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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Egardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bate lands with an uppercut that bounces Egardo off the cage and back into range.
Egardo avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Egardo's belly button to the back.
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters with a nice body shot.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Bate. That snapped Egardo's head back.
Bate swings for the body but Egardo moves out of range.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
Bate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Egardo ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Egardo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Egardo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bate throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bate working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Egardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Egardo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Bate.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Egardo keeps working.
Bate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate cracks Egardo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Egardo is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo looking for a sweep but Bate has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bate landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate breaks from Egardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bate is working for a guillotine from mount but Egardo frees his head quite easily.
Egardo is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
Bate lands a big elbow.
Bate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Egardo?
Egardo is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate lands a heavy elbow.
Bate working the ground and pound effectively.
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bate with a couple of short strikes.
Bate looking to control but Egardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bate with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate is looking to wear down Egardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bate misses with a left hand
and Egardo counters with a right hand to the body.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Egardo needs to keep his hands up - Bate had a free shot at his head there.
Egardo slips a jab from Bate.
Egardo swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egardo is looking to clinch but Bate is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Egardo misses the body punch
and Bate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate takes a swing at Egardo's ribcage but misses.
Egardo avoids the body shot from Bate.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate moves away
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo darts in trying to clinch
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egardo takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Egardo clinches up with Bate and pushes him back against the cage.
Bate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bate trying to stall but Egardo improves his position.
Bate keeps control of Egardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bate scores with a hook to the body.
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Egardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bate is defending well for now.
Egardo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate presses Egardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bate.
Egardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bate.
Egardo working Bate over with knees to the body.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bate lands with a short shot to the head.
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bate is defending well for now.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Bate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Egardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Egardo misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Egardo is out of range.
Bate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Egardo's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Egardo trying to hold on to Bate's head to control him but Bate postures up.
Egardo wants to get back to his feet.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Egardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bate.
Bate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Egardo wants to control but Bate is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Egardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bate is working away from the top position though.
Egardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Egardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Egardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bate lands strikes from half guard.
Bate trying to pass the guard but Egardo defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bate is looking to advance position but Egardo won't allow it.
Egardo trying to control from the bottom.
Bate trying to control the pace.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egardo can do to turn this around?
Egardo trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control. Egardo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Egardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egardo swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Egardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Bate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bate throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate lands a nice shot that snaps Egardo's head back.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egardo works Bate's body with a nice hook.
Egardo misses with a two punch combination.
Egardo is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernando Egardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Bate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Tyrone Bate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Fernando Egardo spoke after the fight, saying 'Give me another chance please'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mortal Kombat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machiko under the eye.
Machiko cracks Winkler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machiko doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkler circles away.
The fighters circle, before Machiko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Winkler's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Machiko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Machi Machiko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RUN DMC its like that. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bark is just out of range.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko leaves Bark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Bark avoids it well.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Bark shoots and misses
and Klitschko counters with a straight right hand.
Bark fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bark counters with a single leg into guard. Klitschko didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bark has gone for a leg lock! Klitschko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bark's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Bark keeps moving.
Klitschko working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko looking to pass the guard.
Bark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klitschko manages to get himself to full guard.
Bark trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Klitschko has his hands on Bark's head, controlling the position.
Bark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klitschko wants to stand but Bark is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko can't keep his opponent in guard - Bark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Klitschko is not content to let Bark control the position.
Bark maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Klitschko could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bark has cracked it and Klitschko is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oakley Bark!
Oakley Bark very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Szczakowiecki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuuto Kawasati's chin.
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143 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczakowiecki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szczakowiecki blocks the body kick.
Szczakowiecki misses with a few strikes there.
Yuuto Kawasati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Szczakowiecki.
Kawasati ducks under a wild hook from Szczakowiecki.
Kawasati manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Szczakowiecki on his heels. He'll look to pass Szczakowiecki's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Szczakowiecki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kawasati is looking to work some ground and pound but Szczakowiecki has wrist control.
Kawasati is looking to pass into half guard but Szczakowiecki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Szczakowiecki is in guard.
Kawasati has a closed guard, preventing Szczakowiecki from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati looking to hit a scissor sweep but Szczakowiecki is one step ahead there.
Kawasati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawasati trying to keep a closed guard but Szczakowiecki is proving a slippery customer.
Kawasati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawasati is looking for a triangle but Szczakowiecki pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki stands up and waves to Kawasati to follow him.
Szczakowiecki throws a looping overhand right but Kawasati ducks down to avoid it.
Kawasati throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawasati scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawasati swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Kawasati throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczakowiecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szczakowiecki blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Kawasati with that takedown attempt.
Kawasati has a takedown stuffed.
Kawasati cracks Szczakowiecki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki staying out of range there.
Kawasati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawasati attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Szczakowiecki.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Kawasati tenderised Szczakowiecki's leg. Szczakowiecki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawasati throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczakowiecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Szczakowiecki swivels and escapes.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuuto Kawasati.
Szczakowiecki cracks Kawasati with an open hand slap.
Kawasati is rocked!
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawasati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szczakowiecki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawasati momentarily.
Kawasati is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczakowiecki finish 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!
A jab from Kawasati misses.
Kawasati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawasati takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawasati seems to have recovered his senses.
Szczakowiecki cracks Kawasati with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Szczakowiecki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kawasati to stand back up!
Szczakowiecki drops Kawasati with a naaaaasty hook - Kawasati is in real trouble here! Szczakowiecki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
Tomasz Szczakowiecki very nearly forgot to thank Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by When by Opeth. Jaius Garcius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa misses with a combination
and Garcius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Awa won't be happy with that.
Awa is trying to control Garcius's posture but Garcius avoids it.
Awa tries to escape but Garcius is in control.
Garcius trying to control the action but Awa is working from the bottom.
Garcius decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Awa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcius.
Awa throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Ricardo Awa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Garcius pushes him off.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt - Awa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcius stands up over Awa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius works over Awa with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcius stands and steps away. Awa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick lands from Awa.
Awa cracks Garcius with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa tries to clinch but Garcius is having none of it.
Awa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awa but Awa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Awa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcius is trying to force a seperation but Awa has the dominant position.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo Awa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcius tries to keep at a distance but Awa has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa lands a knee to the head.
Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a leg kick
and Awa counters with a low kick, right behind Garcius 's knee.
Awa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Awa swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius.
Awa moves into the clinch.
Garcius tries to score a body lock takedown but Awa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa closes the distance and clinches.
Awa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcius's defenses.
Awa lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
Awa lands an elbow just above Garcius 's eye.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awa has closed the distance and engaged Garcius in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Awa's waist but Awa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.
Awa tries to clinch up but Garcius circles away and keeps his distance.
Awa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcius was well out of range. Poor timing from Awa.
Awa rushes Garcius and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Awa lands a right hand.
Awa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Awa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Awa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Awa lands a jab to Garcius's midsection.
Awa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Awa misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Awa misses.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Awa shows good takedown defense.
A solid body kick from Awa.
Garcius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awa.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Awa instigates a clinch.
Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Awa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awa punishes Garcius's body with a nice straight punch.
Awa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius avoids the head kick by Awa.
Sloppy strikes from Awa. Those never looked like landing.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Awa doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcius circles away.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Awa throws a sloppy head kick and Garcius moves out of range easily.
Awa is looking to clinch but Garcius is avoiding it.
Garcius circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awa.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Garcius pushes him off.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Awa's waist but Awa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awa wants it to stay on the feet.
Awa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Awa wants to clinch.
Awa wants to clinch.
Garcius swats away the attempt to clinch by Awa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Awa - that will leave a mark!
Awa looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcius is just out of range.
Awa jabs at Garcius's body.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Awa lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Awa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcius's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Awa regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Awa's guard.
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. Garcius connects with a nice short shot to Awa's temple.
Garcius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Awa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcius lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Awa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Awa tries to clinch there but Garcius circles away.
Awa tries to bum rush Garcius with a series of wild strikes but Garcius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awa lands a nice shot that snaps Garcius's head back.
Awa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garcius takes a step back to recover.
Garcius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Awa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Awa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius decides to pull guard.
Awa throwing strikes from guard but Garcius blocks nicely.
Garcius striking from the bottom.
Awa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Awa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius controlling Awa's posture.
Awa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Awa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa pushes Garcius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa misses with a double jab.
Awa clinches.
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!
Garcius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Awa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcius has clasped his hands together around Awa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garcius cracks Awa with a big elbow.
Awa is trying to control Garcius's posture but Garcius avoids it.
Awa is looking for a sweep.
Garcius taking a break here but Awa is having none of it and regains half guard.
Awa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius working the head and body with strikes.
Garcius decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Awa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcius rather than just go for the knockout.
Awa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcius stops Awa from standing up.
Garcius is in close to Awa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcius postures up in Awa's guard and throws a big left but Awa blocks it.
Garcius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcius landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa wants to get back to his feet but Garcius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Awa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
Garcius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Awa trying to strike off his back.
Awa is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa looking for a sweep. Not yet Awa, not yet.
Garcius passes into half guard.
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 Jaius Garcius.
I think Awa 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa wins by unanimous decision!
Ricardo Awa very nearly forgot to thank Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80% 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 Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Berzerk as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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35
265 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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220 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Aurelio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelio misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alonzo Harris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
Aurelio throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aurelio loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Aurelio moved out of range.
Aurelio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aurelio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aurelio is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Harris has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alonzo Harris.
Aurelio misses with a double jab.
Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Aurelio's face as Harris controls the position.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aurelio is not content to let Harris control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control for a moment but Aurelio uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Aurelio wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Aurelio defending well.
Aurelio is trying to stand.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Aurelio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio makes his way to full guard, as Harris worked for a kimura.
Aurelio is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
Alonzo Harris has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling away here and it's allowed Aurelio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harris trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris stops Aurelio from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aurelio tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aurelio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Aurelio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Aurelio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aurelio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aurelio takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelio throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris clobbers Aurelio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris lands with a straight right. Aurelio didn't see that one coming.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris shoots in and bounces Aurelio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alonzo Harris.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aurelio throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelio didn't expect that.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aurelio is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonzo Harris was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aurelio throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris checks a low kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alonzo Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aurelio to the ground. Harris is now in Aurelio's guard.
Marcos Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alonzo Harris.
Aurelio takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Marcos Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aurelio.
Harris lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris wins by unanimous decision!
Alonzo Harris looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Hana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hana throws a body punch but Drabek moves out of range.
Taka Hana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hana misses with an uppercut
and Drabek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drabek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hana misses with a right hand
letting Drabek counter with a right hand.
Drabek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Hana.
Drabek defending well as Hana loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hana.
It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek slips under a jab.
Hana throws the left hand but Drabek avoids the punch easily.
Hana throws an overhand right that lands on Drabek's shoulder, as Drabek tries to avoid the shot.
Hana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hana lands a big uppercut and Drabek crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Drabek looks OK. Hana waves Drabek back to his feet!
Drabek is rocked!
Hana throws a lazy uppercut
and Drabek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Drabek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hana loads up on a big right hand but Drabek slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek switches off momentarily and Hana cracks him with a monster right hand! Drabek topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Hana dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Hana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taka Hana!
Post fight, an emotional Taka Hana said 'I am with Sumo and Keiko. To all my fans,Thanks for your support.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warrior's Dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
14 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hazzard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gein is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hazzard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Gein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazzard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazzard told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hazzard is looking to stand up but Gein isn't so interested in that idea.
Gein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazzard is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazzard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hazzard wants to get back to his feet but Gein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein wants to control from the top but Hazzard keeps moving.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazzard is retaining full guard.
Hazzard wants to stand but Gein is controlling the position.
Gein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazzard is keeping the position for now.
Hazzard keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hazzard moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Gein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hazzard defends well and Gein ends up having to push Hazzard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hazzard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gein.
Hazzard misses with a low kick.
Hazzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gein fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Hazzard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gein circles away.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
Gein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazzard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gein.
Gein looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hazzard wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard has hold of Gein's hands but Gein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Gein connects with a nice short shot to Hazzard's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gein seems to be working for a kimura but Hazzard defends the submission attempt.
Gein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hazzard wants to get back to his feet.
Hazzard has hold of Gein's hands but Gein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gein is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazzard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazzard looks like he's trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazzard pushes Gein off but Gein dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a wild combination.
Gein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hazzard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Hazzard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gein is trying to control. Hazzard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gein stops Hazzard from getting back to his feet.
Gein with the ground and pound but Hazzard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hazzard is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gein presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
Gein looking to stall.
Hazzard tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Hazzard back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein working hard to break the clinch.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hazzard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazzard.
Hazzard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Gein blocks with his arms.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Gein blocks with his arms.
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gein pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hazzard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gein.
Gein tries to throw a body punch but Hazzard avoids it by throwing Gein back against the cage.
Gein is trying to trip Hazzard. He has hold of a leg but Hazzard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein stops Hazzard from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
Gein wants to control from the top but Hazzard keeps moving.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazzard has wrist control.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Hazzard blocks nicely.
Gein with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein stops Hazzard from standing up.
Gein postures up in Hazzard's guard and throws a big left but Hazzard blocks it.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gein looking to pass the guard.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazzard has wrist control.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein stands and throws Hazzard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gein is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Hazzard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gein tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hazzard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Gein lands an overhand right.
Hazzard is rocked!
Gein dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Hazzard has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Speech Cobras as his entrance music. Brad Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
159 lbs
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143 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a good, hard body kick but Salabim shrugs it off.
Salabim thows a body shot but no joy.
Salabim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salabim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salabim misses with a straight right.
No luck for Salabim with that takedown attempt.
Salabim misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salabim lands a nice shot to the body.
Salabim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salabim looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brad Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Salabim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salabim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Salabim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salabim shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Salabim moves into the clinch successfully.
Salabim working aggressively here.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns prevents a body shot from Salabim.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim misses with the head strike.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Salabim controls his hands.
Salabim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salabim is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Salabim into the cage.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salabim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Salabim tries to score a body lock takedown but Burns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Salabim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
Salabim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salabim.
Burns lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salabim slowing the pace effectively.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Burns.
Salabim lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salabim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Burns.
Salabim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Salabim cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Salabim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Salabim.
A hook to the body from Burns.
Salabim misses with a punch on the inside.
Salabim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Salabim blocking some punches.
Salabim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Salabim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salabim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salabim as Burns tries to tie him up.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Salabim shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salabim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Burns will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salabim swinging wildly here.
Salabim misses with a wild combination.
Burns tries to clinch there but Salabim circles away.
Salabim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a good, hard body kick but Salabim shrugs it off.
Salabim throws a big shot that misses.
Burns has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Salabim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Salabim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Salabim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Brad Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salabim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Salabim pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burns tries to clinch but Salabim moves out of range.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salabim.
Salabim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Burns rushes Salabim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Salabim fails to land.
Salabim tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Salabim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salabim takes a shot to the head.
Burns blocks a body shot from Salabim.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salabim is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns slips a straight right by Salabim.
Salabim misses with a straight right.
Salabim misses with a straight left.
Salabim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burns defends well and Salabim ends up having to push Burns into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Salabim backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salabim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salabim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns darts in and clinches Salabim up against the cage.
Burns pushes Salabim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Salabim - that landed with a thud.
Salabim working aggressively here.
Burns blocking some punches.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
Salabim tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns presses Salabim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Salabim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns cracks Salabim with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns works on Salabim's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salabim prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries a body shot but Salabim blocks it.
Salabim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salabim is rocked!
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salabim's elbow.
Oh Salabim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns.
Salabim seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Salabim has Burns pressed against the cage, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Burns.
Salabim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salabim gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.
Salabim is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burns's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brad Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salabim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salabim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burns defends well and Salabim ends up having to push Burns into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim misses with a body punch.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salabim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Salabim misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Salabim throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salabim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salabim is looking to clinch.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salabim just misses with a punch to the body.
Salabim fails with the takedown
and Burns scores with a counter punch that sends Salabim to the canvas! Burns smells blood - he's punishing Salabim with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Salabim has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Burns!
Brad Burns is the new featherweight champion!
Brad Burns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the best striker in the world, my boxing is incredible and so are my team and supporters. This guy is a chump and didn't deserve to be in the ring with me tonight. I want a Title again, and i'll beat the hell out of anyone to do it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadokowich's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Kazushi Sakuraba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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181 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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175 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vadim Vadokowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Vadokowich lands a jab to the head.
Vadokowich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vadokowich cracks Sakuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Vadokowich connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vadokowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
We've been told by Vadokowich's head coaches at Millions Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vadokowich sprawls well. Vadokowich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Vadokowich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuraba. Sakuraba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vadokowich swings widly with a right hand
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sakuraba working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vadokowich is positioning himself well to prevent Sakuraba advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Vadokowich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vadokowich wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Vadokowich is working hard here to advance position.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Vadokowich is defending well.
Ground and pound from Sakuraba.
Vadokowich gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vadokowich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuraba manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakuraba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vadokowich escapes and throws Sakuraba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sakuraba tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba wants to control but Vadokowich postures up.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba wants to control but Vadokowich postures up.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich just content to control the position.
Sakuraba tries to bench press Vadokowich off him but Vadokowich keeps the position.
Sakuraba manages to get back to half guard.
Vadokowich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sakuraba looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Vadokowich pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakuraba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sakuraba has a hand on Vadokowich's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vadokowich takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Vadokowich controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vadim Vadokowich will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice body kick from Vadokowich.
The crowd cheers as Vadokowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vadokowich misses with a straight left.
Vadokowich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Sakuraba with that takedown attempt.
Sakuraba shoots for a takedown but Vadokowich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich scores with a leg kick.
Vadokowich works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Vadokowich shows good takedown defense.
Vadim Vadokowich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Vadokowich connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Vadokowich. That snapped Sakuraba's head back.
Vadokowich connects with a right hand. Sakuraba shakes it off.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Vadokowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vadokowich scores with a nice strike.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Vadokowich finish him?
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Vadokowich throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vadokowich seems to be stalking Sakuraba here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sakuraba drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vadim Vadokowich!
Vadim Vadokowich retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Vadim Vadokowich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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