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Death Squad 36:Marcus vs Bruce PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Urg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Rain Man. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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294 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Urg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urg moves into the clinch.
Dren looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dren turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Urg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dren off and has taken his back!
Urg lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dren.
Urg lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dren's head.
Urg has got one arm under Dren's chin. This could be trouble... Dren trying to control the other hand but Urg gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Dren has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toni Urg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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211 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimasaki clinches up with Duncan and pushes him back against the cage.
Shimasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shimasaki to the mat! Shimasaki manages to get full guard.
Shimasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shimasaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Shimasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shimasaki wants to stand up but Duncan is controlling him.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Shimasaki keeps moving.
Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duncan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duncan 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.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Shimasaki has wrist control.
Shimasaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duncan!
Duncan is squirming around, avoiding Shimasaki's attempts to control the action.
Duncan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duncan tries to get out of the position.
Duncan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shimasaki. What's that going to do exactly?
Duncan wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan gets back to half guard.
Duncan is trying to maintain the position but Shimasaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Duncan 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.
Shimasaki tries to stand and escape but Duncan is controlling the position.
Duncan wants to get back to full guard.
Duncan scores with a few weak punches.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duncan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shimasaki wants to stand but Duncan is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan striking from his own guard.
Duncan trying to strike off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan is trying to keep Shimasaki in close.
Shimasaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duncan's guard.
Duncan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan has Shimasaki pulled in close to control his posture.
Duncan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duncan, not yet.
Duncan is trying to keep Shimasaki in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eddie Duncan just wasn't active enough.
Duncan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown but Shimasaki shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries to clinch there but Shimasaki circles away.
Duncan dives in and grabs Shimasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shimasaki pushes down on Duncan's head and hops out.
Duncan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan fails with the takedown.
Shimasaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan.
Shimasaki is looking to clinch.
Duncan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shimasaki wants to clinch up but Duncan keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Duncan as Shimasaki shoots in.
Duncan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shimasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Duncan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duncan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shimasaki sprawls well initially but Duncan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shimasaki is trying to stand.
Duncan throwing shots but Shimasaki is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working over Shimasaki with some ground and pound. Shimasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan is working for a kimura but Shimasaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Duncan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duncan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duncan is trying to control the action in half guard but Shimasaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shimasaki throws the left hand but Duncan avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duncan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shimasaki's guard.
Shimasaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eddie Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duncan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Shimasaki covers up, he's hurt! Duncan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Duncan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Duncan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Duncan!
Eddie Duncan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Nobero Shimasaki spoke after the fight, saying 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Kickbuttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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239 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Kickbuttowski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickbuttowski has closed the distance and engaged Jyllendael in a clinch.
Kickbuttowski throws a head punch that misses.
Kickbuttowski is pressed up against the cage. Jyllendael has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kickbuttowski down to the mat. Kickbuttowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jyllendael shoots in but no luck this time.
Jyllendael has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jyllendael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kickbuttowski leaves Jyllendael with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jyllendael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jyllendael shoots in but Kickbuttowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kickbuttowski has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kickbuttowski closes the distance and pushes Jyllendael back into the cage.
Kickbuttowski lands a right hand.
It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Kickbuttowski scores with a hook to the body.
Kickbuttowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kickbuttowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kickbuttowski has a couple of punches blocked by Jyllendael.
Kickbuttowski misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kickbuttowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jyllendael wants a takedown.
Kickbuttowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jyllendael is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kickbuttowski - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kickbuttowski on the inside.
Good body shot from Kickbuttowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kickbuttowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kickbuttowski stalling the fight.
Jyllendael prevents a body shot from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski tries a body shot but Jyllendael blocks it.
Jyllendael tries to score a body lock takedown but Kickbuttowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kickbuttowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Kickbuttowski - that landed with a thud.
Kickbuttowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kickbuttowski goes for a takedown attempt but Jyllendael pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kickbuttowski looks to land a combination but Jyllendael avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kickbuttowski moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kickbuttowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jyllendael backwards.
Kickbuttowski lands a body punch.
Kickbuttowski can't find room to land a body shot as Jyllendael controls the action.
Kickbuttowski lands a right hand.
Kickbuttowski tries a body shot but Jyllendael blocks it.
Kickbuttowski pushes Jyllendael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kickbuttowski is working Jyllendael over against the cage.
Kickbuttowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kickbuttowski is working Jyllendael over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kickbuttowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski is leaning against Jyllendael and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kickbuttowski digs a right hand into Jyllendael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jyllendael's gas tank.
Kickbuttowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jyllendael managing to block the knees to the body from Kickbuttowski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kickbuttowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickbuttowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kickbuttowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jyllendael's efforts to push away.
Kickbuttowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jyllendael backwards.
Kickbuttowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Jyllendael controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski lands with a light punch inside.
Kickbuttowski lands a body shot.
Kickbuttowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kickbuttowski lands a right hand.
Kickbuttowski tries a body shot but Jyllendael blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jyllendael.
Kickbuttowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kickbuttowski tries to throw a body punch but Jyllendael avoids it by throwing Kickbuttowski back against the cage.
Kickbuttowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kickbuttowski lands a right hand.
Kickbuttowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kickbuttowski throws a big uppercut that drops Jyllendael! More strikes from Kickbuttowski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jyllendael lies dazed against the cage as Kickbuttowski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Kickbuttowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Space Oddity as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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281 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aharon Robinson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ben Gray has been cut.
Gray misses with a takedown
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gray thinking.
Robinson shoots in and bounces Gray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Gray trying to control the position here.
My spies in Combat Sports Training Center inform me that Robinson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gray keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Gray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Robinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gray defends well.
Robinson is looking for a triangle here but Gray uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gray scores with a couple of short elbows.
Robinson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robinson sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robinson trying to control here.
Gray prevents Robinson from improving his position.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gray's back!
Gray rolls, trying to escape but Robinson keeps control of the position.
Gray showing good submission defense here.
Gray breaks Robinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Gray tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gray works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson has his foot on Gray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gray works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson working for submissions but it's allowed Gray to get to half guard.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Gray prevents Robinson from improving his position.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back.
Gray wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gray has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Robinson defend it? Gray steps over the head and cranks it - Robinson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Gray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikiya Sonoda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Sonoda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sonoda.
A head kick misses from Sonoda.
Sonoda throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khan stops Sonoda from getting back to his feet.
Sonoda is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan blocks the strikes from Sonoda.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonoda landing small, sideways elbows.
We've been hearing that Khan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
Khan passes to side control.
Sonoda tries to escape but Khan is in control.
Sonoda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sonoda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sonoda will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Sonoda misses with a strike from the bottom.
Khan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sonoda looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan wants to control but Sonoda is keeping him busy.
Sonoda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Khan slows the pace down.
Sonoda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan scoring with punches from side control.
Khan slows the pace down.
Khan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sonoda pushes Khan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sonoda trying to remain calm as Khan controls from the top position.
We've been informed that Sonoda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sonoda is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan taking a breather here.
Sonoda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slows the pace down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is trying to get an arm triangle but Sonoda is defending well.
Sonoda is trying to buck Khan off.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonoda is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sonoda is trying to improve his position.
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 Omar Khan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonoda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonoda scores with a spinning back kick!
Sonoda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sonoda wants to stand but Khan has his arm trapped.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonoda tries to stand but Khan is controlling his head.
Sonoda is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sonoda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sonoda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sonoda wants to stand but Khan is controlling his arm.
Sonoda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sonoda tries to stand but Khan is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Khan regains half guard.
Khan is looking to escape.
Sonoda stands up and beckons Khan to join him on the feet.
Sonoda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big head kick from Sonoda and Khan is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Omar Khan has been cut.
Rikiya Sonoda has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonoda wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing Sonoda from standing up.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khan's guard.
Khan is pulling down on Sonoda's head. It's preventing any offense from Sonoda, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sonoda throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonoda wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sonoda is trying to stand.
Khan slows the pace down in half guard.
Sonoda regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sonoda for as long as he can get away with.
Omar Khan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Khan avoids the head kick by Sonoda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonoda misses with a head kick.
Sonoda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sonoda!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonoda tries to escape but Khan is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Sonoda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonoda tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Sonoda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Sonoda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Sonoda which made him look bad.
Sonoda moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Sonoda throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Sonoda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonoda wants to clinch.
Sonoda tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Rikiya Sonoda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonoda looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Sonoda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sonoda did well to prevent Khan getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
Khan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Khan is nestled in close to Sonoda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khan winds up and cracks Sonoda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonoda is looking to escape.
Khan uses his free foot to push down on Sonoda's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sonoda.
Sonoda is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonoda is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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!
Sonoda is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Khan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
Khan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Khan lands a big elbow.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khan controlling from mount.
Sonoda swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet.
Sonoda tries to reverse the position but Khan maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonoda is trying to stand.
Khan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sonoda manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Khan controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sonoda to see if he's OK.
Sonoda is looking to reverse the position.
Khan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonoda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sonoda throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Khan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Khan'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.
Khan gets a double leg takedown into Sonoda's guard.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sonoda is trying to keep Khan in close.
Sonoda wants to stand and escape but Khan is having none of it.
Khan controlling from the top position.
Sonoda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sonoda pushes Khan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sonoda tries to bench press Khan off him but Khan keeps the position.
Khan happy to just control the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Khan prevents Sonoda from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sonoda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khan off and has taken his back!
Khan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sonoda somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Khan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sonoda tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonoda.
Sonoda is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan is trying is best to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonoda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonoda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Sonoda throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Sonoda wants to clinch.
Sonoda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda misses with a kick to the body.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khan taking a breather here.
Sonoda tries to escape but Khan is in control.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonoda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sonoda throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sonoda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sonoda some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda gets back to half guard.
Khan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sonoda manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan stops Sonoda from standing up.
Sonoda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Khan wants to control from the top but Sonoda keeps moving.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonoda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Omar Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Omar Khan's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Khan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sonoda tries to bench press Khan off him but Khan keeps the position.
Sonoda tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Khan controls the position from side control.
Sonoda is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Khan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khan staying calm.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sonoda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sonoda is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
Khan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sonoda throwing hammer fists to the chest of Khan. What's that going to do exactly?
Khan tries to control but Sonoda wriggling away.
Khan working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonoda manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Khan prevents Sonoda from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan content to control rather than advance.
Sonoda is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan controlling the action here.
Sonoda missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
Sonoda is trying to stand up here but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan stops Sonoda from getting back to his feet.
Khan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Khan stops Sonoda from getting back to his feet.
Khan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sonoda tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omar Khan!
Omar Khan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Rikiya Sonoda spoke after the fight, saying 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Behnder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behnder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waka Flocka Flame - . Brewster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Step up. Bruce Brewster looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Brewster!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Behnder circles away quickly and effectively.
Behnder shoots for a double leg takedown but Brewster sprawls well. He's pushed Behnder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brewster decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brewster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Behnder's head.
Behnder controlling the position for now.
Brewster is thwarting Behnder's attempts to control the position.
Brewster is keen to just control but Behnder is a slippery customer.
Behnder moves into full guard.
Behnder has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Behnder has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brewster should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Behnder has tightened it up now! Brewster should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcus Behnder!
A very excited looking Marcus Behnder 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.
Bruce Brewster was interviewed post fight and said 'I've been better in this fight. I've been robbed.'.
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