunlana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lunlana lands a high kick!
Lunlana misses with a straight right.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunlana is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunlana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Black.
Black takes a swing at Lunlana's ribcage but misses.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lunlana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lunlana lands a high kick!
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lunlana swivels and escapes.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lunlana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black throws out a loose jab but Lunlana uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a jab to Lunlana's midsection.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Black misses with a straight right.
Lunlana connects with a solid leg kick.
Black tries for a takedown but Lunlana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black misses the jab.
Lunlana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Black will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunlana is just out of range.
Black missing with a left hand there. Lunlana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lunlana throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Lunlana counters with an inside leg kick.
Lunlana connects with a solid leg kick.
Black has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lunlana.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lunlana.
Nipon Lunlana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black slips under a jab.
Black slips under a jab from Lunlana.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Black. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lunlana moves out of range as Black strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lunlana.
Lunlana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Lunlana pushes Black away with a front kick.
Lunlana throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lunlana. That one must have hurt.
Lunlana looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lunlana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunlana manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lunlana.
Black avoids the head kick by Lunlana.
Black avoids the head kick by Lunlana.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nipon Lunlana 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!
Lunlana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lunlana looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Lunlana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black shoots for a takedown but Lunlana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lunlana misses with a looping right.
Black swings for the body but Lunlana moves out of range.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Lunlana.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunlana wants to get back to his feet.
Black 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.
Black is working for a submission of some sort.
Nipon Lunlana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lunlana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana is looking to escape.
Lunlana gets back to full guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Lunlana is keeping the position.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lunlana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lunlana wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black drops back looking for a leg! Lunlana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lunlana manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into Lunlana's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black has gone for a leg lock! Lunlana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Black's guard.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Lunlana from standing up.
Lunlana stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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 James Black.
I think Lunlana 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 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nipon Lunlana!
Our winner, Nipon Lunlana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McArthur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breathing. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McArthur. Those never looked like landing.
Hartwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McArthur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McArthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartwell.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hartwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell.
McArthur slips a jab and a cross from Hartwell.
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McArthur.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hartwell throws a predictable looking body shot
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur lands a jab to Hartwell's midsection.
Hartwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hartwell misses with a double jab
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
Hartwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Hartwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Hartwell moved out of range nicely.
McArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartwell throws a combination that misses
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur connects with a crisp jab.
Hartwell throws a nice looking combination but McArthur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
Hartwell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Hartwell misses with a body shot.
A combination from Hartwell does no damage.
Jab by McArthur.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Hartwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McArthur with a hook.
Hartwell misses with a combination
and McArthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Hartwell saw that one coming.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hartwell duly obliges.
A jab from McArthur does it's job there.
Hartwell misses with a few strikes there.
McArthur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartwell swinging wildly here.
Hartwell misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hartwell in his tracks.
McArthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McArthur dominated that round.
That's time! Hartwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hartwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartwell throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hartwell.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
McArthur connects with a single shot there.
McArthur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McArthur might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell.
Hartwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McArthur.
Hartwell with a jab.
Hartwell misses with a double jab
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
William Hartwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell misses with a looping right.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Kevin McArthur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur throws a lazy right hand but Hartwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartwell misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartwell throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartwell throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and McArthur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartwell slips a straight right by McArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur cracks a nice hook into Hartwell's ribs.
Hartwell takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Hartwell both land. Nice combination.
Hartwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from McArthur misses.
Hartwell misses with a few strikes there.
Hartwell tries to bum rush McArthur with a series of wild strikes but McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McArthur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a lazy uppercut
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur scores with the left hand. Hartwell knows he should have avoided that one.
Hartwell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
McArthur throws a body punch but Hartwell moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur misses the body punch
and Hartwell counters with a one-two to the body.
McArthur connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin McArthur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartwell misses with a shot to the body
and McArthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McArthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell.
Hartwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McArthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartwell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McArthur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McArthur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hartwell throws a combination that misses
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartwell is rocked!
McArthur takes one to the chin there.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartwell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Hartwell does no damage.
McArthur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartwell scores with a one two! McArthur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hartwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Hartwell saw that one coming.
Hartwell throws a combination that misses
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
William Hartwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and McArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
McArthur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hartwell throws a combination that misses
and McArthur counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartwell just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur connects with a body shot.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Hartwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McArthur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hartwell lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartwell on the side of the head.
William Hartwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Hartwell. Beautiful body shot.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Hartwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartwell stalks McArthur and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McArthur's face. McArthur staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Hartwell misses with a body shot.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell.
McArthur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hartwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hartwell throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by McArthur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartwell misses with a double jab
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur jabs at Hartwell's body.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin McArthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McArthur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin McArthur!
Our winner, Kevin McArthur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Folsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idra Crybaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folsom comes to the cage accompanied by Hightower Is Mad. Xavier Folsom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Idra Crybaby's chin.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Folsom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Idra Crybaby!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crybaby misses with a looping right.
Crybaby throws a poor cross that misses
and Folsom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crybaby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Folsom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crybaby was well out of range. Poor timing from Folsom.
Crybaby connects with a body shot that sends Folsom's belly button to the back.
Crybaby throws a shot from downtown. Folsom moves away and avoids it.
Crybaby throws a lazy right hand but Folsom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crybaby scores with a three punch combo!
Crybaby throws a big shot that misses.
Idra Crybaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folsom stuns Crybaby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crybaby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crybaby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Folsom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crybaby with a nice cross.
Folsom has closed the distance and engaged Crybaby in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Crybaby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folsom jumps guard but Crybaby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crybaby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folsom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crybaby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crybaby gets a clinch.
Folsom blocks a body shot from Crybaby.
Crybaby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Folsoms head.
A short left from Crybaby.
Crybaby misses with the head strike.
Crybaby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Folsoms head.
Folsom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crybaby after a bit of a struggle.
Crybaby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Folsom's efforts to push away.
Crybaby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crybaby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crybaby slowing the pace effectively.
Crybaby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Folsom backwards.
Crybaby lands a nice uppercut.
Folsom is rocked!
Crybaby manages to break the clinch.
Oh Folsom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby misses with a looping left.
Crybaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folsom.
Folsom seems to have got his legs back now.
Folsom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crybaby circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Folsom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crybaby loads up on a big right hand but Folsom slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folsom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crybaby misses with a right hand
and Folsom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Folsom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crybaby misses with a looping right.
Crybaby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crybaby thuds a left hand into Folsom's body.
Folsom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crybaby manages to avoid it.
Crybaby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Folsom misses with a wild combination.
Crybaby looks to land a left hand but Folsom moved out of range nicely.
Folsom defending well as Crybaby loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Folsom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crybaby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Folsom.
Crybaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Folsom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crybaby's waist but Crybaby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Folsom off to one side.
Folsom throws a combination that misses
and Crybaby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crybaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Folsom circles away quickly and effectively.
Folsom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crybaby loads up on a big right hand but Folsom slips the punch.
Folsom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crybaby wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crybaby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crybaby wants to control but Folsom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Folsom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is trying to control the action in half guard but Crybaby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Folsom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crybaby is looking to escape.
Folsom trying to control the action but Crybaby is working from the bottom.
Crybaby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crybaby is refusing to be controlled, as Folsom sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Idra Crybaby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crybaby throws an off balance right hand
and Folsom counters with a leg kick.
Crybaby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crybaby misses with a lunging right hand
and Folsom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crybaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crybaby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Folsom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crybaby.
Folsom is looking to wear down Crybaby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crybaby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Folsom counters with a leg kick.
Crybaby misses with a left hand
and Folsom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Folsom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crybaby.
Crybaby throws a looping overhand right but Folsom ducks down to avoid it.
Crybaby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Folsom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Crybaby blocks the low kick.
Folsom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crybaby.
Crybaby misses with a right hand
and Folsom counters with a straight right hand.
Folsom moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crybaby rushes Folsom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Folsom fails to land.
Folsom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crybaby postures up.
Crybaby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Folsom's guard.
Folsom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Folsom wants to sweep here but Crybaby controlling him for the moment.
Crybaby tries to stand but Folsom is controlling from the bottom.
Folsom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crybaby stopping the sweep attempt from Folsom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom has a closed guard, preventing Crybaby from standing up.
Crybaby stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Folsom, right into the meat.
Crybaby misses with a hook. Folsom ducked under it nicely.
Folsom throws a solid leg kick but Crybaby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Folsom.
Crybaby sizes up Folsom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Folsom blocks a jab.
Crybaby throws a body punch but Folsom moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Folsom.
Folsom throws a leg kick but Crybaby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crybaby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Crybaby misses.
Crybaby throws a nice looking combination but Folsom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crybaby slips a straight right by Folsom.
Folsom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crybaby circles away.
Idra Crybaby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crybaby throws out a loose jab but Folsom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Folsom misses.
Crybaby swings widly with a right hand
enabling Folsom to counter with a crisp jab.
Crybaby is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crybaby misses with a straight right.
Crybaby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Folsom takes a swing at Crybaby's ribcage but misses.
Crybaby tries to clinch there but Folsom circles away.
Folsom misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folsom just misses with a punch to the body.
Folsom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Folsom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Folsom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crybaby tries to clinch but Folsom is having none of it.
Folsom moves out of range of the strikes.
Crybaby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crybaby sizes up Folsom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Folsom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crybaby's corner calls for a 1-2. Crybaby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crybaby tests Folsom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crybaby is looking to clinch but Folsom is avoiding it.
Folsom misses with a head kick.
Crybaby lands an overhand right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Idra Crybaby 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Folsom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crybaby is out of range.
Crybaby lands a jab to the head.
Folsom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crybaby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Folsom misses with a two punch combination.
Folsom staying out of range there.
Folsom throws a looping overhand right but Crybaby ducks down to avoid it.
Crybaby misses with a lunging right hand
letting Folsom counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Folsom misses.
Crybaby missing with a left hand there. Folsom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crybaby throws out a loose jab but Folsom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Folsom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crybaby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crybaby wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crybaby missing with a left hand there. Folsom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Folsom lands a nice looking body shot.
Crybaby misses with a looping right.
Folsom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crybaby.
Folsom tries to work over Crybaby's front leg with a kick but Crybaby checks it.
Crybaby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crybaby misses with a left hand
and Folsom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crybaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crybaby thows a body shot but no joy.
Crybaby stuffs the takedown attempt from Folsom. Folsom gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Folsom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crybaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Folsom.
Crybaby throws a lazy right hand but Folsom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crybaby scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crybaby.
Crybaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Folsom.
Crybaby scores with a jab to the body.
Folsom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Idra Crybaby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crybaby throws out a loose jab but Folsom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crybaby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Folsom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Folsom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crybaby's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crybaby throws the left hand but Folsom avoids the punch easily.
Crybaby misses with a hook. Folsom ducked under it nicely.
Folsom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Folsom moves out of range of the strikes.
Crybaby closes the distance and clinches.
Crybaby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crybaby darts in and clinches Folsom up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crybaby scores with a shot to the side of Folsom's head.
Folsom jumps guard.
Folsom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crybaby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crybaby stands up from Folsom's guard - Crybaby perhaps looking for a knockout.
Folsom drops his hands momentarily and Crybaby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Folsom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crybaby throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crybaby wants it to stay on the feet.
Crybaby misses with a looping left.
Folsom slips a straight right by Crybaby.
A jab from Crybaby does it's job there.
Crybaby misses with a lunging right hand
and Folsom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier Folsom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crybaby moves away from the strike by Folsom.
Nice sprawl there from Crybaby as Folsom shoots in.
Idra Crybaby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crybaby throws a hook to the side of Folsom's head but Folsom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crybaby looks to land a combination but Folsom avoids it well.
Folsom misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folsom shoots in but Crybaby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folsom misses the shot to the body.
Crybaby closes the distance and pushes Folsom back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idra Crybaby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crybaby 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idra Crybaby!
Idra Crybaby gave a mention to Hopkins Athletics ($6 shirts!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amorsolo Benito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benito has chosen Bingo Players - Get Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amorsolo Benito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fowler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt.
Fowler gets a double leg takedown into Benito's guard.
Fowler looking to pass the guard.
Fowler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fowler throws a big right hand that misses.
Fowler trying to control but Benito is working from the bottom.
Fowler throwing strikes from guard but Benito blocks nicely.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler is looking to work some ground and pound but Benito has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fowler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fowler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fowler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fowler prevents Benito from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fowler trying to control the position from guard on top but Benito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fowler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fowler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fowler throws a strike but Benito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fowler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler looking for a sweep. Not yet Fowler, not yet.
Fowler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fowler controls Benito momentarily but Benito frees himself.
Fowler wants to hit a switch here but Benito passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fowler there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is trying to escape the mount.
Benito really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fowler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fowler is trying to reverse the position but instead Benito has taken his back - oops!
Fowler wants to escape the position.
Fowler is working hard here to advance position.
Benito is trying to stick to Fowler's back but Fowler is turning into Benito. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Benito's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fowler.
Fowler is looking to work some ground and pound but Benito has wrist control.
Fowler throws an elbow that misses. Benito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fowler's guard. Nice move by Benito!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benito defends well.
Benito trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fowler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benito passes into side control.
Fowler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fowler gets full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Fowler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benito wants it to stay on the feet.
Fowler swings for the body but Benito moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fowler.
Benito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fowler manages to avoid it.
Benito misses with a wild combination.
Amorsolo Benito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fowler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benito's waist but Benito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fowler off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fowler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benito pinned against the cage. Benito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fowler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benito circles away.
Fowler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benito is trying to defend but Fowler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benito wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fowler connects with a nice short shot to Benito's temple.
Benito wants to get back to his feet.
Benito is trying to control but can't.
Fowler slips a nice elbow through Benito's hands, connecting with Benito's forehead.
Fowler throwing shots but Benito is blocking nicely.
Fowler is looking for a kimura but Benito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fowler to get the leverage.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Benito defends the submission attempt.
Fowler passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler misses with a head shot.
Benito is looking to get to half guard.
Fowler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benito because Fowler loaded up on that one.
Benito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fowler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benito's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Fowler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fowler throws some wild stikes that Benito manages to avoid easily.
Fowler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fowler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fowler lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fowler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Benito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fowler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fowler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benito can do to turn this around?
Fowler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fowler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benito is desperately trying to improve his position but Fowler has a good base and remains in mount.
Fowler scoring with strikes but Benito is staying in there.
Fowler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Benito wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fowler.
Fowler unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler looking to control but Benito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fowler raining down shots from the mount!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Fowler dominated that second round.
That's time! Fowler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fowler works Benito's body with a nice hook.
Benito looks to land a combination but Fowler avoids it well.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benito sprawls well. Benito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fowler gets slowly back to his feet.
Benito falls off balance throwing a combination
so Fowler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fowler.
Benito managing to control the position.
Fowler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fowler wants to control from the top but Benito keeps moving.
Fowler throws a strike but Benito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benito trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benito passes into half guard.
Fowler trying to control from the bottom.
Fowler looking for submissions off his back.
Fowler moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fowler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benito has managed to get both his arms back between Fowler's legs - danger averted.
Fowler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fowler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fowler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Benito is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fowler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler looking for a sweep but Benito has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fowler is looking to get to half guard.
Fowler wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fowler tries to escape but Benito has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Benito.
Benito wants to control but Fowler is keeping busy.
Amorsolo Benito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fowler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fowler regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fowler has his foot on Benito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benito works his way back into a safe position though.
Benito has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fowler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Benito is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fowler pulls down on the head and he's put Benito to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Austin Fowler!
Austin Fowler very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcracken's choice of entrance music: 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday. Phil Mcracken will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcracken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcracken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fry looking to score a takedown here. Mcracken is defending well but Fry drives through and ends up in Mcracken's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcracken wants to sweep here but Fry controlling him for the moment.
Fry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcracken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fry is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcracken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fry being controlled here momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcracken lands a right hook to the body.
Mcracken tries to clinch there but Fry circles away.
Phil Mcracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcracken lands a right hook to the body.
Mcracken jabs Fry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcracken tries to clinch but Fry is having none of it.
Mcracken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fry, pushing him back against the cage.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcracken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcracken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fry or not.
Mcracken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcracken scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcracken breaks from the clinch.
Mcracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Fry circles away.
Mcracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcracken jabs Fry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry throws a hook but Mcracken avoids it easily.
Fry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phil Mcracken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fry blocks a jab.
Fry blocks a jab.
Mcracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Fry is just out of range.
Mcracken tries to clinch up but Fry circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcracken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fry throws a shot from downtown. Mcracken moves away and avoids it.
Fry swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcracken.
Fry keeps the fight on the outside.
Fry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcracken.
Mcracken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcracken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcracken lands with an uppercut that bounces Fry off the cage and back into range.
Mcracken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry dives in and grabs Mcracken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcracken pushes down on Fry's head and hops out.
Mcracken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcracken is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Mcracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcracken looks to land a right hand but Fry moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcracken darts in and clinches Fry up against the cage.
Fry working aggressively here.
Mcracken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fry tries to break the clinch but Mcracken is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcracken clinches.
Fry is trying to force a seperation but Mcracken has the dominant position.
Mcracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fry throws a looping overhand right but Mcracken ducks down to avoid it.
Phil Mcracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fry misses the shot to the body.
Fry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Fry circles away.
Mcracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Mcracken. No joy for Fry on that attempt.
Mcracken moves into the clinch.
Fry wants to break free but Mcracken has control.
Mcracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcracken clinches up with Fry and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mcracken.
A frustrated look appears on Fry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mcracken.
Fry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fry tries to circle away but Mcracken has him pinned against the cage.
Mcracken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcracken landing knees to the head.
Mcracken with a knee to the head.
Mcracken breaks from the clinch.
Mcracken misses the shot to the body.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Fry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcracken tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Mcracken cracks Fry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcracken darts in and clinches Fry up against the cage.
Mcracken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcracken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcracken closes the distance and clinches.
Mcracken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phil Mcracken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcracken connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fry fails to land.
Mcracken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcracken lands a knee to the head.
Mcracken is pushing Fry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcracken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcracken instigates a clinch.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Mcracken is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcracken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcracken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken prevents Fry from breaking the clinch.
Mcracken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcracken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fry wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcracken won't allow it.
Mcracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcracken is looking to clinch.
Mcracken wants to clinch up but Fry keeps it at a distance.
Mcracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcracken swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcracken gets a clinch.
Mcracken breaks the clinch.
Mcracken tries to clinch there but Fry circles away.
Mcracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcracken closes the distance and pushes Fry back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mcracken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcracken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fry's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mcracken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
Mcracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Fry circles away.
Mcracken has managed to clinch.
Mcracken breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcracken takes a swing at Fry's ribcage but misses.
Mcracken throws a shot to the body.
Mcracken moves into the clinch successfully.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Mcracken has him pressed against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcracken misses with a body shot.
Mcracken has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Mcracken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcracken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcracken has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcracken has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcracken manages to break the clinch.
Mcracken throws a lazy right hand but Fry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcracken counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fry misses the target.
Fry throws a shot from downtown. Mcracken moves away and avoids it.
Mcracken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
Mcracken wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry misses with a shot to the body
and Mcracken counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcracken is looking to clinch.
Mcracken swinging wildly here.
Mcracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcracken has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Mcracken breaks from the clinch.
Mcracken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fry circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcracken avoids the body shot from Fry.
A lazy left from Mcracken finds it's target.
Mcracken cracks a nice hook into Fry's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
Fry shoots in for a double leg but Mcracken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcracken fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcracken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcracken as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcracken has managed to clinch.
Mcracken prevents Fry from breaking the clinch.
Mcracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fry tries to keep at a distance but Mcracken has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcracken blocks a body shot from Fry.
Fry tries to break free but Mcracken pushes him back against the cage.
Mcracken crunches a lovely knee into Fry's ribcage.
Mcracken manages to break the clinch.
Mcracken is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Fry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcracken staying out of range there.
Mcracken has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Mcracken landing knees to the head.
Fry working aggressively here.
Fry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mcracken's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fry tries a body shot but Mcracken blocks it.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Mcracken keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcracken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcracken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mcracken has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcracken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcracken.
Mcracken has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcracken has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcracken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcracken landing knees to the body.
Mcracken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcracken.
Mcracken leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mcracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcracken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luigi Fry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcracken 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
A very excited looking Phil Mcracken made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
98% |
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