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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fanfare. Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music. Marlon Worthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy connects with a leg kick. Dincht looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Worthy scores with a one two! Dincht had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Worthy connects with a crisp jab.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dincht shoots in for a double leg but Worthy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Worthy avoids a kick to the body.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Dincht fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Worthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dincht has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worthy rushes Dincht and presses him up against the cage.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Dincht avoiding damage.
Worthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Worthy scores with a shot to the side of Dincht's head.
Dincht blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht displaying some good clinch control by pressing Worthy up against the cage.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
Worthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy misses with some punches.
Dincht is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Worthy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Worthy leaning against his opponent.
Dincht drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dincht is struggling to control the position.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht prevents a body shot from Worthy.
A short uppercut from Worthy.
Dincht misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Worthy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dincht is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Worthy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Worthy.
A short body shot lands from Worthy as the two fighters clinch.
Worthy misses with some punches.
Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Worthy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dincht has Worthy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Worthy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy lands a right hand.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht wants a takedown.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dincht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Worthy tries to work over Dincht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dincht wants to take the fight to the mat but Worthy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Dincht is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Worthy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht blocking some punches.
Dincht wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Worthy.
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!
Dincht wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worthy lands with a light punch inside.
Worthy lands with a light punch inside.
Dincht is rocked!
Worthy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dincht with a big uppercut! Dincht tries to clinch up but Worthy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dincht to the mat! Dincht covers up and Worthy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marlon Worthy!
Marlon Worthy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clinton Chaos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Clinton Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Bate shoots in for a double leg but Chaos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chaos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chaos.
Chaos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bate.
Chaos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaos.
Chaos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bate punishes Chaos's body with a nice straight punch.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaos throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Bate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos connects with a single shot there.
Chaos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bate. That did some damage!
Bate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bate staying out of range there.
Clinton Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bate misses.
Bate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaos.
A head kick from Chaos lands but Bate takes it in his stride.
Clinton Chaos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Bate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos throws the left hand but Bate avoids the punch easily.
Bate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bate takes a swing at Chaos's ribcage but misses.
Bate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chaos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Bate moved out of range nicely.
Chaos scores with a nice strike.
Bate misses with a straight left.
Bate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaos throws a leg kick which misses Bate's front leg but catches the back leg as Bate tries to avoid it.
Chaos throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Chaos misses with a hook.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos throws a looping overhand right but Bate ducks down to avoid it.
Bate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaos but Chaos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos jabs Bate right on the nose. Bate blinks but takes it well.
Chaos swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Chaos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bate works the jab nicely.
Chaos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bate is able to avoid easily.
Chaos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaos throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Chaos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bate's calf.
Chaos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaos thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate throws a hook but Chaos blocks it.
Bate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaos is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bate under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate moves away from the strike by Chaos.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Bate defending well as Chaos loads up on a big left hand.
Chaos misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Bate throws out a leg kick but Chaos moves out of range and Bate only half commits.
Bate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chaos throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bate misses with a right hand
and Chaos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chaos thumps Bate with a low kick.
Bate throws a leg kick which misses Chaos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaos tries to avoid it.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Chaos throws a hook but Bate blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Bate wants to land a leg kick but Chaos is out of range.
Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Bate walks into a stiff left hand from Chaos.
Bate checks the leg kick.
Chaos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Bate.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Bate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chaos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate cracks the inside of Chaos's front leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chaos.
The fighters circling - Bate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaos takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Chaos finds it's target.
Bate defending well as Chaos loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Bate blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaos.
Bate throws out a loose jab but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaos swivels and escapes.
Chaos lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos scores with a hook.
Chaos motions for Bate to come forward. Chaos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos fails to land with a series of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a hook but Bate blocks it.
Chaos checks a leg kick nicely.
Chaos moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bate throws a head kick but Chaos moves out of range.
Bate slips a jab from Chaos.
Bate misses with a looping right.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Chaos moved out of range nicely.
Chaos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chaos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bate moves away from the strike by Chaos.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate scores with a takedown into Chaos's guard.
Chaos working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chaos controls Bate momentarily but Bate frees himself.
Bate with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bate postures up.
Bate trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Bate is fighting to break Chaos's control of his arms but Chaos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bate lands a couple of digs.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaos is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chaos trying to keep a closed guard but Bate is proving a slippery customer.
Bate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chaos's head.
Chaos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bate trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate trying to move into half guard but instead Chaos has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Chaos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaos tries a low kick but Bate avoids it.
Chaos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Clinton Chaos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bate blocks a jab.
Bate blocks a jab.
Bate scores with a hook to the body. Chaos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chaos throws the left hand but Bate avoids the punch easily.
Bate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate misses with a low kick as Chaos jumps back.
Chaos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bate throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaos.
Chaos throws a big shot that misses.
Bate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chaos looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bate blocks a jab.
Bate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Chaos misses.
No luck for Bate with that takedown attempt.
Bate throws a big shot that misses.
Chaos misses with an uppercut
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chaos throws a low kick but Bate moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaos slips a straight right by Bate.
Bate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bate.
Chaos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chaos throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Chaos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaos tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chaos at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Chaos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chaos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chaos scores with a head kick. Bate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chaos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Bate lands a leg kick that knocks Chaos off balance momentarily.
Chaos throws a hook but Bate avoids it easily.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate slips under a jab from Chaos.
Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Bate throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaos throws out the jab.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaos defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bate slips a jab and a cross from Chaos.
A jab from Chaos misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos scores with a nice head shot.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Chaos moved out of range nicely.
Chaos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bate to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaos scores with a leg kick.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target.
A low kick from Chaos is predictable there
and Bate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bate misses with a takedown attempt - Chaos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaos scores with a leg kick.
Bate tries to work over Chaos's front leg with a kick but Chaos checks it.
Bate misses with a looping right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bate connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaos walks into a straight right hand from Bate.
Bate throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
Bate blocks a head kick by Chaos.
Bate throws a leg kick but Chaos checks it.
Bate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chaos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Chaos throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bate.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaos scores with a punch to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chaos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Bate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bate checks it well.
Chaos misses with a two punch combination.
Chaos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bate feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate postures up and lands a big shot to Chaos's brow.
Bate works over Chaos with some ground and pound from guard.
Chaos looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaos, not yet.
Bate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate throwing strikes but missing.
Bate looking to pass the guard.
Bate wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bate is pressing down on Chaos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chaos trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Chaos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bate is on top in guard.
Bate passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bate's back!
Chaos struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos working for a choke but Bate is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Chaos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaos swivels and escapes.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Jab by Chaos.
Chaos looks to throw the jab but Bate is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chaos.
Bate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaos.
Chaos throws the left hand but Bate avoids the punch easily.
Chaos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate.
Chaos lands a jab to Bate's midsection.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Bate misses
and Chaos counters with a left and a right that stings Bate.
Bate throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos throws a low kick but Bate moves out of range easily.
Chaos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bate trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaos wants to control but Bate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Chaos's temple.
Chaos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bate slips a nice elbow through Chaos's hands, connecting with Chaos's forehead.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chaos trying to control here.
Bate thows a huge punch but Chaos dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate stalling.
Bate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chaos sees it coming and defends easily.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
Bate wants to control but Chaos is keeping him busy.
Chaos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chaos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bate!
Bate bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate postures up.
Bate wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bate 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrone Bate has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chaos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bate can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate throws a nice looking combination but Chaos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a lazy right hand but Bate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bate swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
Bate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Bate moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Bate there.
Bate takes one on the button.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Chaos.
Chaos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bate connects with a leg kick. Chaos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bate connects with a solid leg kick.
Bate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looks for the body kick but Bate saw that one coming.
Chaos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaos tries to sprawl out of it but Bate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bate. Bate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bate tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaos thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chaos slips a straight right by Bate.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaos misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chaos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaos swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bate lands a jab to Chaos's midsection.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Bate
and Chaos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Chaos misses its intended target.
Bate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaos defends it nicely.
Chaos tries to sprawl but Bate drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chaos actively working from the bottom here.
Bate is keen to just control but Chaos is a slippery customer.
Chaos wants to sweep but Bate has passed to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos is trying to control Bate's posture but Bate avoids it.
Chaos is not content to let Bate control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to buck Bate off but Bate is having none of it.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaos keeps working.
Chaos is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Bate.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bate landing a few strikes.
Bate taking a break here but Chaos is having none of it and regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chaos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bate is working away from the top position though.
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 Tyrone Bate.
I think Chaos 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 for Clinton Chaos!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Clinton Chaos!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Clinton Chaos!
Clinton Chaos wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Clinton Chaos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Big Booty Woman. Pip Gonzalez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pip Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle misses with a right hand
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kyle is rocked!
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Kyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that drops Kyle like a sack of potatoes! Gonzalez dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pip Gonzalez!
A victorious Pip Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny B Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny B Good's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny B Good!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B Good doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jensen misses the target.
B Good shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a good low kick that B Good was not able to check.
B Good shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jensen defends it nicely.
B Good fails with the takedown.
David Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny B Good.
Jensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
B Good shoots in but Jensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
B Good fails with the takedown.
Jensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. B Good sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a straight left.
B Good blocks a head kick by Jensen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from B Good.
B Good fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Jensen misses.
Jensen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from B Good.
Jensen lands a high kick!
It looks like Johnny B Good has been cut.
B Good shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a three punch combo that has B Good backing up. B Good nods at Jensen to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
B Good shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
B Good takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
B Good looks winded!
B Good takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jensen cracks B Good with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jensen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning B Good to stand back up!
B Good is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Jensen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Jensen!
An out of breath David Jensen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn has chosen Diary of a Madman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptor misses the shot to the body.
Dunn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Raptor moves into full guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Raptor keeps moving.
Raptor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunn defends well.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Raptor blocks nicely.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Raptor is trying to keep Dunn in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn postures up in Raptor's guard and throws a big left but Raptor blocks it.
Dunn takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raptor is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Raptor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dunn's guard.
Dunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raptor manages to get himself to full guard.
Raptor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raptor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Raptor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raptor trying to keep a closed guard but Dunn is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raptor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raptor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is trying to keep Dunn in close.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Raptor has wrist control.
Dunn won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raptor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raptor's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raptor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raptor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raptor is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raptor is keeping the position for now.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raptor is trying to keep Dunn in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Raptor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raptor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Raptor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raptor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dunn stands up over Raptor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
Dunn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dunn lands a couple of elbows.
Dunn postures up in Raptor's guard and throws a big left but Raptor blocks it.
Raptor controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
Raptor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Raptor keeps moving.
Raptor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunn defends it easily.
Dunn trying to control but Raptor is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn stopping the sweep attempt from Raptor.
Raptor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dunn is trying to escape the mount.
Dunn blocking the ground and pound.
Dunn tries to lock up and control but Raptor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raptor trying to control but Dunn is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Raptor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raptor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dunn looks a forlorn figure.
Raptor raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Raptor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunn is pushing down on Raptor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raptor is fighting to maintain full guard but Dunn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dunn lands with a punch from half guard.
Raptor has hold of Dunn's hands but Dunn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raptor is rocked!
Dunn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Raptor is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Dunn!
A victorious Mark Dunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong lands with a good body shot.
Xiaolong works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong avoids a kick to the body.
Xiaolong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong misses with a wild combination.
Xiaolong clinches up against the cage.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xiaolong.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Xiaolong keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie pushes Xiaolong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaolong can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Xiaolong.
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xiaolong's defenses.
Xiaolong trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xiaolong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Xiaolong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xiaolong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Xiaolong tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Xiaolong back against the cage.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaolong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaolong scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaolong prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaolongs head.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Xiaolong lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to work over Xiaolong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie cracks Xiaolong with a nice body shot.
Gracie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xiaolong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaolong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Xiaolong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaolong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Xiaolong tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Xiaolong is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiaolong has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xiaolong obliges.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Xiaolong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Xiaolong slips the punch.
Xiaolong misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Xiaolong thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xiaolong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a head kick but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
A big left from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaolong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie motions for Xiaolong to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xiaolong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaolong digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xiaolong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xiaolong lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Xiaolong throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut.
Gracie catches Xiaolong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Xiaolong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Xiaolong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiaolong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Xiaolong.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Xiaolong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaolong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaolong takes one to the chin there.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Li Xiaolong's cut is getting worse.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaolong.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaolong can pounce on him.
Xiaolong fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiaolong is looking to land body kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Xiaolong tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xiaolong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Xiaolong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaolong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xiaolong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaolong is rocked!
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Xiaolong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiaolong slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Xiaolong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Xiaolong's ribs.
Xiaolong is breathing heavily.
Xiaolong walks straight into a right hand from Gracie - that's dropped him! Gracie jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Xiaolong from any more punishment! Xiaolong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Drunken Irish Dad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
McFinnigan scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Yokida Matae has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFinnigan - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matae throws a nice looking combination but McFinnigan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matae takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matae throws a head kick but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Matae has closed the distance and engaged McFinnigan in a clinch.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matae takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
McFinnigan pushes off an throws an elbow but Matae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McFinnigan blocks a body shot from Matae.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matae has a couple of punches blocked by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae lands a shot to the body.
Matae takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yokida Matae's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Matae.
McFinnigan blocking some punches.
McFinnigan tries a knee to the head but Matae blocks it.
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matae can't find room to land a body shot as McFinnigan controls the action.
McFinnigan blocks a body shot from Matae.
Matae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from McFinnigan misses.
McFinnigan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matae misses with a straight right.
McFinnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Matae lands with a kick to the temple. McFinnigan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McFinnigan.
Matae is breathing heavily.
McFinnigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matae.
McFinnigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McFinnigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matae swats away the attempt to clinch by McFinnigan.
Matae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McFinnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matae tries to score with a low kick but McFinnigan moves his leg out of the way.
McFinnigan scores with a body shot.
Matae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Matae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McFinnigan can pounce on him.
McFinnigan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFinnigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McFinnigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McFinnigan lands with a shot to the body.
McFinnigan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McFinnigan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matae rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McFinnigan lands a jab to Matae's midsection.
McFinnigan is looking to clinch.
McFinnigan lands a two punch combo.
Yokida Matae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yokida Matae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McFinnigan with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Yokida Matae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yokida Matae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey McFinnigan!
Our winner, Mickey McFinnigan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jean Sibelius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a hook.
Sibelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sibelius misses with a looping right.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sibelius.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sibelius is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Sibelius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sibelius is looking for a sweep.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sibelius some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Sibelius's face as Cruz controls the position.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Sibelius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sibelius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Sibelius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sibelius wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sibelius is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Sibelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Sibelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sibelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sibelius scores with a jab.
Sibelius ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sibelius's corner calls for a 1-2. Sibelius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sibelius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruz keeping control of the position.
Sibelius is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sibelius.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sibelius is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
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. Sibelius connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sibelius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Sibelius working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Sibelius is controlling him well.
Sibelius is looking to pass Cruz's guard but actually Cruz recovers to full guard.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Sibelius trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sibelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sibelius trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sibelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sibelius advances to half guard.
Sibelius wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sibelius lands with a punch from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Sibelius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cruz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sibelius.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Cruz looking to control.
Sibelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sibelius's guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sibelius wants to sweep but no luck.
Sibelius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Sibelius throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sibelius's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Sibelius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz works over Sibelius with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Sibelius is keeping the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius is looking to sweep but instead, Cruz has passed into half guard.
Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
That's time! Sibelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sibelius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Sibelius trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sibelius controls the pace.
Sibelius throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sibelius's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sibelius is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Sibelius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sibelius wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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. Sibelius connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Sibelius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Sibelius is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but Sibelius is keeping busy.
Sibelius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.
Sibelius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. Sibelius eventually gives up the hold.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sibelius.
Sibelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sibelius's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sibelius is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Sibelius blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Sibelius.
Cruz is working Sibelius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz postures up.
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz stands up over Sibelius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
Sibelius wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius trying to control the position.
Sibelius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sibelius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sibelius has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jean Sibelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibelius is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sibelius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Sibelius is trying to keep Cruz in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kale Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cruz throws a right hand that Sibelius ducks under and follows up with a left that Sibelius also avoids with ease.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Sibelius defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz moves out of range as Sibelius strikes.
Sibelius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sibelius as he avoids it easily.
Sibelius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Sibelius avoids nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sibelius takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sibelius but Sibelius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jean Sibelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Cruz.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sibelius throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cruz trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sibelius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Sibelius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sibelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sibelius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sibelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz punishes Sibelius's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Sibelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sibelius takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz thumps Sibelius with a low kick.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Sibelius's defenses.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sibelius misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sibelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Sibelius cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Kale Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sibelius shoots in and bounces Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sibelius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sibelius.
Sibelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Sibelius looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz is pulling down on Sibelius's head. It's preventing any offense from Sibelius, at least for the moment.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Sibelius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz defending well as Sibelius loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a jab when Sibelius was well out of range.
Cruz throws a hook but Sibelius blocks it.
Sibelius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sibelius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Sibelius is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Sibelius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sibelius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Sibelius tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Cruz looking to finish Sibelius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sibelius!
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sibelius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sibelius won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sibelius advances to half guard.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sibelius scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cruz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sibelius forces his way into half guard.
Sibelius is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sibelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Cruz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sibelius is staying active.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. Sibelius eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sibelius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jean Sibelius!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jean Sibelius!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jean Sibelius!
Jean Sibelius wins by unanimous decision!
Jean Sibelius retains his lightweight title!
Jean Sibelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by SMALL AXE. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Marsh.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone pushes Marsh away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Marsh in his tracks momentarily.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Marsh's torso.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Stone's head back.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Stone throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone thuds his right hand into Marsh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Marsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
Marsh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marsh lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.
Marsh throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Marsh scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone tries to move into range but Marsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Stone is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone cracks Marsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips a straight right by Marsh.
Stone is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stone is controlling Marsh's posture.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh content to stall in guard here.
Marsh distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marsh lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh passes Stone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marsh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stone to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stone shrugs it off.
Marsh misses with a head shot.
Marsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh 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.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
Marsh punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a big elbow.
Stone can't escape the position.
Marsh avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
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.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsh controlling the pace for now.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone tries to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Marsh misses with a head shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marsh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone wants to control but Marsh is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Marsh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Marsh loaded up on that one.
Marsh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stone is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stone and Marsh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Marsh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stone is avoiding damage well.
Stone is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Marsh stalls from top position.
Marsh cracks Stone with a big elbow.
Stone regains half guard, as Marsh was trying to land strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Stone moves into full guard.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone pulls Marsh in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone lands a head kick. Marsh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsh is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone is positioning himself well to prevent Marsh advancing to mount.
Marsh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stone's thigh. Stone counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ben Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Marsh misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh connects with a nice looking jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Marsh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marsh is in Stone's guard.
Stone trying to control the position here.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone has Marsh pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone scores with a head kick. Marsh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marsh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Marsh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Marsh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh lands a head shot.
Stone wants to land a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Marsh misses the jab.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone scores with a push kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsh.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Stone did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Marsh blocks the leg kick.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Marsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Marsh - just one landing.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh has a takedown stuffed.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Marsh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marsh postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Ben Stone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Marsh thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone throws a leg kick but Marsh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Marsh shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Marsh takes one on the button.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Marsh lands.
Marsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Marsh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marsh swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ben Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Marsh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsh. That snapped Stone's head back.
Marsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from Marsh finds it's target.
Stone feints and then cracks Marsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marsh down.
Marsh misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsh on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marsh is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Marsh misses with the combination.
Marsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone has control of Marsh's left arm, preventing Marsh from doing any damage.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh advances to half guard.
Marsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marsh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marsh.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marsh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Marsh is keen to just control but Stone is a slippery customer.
Stone is pressing down on Marsh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone pulls Marsh in close to his closed guard and prevents Marsh from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Stone just wasn't active enough.
Marsh takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Marsh moves forwards but Stone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone slips a jab from Marsh.
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 Ben Stone.
I think Stone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh wins by unanimous decision!
Randy Marsh is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Randy Marsh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by I Like to Move It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jersey throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Jersey ducks down to avoid it.
Jersey misses with a low kick as Kyle jumps back.
Jersey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jersey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle slips a straight right by Jersey.
Kyle misses with an uppercut.
Jersey misses with a low kick.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jersey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.
Jersey tried to score with a low kick but Kyle checks it.
Jersey misses with a combination
and Kyle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey slips under a jab.
Jersey tries to keep at a distance but Kyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jersey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jerseys head.
Kyle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kyle throwing shots but Jersey is blocking nicely.
Kyle slips a nice elbow through Jersey's hands, connecting with Jersey's forehead.
Kyle slips a nice elbow through Jersey's hands, connecting with Jersey's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jersey defends it well.
Jersey has hold of Kyle's hands but Kyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jersey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyle wants to pass the guard but Jersey is keeping the position.
Kyle advances to half guard.
Kyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyle is looking for a kimura but Jersey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kyle to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jersey's head.
Kyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kyle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kyle looking to finish with strikes here!
Jersey can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kyle with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jersey?
Jersey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle connects with a bit shot that sees Jersey covering up! More strikes from Kyle and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kyle is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Kyle!
Takeru Kyle retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Takeru Kyle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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