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TMG 20: Sik x Do PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iivari Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iivari Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong lands a jab-cross combination.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Kuusela could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Kuusela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuusela is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuusela is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Armstrong is defending well.
Kuusela works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Armstrong managing to control the position.
Kuusela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela forces his way into half guard.
Kuusela content to control rather than advance.
Kuusela looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Iivari Kuusela has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Armstrong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuusela.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Kuusela moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Armstrong lands with a nice combination. Kuusela backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iivari Kuusela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusela has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
Armstrong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kuusela is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Armstrong to the mat. Armstrong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela stays in close to Armstrong's body and controls the position.
Kuusela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuusela controlling from the top position.
Kuusela has gone for a leg lock! Armstrong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kuusela's guard.
Kuusela looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuusela, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuusela working for a triangle but Armstrong defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to keep Armstrong in close.
Kuusela is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Armstrong has his hands clasped together but Kuusela extends and breaks Armstrong's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kuusela.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iivari Kuusela!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wally Balangay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wally Balangay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balangay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Balangay breaks away
and Tumoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Balangay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Balangay counters with a left to the body.
Balangay looks to land a combination. Tumoko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tumoko is rocked!
and Balangay counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tumoko! He's just covering up as Balangay starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Balangay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenchi Fuchigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA. Tenchi Fuchigami told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tenchi Fuchigami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano catches Fuchigami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuchigami goes for a double leg but Romano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romano continues to drive forward.
Fuchigami pulls guard effortlessly.
Fuchigami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuchigami is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuchigami controlling Romano's posture.
Romano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuchigami pulls Romano in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tenchi Fuchigami was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Romano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuchigami stopping the sweep attempt from Romano.
Fuchigami passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano tries to bench press Fuchigami off him but Fuchigami keeps the position.
Fuchigami wants to stand but Romano has his arm trapped.
Romano is looking for a sweep.
Fuchigami wants to control for a moment but Romano uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Fuchigami tries to stand but can't do so whilst Romano controls his leg.
Fuchigami wants to free his trapped foot but Romano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romano moves into full guard.
Romano keeping full guard, as Fuchigami tries to pass.
Fuchigami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fuchigami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romano's guard.
Romano 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.
Fuchigami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuchigami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romano working for a triangle but Fuchigami defends it easily.
Romano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fuchigami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuchigami scoring with some ground and pound.
Fuchigami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fuchigami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuchigami wanted to stand there but Romano had control of the position.
Romano wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami is looking to stand up but Romano won't let him.
Fuchigami trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Romano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Romano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuchigami has his hands on Romano's head, controlling the position.
Fuchigami wants to get back to his feet but Romano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing that Romano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fuchigami lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Romano!
Fuchigami lands a couple of good shots and Romano has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tenchi Fuchigami dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuchigami ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Fuchigami doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Fuchigami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuchigami is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Fuchigami scoring well with a low kick there.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Romano swings for the body but Fuchigami moves out of range.
Fuchigami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuchigami is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Fuchigami shoots in looking for a takedown but Romano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuchigami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuchigami moves to clinch but Romano breaks away
and Romano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romano preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fuchigami pulls Romano in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuchigami has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano wants to control from the top but Fuchigami keeps moving.
Fuchigami wants to get back to his feet but Romano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tenchi Fuchigami has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuchigami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romano throws a big elbow that misses.
Romano looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fuchigami can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fuchigami wants to stand but Romano is controlling the position.
Romano stands up over Fuchigami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romano wants to pass the guard but Fuchigami is keeping the position.
Romano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuchigami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fuchigami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuchigami seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano is looking for a sweep. Fuchigami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuchigami content to control rather than advance.
Fuchigami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuchigami wants to get up but he can't break Romano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fuchigami wants to control from the top but Romano keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano is working an open guard so Fuchigami takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Romano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuchigami.
Fuchigami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuchigami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuchigami wants to clinch up but Romano keeps it at a distance.
Tenchi Fuchigami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuchigami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuchigami moves in looking to clinch but Romano pushes him off.
Fuchigami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuchigami wants to clinch.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuchigami steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuchigami is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuchigami.
Romano throws a nice looking combination but Fuchigami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuchigami moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuchigami manages to break the clinch.
Fuchigami shoots in for a takedown but Romano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tenchi Fuchigami.
Fuchigami dives in and grabs Romano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romano pushes down on Fuchigami's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tenchi Fuchigami will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fuchigami tries to clinch there but Romano circles away.
Fuchigami wants to clinch.
Fuchigami slips a jab from Romano.
A jab from Romano misses.
Romano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano misses with an uppercut
and Fuchigami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano darts in looking for a takedown but Fuchigami gets double underhooks and turns Romano into the cage.
Fuchigami lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fuchigami breaks the clinch.
Fuchigami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuchigami blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuchigami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuchigami tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fuchigami's guard now.
Fuchigami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romano connects with a couple of short punches.
Fuchigami trying to keep a closed guard but Romano is proving a slippery customer.
Fuchigami keeping moving, preventing Romano from controlling successfully.
Fuchigami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samuel Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano trying to control from the bottom.
Romano wants to get back to full guard.
Fuchigami tries to stand and escape but Romano is controlling the position.
Fuchigami throws a strike but Romano avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fuchigami looking to sit in guard and control but Romano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romano throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuchigami is on top in guard.
Fuchigami cracks Romano with a solid left hand.
Romano is trying to control the position but Fuchigami postures up.
Romano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fuchigami slips nicely into half guard.
Fuchigami wants to stand up but Romano manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano has a closed guard, preventing Fuchigami from standing up.
Romano keeping moving, preventing Fuchigami from controlling successfully.
Romano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fuchigami is looking to stand up but Romano won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tenchi Fuchigami.
Well Fuchigami 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tenchi Fuchigami!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubiao Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard lands a body shot.
Shepard lands a jab to the head.
Macarenco fails with the takedown
and Shepard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shepard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Shepard as Macarenco shoots in.
Macarenco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Shepard clobbers Macarenco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macarenco misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Shepard to counter with a crisp jab.
Macarenco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepard lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Shepard!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music. Connor Rostowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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139 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Burza!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rostowski's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rostowski gets back to full guard.
Rostowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burza controls the pace.
Burza lands a couple of digs.
Burza pushing down on Rostowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rostowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burza is looking to advance position but Rostowski won't allow it.
Burza is keen to just control but Rostowski is a slippery customer.
Rostowski punching from the bottom.
Burza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rostowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Rostowski is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burza works his way into side control.
Burza working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski is not content to let Burza control the position.
Burza working away.
Burza works to advance to full mount. Rostowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Burza avoids the attempt from Rostowski to control.
Rostowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rostowski can't escape the position.
Burza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burza tries to control but Rostowski wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rostowski wants to hold on but Burza pushes him away.
Burza looking to control but Rostowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rostowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burza on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rostowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rostowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burza unloading with bombs!
Rostowski is working to get back to half guard.
Burza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burza controlling from the full mount.
Burza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Rostowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burza has hold of Rostowski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rostowski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Rostowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza lands a couple of good shots and Rostowski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Well, with Burza on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rostowski is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Burza gets his hands free as Rostowski looks to control.
Rostowski is trapped and Burza is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The referee is taking a good look at Rostowski as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Burza!
Rostowski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burza's guard. Nice work there by Rostowski.
Burza looking for a sweep. Not yet Burza, not yet.
Rostowski with a nice head shot there.
Rostowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rostowski is one step ahead there.
Burza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rostowski manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza pushes down on Rostowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza moves into full mount! Rostowski won't be happy about that!
Burza content just to control the position here.
Burza working Rostowski over with strikes here.
Rostowski tries to hold on but Burza pushes him away.
Rostowski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Burza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rostowski taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burza landing strikes from the mount and Rostowski is in trouble!
Burza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Burza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rostowski gets caught napping as Burza dives in and scores a takedown. Rostowski manages to retain guard.
Burza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rostowski keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Rostowski wants to sweep here but Burza controlling him for the moment.
Rostowski is working hard here to advance position.
Burza is working Rostowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Denis Burza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burza won't allow Rostowski to sweep him here.
Burza advances position into side control!
Burza has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rostowski!
A nice elbow there by Burza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza landing strikes from the mount and Rostowski is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Burza.
Burza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Burza landing shots from mount.
Burza lands a heavy elbow.
Burza lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rostowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Rostowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rostowski is rocked!
BOOM! Burza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Rostowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Burza.
Rostowski tries to reverse the position but Burza maintains control.
Rostowski wants to control but Burza is having none of it.
Burza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Burza! Rostowski is hurt baaadly! Burza is firing away with more strikes - Rostowski is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Burza!
An intense looking Denis Burza took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank everyone who helped me during my journey. Most notable, Luca Moconesi. Thank you Luca! Without you I wouldn't be here today.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Pegeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weerasak Prechantakul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Pegeant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Weerasak Prechantakul's chin.
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Pegeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weerasak Prechantakul!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prechantakul clinches up with Pegeant and pushes him back against the cage.
Prechantakul working aggressively here.
Pegeant prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pegeant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prechantakul pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weerasak Prechantakul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prechantakul darts in looking for a takedown but Pegeant gets double underhooks and turns Prechantakul into the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Pegeant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Prechantakul is looking to break free of the clinch but Pegeant has double underhooks.
Prechantakul tries to break the clinch but Pegeant is controlling the position.
Pegeant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Prechantakul after a bit of a struggle.
Prechantakul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pegeant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pegeant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Prechantakul after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Pegeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prechantakul throws a head punch that misses.
Prechantakul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pegeant smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prechantakul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pegeant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prechantakul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prechantakul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prechantakul doesn't manage to clinch there - Pegeant circles away.
Prechantakul's coach down at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Prechantakul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pegeant gets tackled into the cage by Prechantakul. Prechantakul maintains the clinch.
Prechantakul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prechantakul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pegeant pinned against the cage. Pegeant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prechantakul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prechantakul closes the distance and clinches.
Prechantakul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prechantakul has closed the distance and engaged Pegeant in a clinch.
Prechantakul is trying to pull guard but Pegeant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pegeant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prechantakul tries to land knees in the clinch but Pegeant avoids the damage to the body.
Prechantakul landing knees to the head.
Prechantakul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prechantakul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prechantakul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prechantakul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pegeant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prechantakul misses with a series of wild punches.
Prechantakul fails to land with a series of punches.
Prechantakul moves into the clinch.
Pegeant is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Prechantakul can't fight it off and eventually Pegeant manages to take the fight to the floor. Prechantakul looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pegeant has gone for a leg lock! Prechantakul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pegeant's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegeant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prechantakul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prechantakul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pegeant is breathing heavily.
Prechantakul stands up and waves to Pegeant to follow 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!
Prechantakul wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weerasak Prechantakul dominated that round.
That's time! Pegeant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Prechantakul with that takedown attempt.
Prechantakul throws a head kick but Pegeant moves out of range.
Prechantakul closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pegeant's guard.
Pegeant has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Prechantakul doesn't defend quickly enough and Pegeant has managed to lock this one up! Can Prechantakul escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pegeant on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dennis Pegeant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Tully (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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176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Salter blocks the low kick.
We've been informed that Tully has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Salter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tully slips under a jab from Salter.
Tully lands a right hook to the body.
Tully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tully looks to throw the jab but Salter is out of range.
Tully is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tully looks to land a combination but Salter avoids it well.
Tully throws out a leg kick but Salter moves out of range and Tully only half commits.
Tully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
Nice shot by Salter.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tully counters with a series of strikes. Salter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salter lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tully misses with a body shot.
Salter stalks Tully and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tully's face. Tully staggers backwards, shaken.
Salter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tully counters with a good, hard body kick but Salter shrugs it off.
Tully takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter scores with the left hand. Tully knows he should have avoided that one.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Tully moved out of range.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tully.
Salter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tully.
Tully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter throws a series of punches but Tully moves out of range.
Tully lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salter, as that shot connected.
Salter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tully misses with an uppercut.
Tully lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Salter there.
Salter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tully.
Tully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tully gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salter.
Salter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tully backs up against the cage.
Tully misses with a body shot.
Salter throws a right and a left that Tully avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salter catches Tully with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tully.
Tully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tully staying out of range there.
Salter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Salter scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Brynden Tully has been cut.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Tully slips a jab from Salter.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Tully is just out of range.
We've been told by Salter's head coaches at Millions Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Tully is out of range.
A left lands for Salter.
Tully defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.
Salter lands with a kick to the temple. Tully shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tully is looking to clinch.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Salter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tully takes a step back to recover.
Salter misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Tully. That snapped Salter's head back.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Tully is out of range.
Tully avoids the body shot from Salter.
Tully slips a jab from Salter.
Nice uppercut lands for Salter. That snapped Tully's head back.
Salter moves out of range of the body kick from Tully.
Salter slips under a jab.
Salter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salter manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tully misses with a double jab.
Tully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter throws a head kick that misses
and Tully counters with a good low kick that Salter was not able to check.
Tully is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salter rather than just go for the knockout.
Tully digs a good hook to Salter's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radar Salter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brynden Tully's cut.
That's time! Salter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Salter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tully eats them both and turns towards Salter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Tully.
Salter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salter misses with a left hand
and Tully counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter misses with a left hand
and Tully counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salter.
Tully moves away from the strike by Salter.
Tully connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Tully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tully throws a jab when Salter was well out of range.
Tully drives through and clinches with Salter against the cage.
Salter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salter.
Tully lands a nice shot that snaps Salter's head back.
Salter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salter connects with a body shot that sends Tully's belly button to the back.
Some bone on bone action there as Salter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tully moves in looking to clinch but Salter pushes him off.
Tully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tully throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
Salter works Tully's body with a nice hook.
Tully moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand
and Tully counters with a right hand to the body.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter misses with a hook. Tully ducked under it nicely.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Tully looks to land a combination. Salter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Tully misses.
Tully slips under a jab.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Tully moves out of range easily.
Salter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tully can pounce on him.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salter misses with a hook
and Tully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Salter does it's job there.
Tully scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
Tully works the jab nicely.
Salter scores with a jab. Tully acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Tully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salter moves away.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Tully connects with an inside leg kick.
Tully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter scores with a body shot.
Tully tries to clinch but Salter moves out of range.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tully is looking to slow Salter down with leg kicks.
Tully throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Tully slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Salter misses with a right hand
and Tully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brynden Tully seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salter throws the left hand but Tully avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tully throws a head kick that misses.
Tully connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tully throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Tully.
Tully scores with a head kick.
Salter is rocked!
A big right from Salter misses.
Salter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tully swinging wildly here.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Tully.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tully avoids the head kick by Salter.
Salter misses with a combination
and Tully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully lands with a straight right. Salter didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynden Tully showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brynden Tully's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tully avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tully lands a head shot.
Oh Salter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tully.
Salter seems to have got his legs back now.
Tully ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Salter misses with a jab to the body
and Tully counters with a nice body kick.
Salter misses with the body kick
and Tully counters with a left and a right that stings Salter.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Tully moved out of range.
Tully misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salter.
Tully throws a right and a left that Salter avoids nicely.
Tully thows a body shot but no joy.
Tully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Tully.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tully manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully scores with a nice right hand.
Salter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Tully staying out of range there.
Salter throws a nice looking combination but Tully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tully walks into a straight right hand from Salter.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tully counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Tully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salter misses with a combination
and Tully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tully darts in and clinches Salter up against the cage.
Salter is trying to push Tully away but Tully has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tully lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully has a couple of punches blocked by Salter.
A bit of stalling here from Tully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tully goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tully has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tully.
Salter working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tully as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tully creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salter tries to break the clinch but Tully is controlling the position.
Salter wants to get back to striking at distance but Tully won't allow it.
Salter blocks a body shot from Tully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully struggles to land a body shot inside as Salter controls his hands.
Tully lands a nice uppercut.
Tully is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Salter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tully.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Tully takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tully.
Salter throws out a powerful jab.
Tully bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salter's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter works over Tully's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter misses with a hook
and Tully makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salter really felt that one!
Tully tries to clinch up but Salter circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tully.
Tully paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tully thows a body kick. Salter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tully shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salter scores with a shot to the body.
Salter misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brynden Tully comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tully 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brynden Tully!
Brynden Tully decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Yerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venture comes into the arena with Party Hard by Andrew W.K. blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yerly's choice of entrance music: Hymne fribourgeois . 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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24
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedric Yerly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture clinches up with Yerly and pushes him back against the cage.
Venture is looking to break free of the clinch but Yerly has double underhooks.
Venture is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yerly is defending well for now.
Venture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venture tries a body shot but Yerly blocks it.
Yerly lands a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yerly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yerly trying to control the position from guard on top but Venture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yerly cracks Venture with a solid left hand.
Venture keeping moving, preventing Yerly from controlling successfully.
Venture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yerly wants to control from the top but Venture keeps moving.
Venture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerly throws a big right hand that misses.
Venture is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yerly defends well.
Yerly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yerly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yerly throws a big right hand that misses.
Yerly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yerly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yerly postures up and lands a big shot to Venture's brow.
Yerly content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Venture has locked up a guillotine! Venture's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Yerly is holding on here and Venture must be using up a lot of energy. Yerly has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Venture gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Venture!
A relieved looking Jason Venture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Thomas (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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28
141 lbs
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31
144 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sam Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Christopher Thomas jumps into guard, dragging Sam Thomas to the mat.
Christopher Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sam Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Sam Thomas pushes down on Christopher Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sam Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sam Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Christopher Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sam Thomas.
Christopher Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sam Thomas.
Christopher Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sam Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Christopher Thomas defends it well.
Christopher Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sam Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Sam Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
Christopher Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Sam Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christopher Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sam Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Sam Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sam Thomas is looking for a kimura but Christopher Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sam Thomas to get the leverage.
Sam Thomas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Christopher Thomas trying to hold on to Sam Thomas's head to control him but Sam Thomas postures up.
Sam Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christopher Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Sam Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Christopher Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Sam Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Christopher Thomas still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Christopher Thomas has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sam Thomas parries the strikes from Christopher Thomas easily there. Christopher Thomas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sam Thomas to escape.
Sam Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Christopher Thomas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sam Thomas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sam Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Christopher Thomas drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Christopher Thomas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Christopher Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sam Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sam Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Christopher Thomas is chipping away with strikes.
Christopher Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sam Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Christopher Thomas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Christopher Thomas tries to score with some ground and pound. Sam Thomas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam Thomas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Christopher Thomas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Christopher Thomas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam Thomas regains half guard, as Christopher Thomas was trying to land strikes.
Christopher Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sam Thomas's head.
Sam Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots but Sam Thomas is blocking nicely.
Sam Thomas kicks off Christopher Thomas and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sam Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sam Thomas slips under a jab from Christopher Thomas.
Sam Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sam Thomas wants to clinch up but Christopher Thomas keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sam Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christopher Thomas throws out the jab.
Christopher Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sam Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sam Thomas closes the distance but Christopher Thomas moves to the side
and Christopher Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Thomas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christopher Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Christopher Thomas looks to land a right hand but Sam Thomas moved out of range.
Christopher Thomas lands with a straight right. Sam Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Sam Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher Thomas circles away.
Christopher Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christopher Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Sam Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Sam Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christopher Thomas jumps guard.
Sam Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sam Thomas stands up over Christopher Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sam Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Christopher Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christopher Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sam Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Christopher Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Christopher Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Christopher Thomas, not yet.
Sam Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sam Thomas throws an elbow that misses. Christopher Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sam Thomas's guard. Nice move by Christopher Thomas!
Christopher Thomas won't allow Sam Thomas to get back to his feet.
Sam Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christopher Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
Christopher Thomas stops Sam Thomas from standing up.
Christopher Thomas wants to pass the guard but Sam Thomas is keeping the position.
Christopher Thomas stands up over Sam Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christopher Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Sam Thomas blocks nicely.
Sam Thomas wants to stand and escape but Christopher Thomas is having none of it.
Sam Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christopher Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Sam Thomas blocks nicely.
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!
Christopher Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christopher Thomas stops Sam Thomas from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christopher Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christopher Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopher Thomas wants to pass the guard but Sam Thomas is keeping the position.
Sam Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christopher Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christopher Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christopher Thomas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sam Thomas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Thomas won't allow Sam Thomas to get back to his feet.
Christopher Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sam Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christopher Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Christopher Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christopher Thomas pushing down on Sam Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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. Christopher Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Sam Thomas's temple.
Christopher Thomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christopher Thomas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sam Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christopher Thomas.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots but Sam Thomas is blocking nicely.
Christopher Thomas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Christopher Thomas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sam Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sam Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher Thomas wants to free his trapped foot but Sam Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christopher Thomas.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots but Sam Thomas is blocking nicely.
Christopher Thomas prevents Sam Thomas from standing back up.
Christopher Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sam Thomas defending well though.
Sam Thomas is trying to stand back up but Christopher Thomas is controlling him
Sam Thomas is breathing heavily.
Christopher Thomas lands strikes from half guard.
Sam Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christopher Thomas.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots but Sam Thomas is blocking nicely.
Christopher Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher Thomas wants to pass the guard but Sam Thomas is defending well.
Ground and pound from Christopher Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Thomas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Christopher Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sam Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sam Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Christopher Thomas counters with a takedown into side control.
Sam Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Christopher Thomas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Christopher Thomas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Christopher Thomas tries to move to mount but Sam Thomas blocks the move with his legs.
Sam Thomas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam Thomas avoids the body shot from Christopher Thomas.
Christopher Thomas looks to land a left hand but Sam Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Christopher Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Sam Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sam Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sam Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sam Thomas is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christopher Thomas is defended easily by Sam Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sam Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher Thomas circles away.
Christopher Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Sam Thomas is looking to clinch but Christopher Thomas is avoiding it.
Christopher Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sam Thomas tries to clinch but Christopher Thomas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Thomas misses with a double jab.
Sam Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopher Thomas.
Sam Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christopher Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sam Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sam Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sam Thomas tries to clinch up.
Sam Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christopher Thomas.
Sam Thomas is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Christopher Thomas. No joy for Sam Thomas on that attempt.
Christopher Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sam Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christopher Thomas lunges at Sam Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sam Thomas's hand.
Sam Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopher Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sam Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Christopher Thomas pushes him off.
Sam Thomas tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Christopher Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Christopher Thomas misses.
Sam Thomas is looking to clinch but Christopher Thomas is avoiding it.
Christopher Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Sam Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Christopher Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sam Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Christopher Thomas.
Christopher Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Christopher Thomas enables Sam Thomas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christopher Thomas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Christopher Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sam Thomas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Christopher Thomas has Sam Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Sam Thomas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Christopher Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sam Thomas has Christopher Thomas in his guard.
Christopher Thomas lands a couple of digs.
Christopher Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Thomas wants to pass the guard but Sam Thomas is keeping the position.
Christopher Thomas postures up in Sam Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Sam Thomas blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christopher Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christopher Thomas stops Sam Thomas from standing up.
Christopher Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christopher Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sam Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Christopher Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Christopher Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Christopher Thomas stops Sam Thomas from standing up.
Sam Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopher Thomas.
Sam Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Christopher Thomas.
I think Christopher Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Thomas!
After winning the bout, Christopher Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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34
168 lbs
20 - 16 - 6 |
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33
181 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 6, fighting out of Tokyo, Dat Sik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do.
Do throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Sik slips a jab from Do.
Sik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Do's head.
Do misses with a hook. Sik ducked under it nicely.
Sik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Do does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Do misses with a double jab.
Sik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TOUGH DOJO-family dojo for best result in the buildup to the fight.
Sik moves out of range of the strikes.
Sik wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Sik ducks down to avoid it.
Do jabs Sik right on the nose. Sik blinks but takes it well.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Sik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Do back to the cage. Sik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do looks to land a right hand but Sik moved out of range.
Sik avoids the head kick by Do.
Do lands with a nice combination. Sik backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Do throws the left hand but Sik avoids the punch easily.
Do lands with a thumping leg kick.
Do throws a hook but Sik avoids it easily.
Do dives in for a single leg takedown but Sik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sik blocks an elbow strike.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sik avoids it.
Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik misses with a punch on the inside.
Do prevents a body shot from Sik.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Sik misses with some punches.
Sik slows down the pace here.
A short left from Sik.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sik is defending well for now.
Sik gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sik lands with a left to the head.
Sik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sik's brow.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sik is defending well for now.
Sik lands a right hand.
Do lands an elbow inside.
Sik'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Sik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sik trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sik into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sik's brow.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Sik.
Do breaks from the clinch.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sik.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Sik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Do is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sik misses with a head kick.
Do connects with a right hand. Sik shakes it off.
Do feints and as Sik raises his hands in defense, Do changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Do dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dat Sik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sik throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Sik tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do throws out a loose jab but Sik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sik throws a right and a left that Do avoids nicely.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sik stuffs the takedown.
Dat Sik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Do.
Some wild striking there from Do.
Do looks to land a left hand but Sik moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do, as that shot connected.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.
Sik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Do to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Do manages to get himself to full guard.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sik trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Do wants to sweep here but Sik controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do being controlled here, momentarily.
Dat Sik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sik walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do avoids the head kick by Sik.
Sik drops his hands momentarily and Do takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Sik slips the punch.
Do dives in and grabs Sik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sik pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Sik avoids the body shot from Do.
Billy Do seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Do throws a leg kick but Sik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Do shoots in for a double leg but Sik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Do blocks a head kick by Sik.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Do dives in and grabs Sik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sik pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Sik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sik.
A head kick from Sik lands but Do takes it in his stride.
Sik slips a straight right by Do.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
Sik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Sik counters with a big head kick but Do shrugs it off.
Do displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do throws a hook but Sik avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Sik.
Do misses with a wild combination.
Do with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sik counters with a big head kick but Do shrugs it off.
Do is breathing heavily.
Do takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Do paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Do shoots in but Sik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do misses with a lunging right hand
and Sik counters with a series of strikes. Do will be more careful next time no doubt.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Sik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sik throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Do shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Do will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sik counters with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Do.
Do throws an off balance right hand
and Sik counters with a nice uppercut.
Do takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
Sik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do.
Do shoots in for a takedown but Sik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sik lands with an uppercut that bounces Do off the cage and back into range.
Sik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do throws a combination that misses
and Sik counters with a two punch combo.
Do throws a hook but Sik blocks it.
Sik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sik.
Do has his takedown stuffed
and Sik counters with a right hand to the body.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Do misses with a looping right.
Sik lands a high kick!
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sik moves away.
A low kick from Do is predictable there
and Sik counters with a head kick.
Do is rocked!
Do throws a looping overhand right but Sik ducks down to avoid it.
Do is still on wobbly legs! Can Sik finish him?
Do throws a body punch but Sik moves out of range.
Do seems to have recovered his senses.
Dat Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sik slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dat Sik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Do.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do blocks a head kick by Sik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Do takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sik misses with a series of wild punches.
Do tried to score with a low kick but Sik checks it.
Do throws a combination that misses
and Sik counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do throws a hook but Sik blocks it.
Sik connects with a high kick.
Do shoots in but no luck this time.
Do throws the left hand but Sik avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do throws a leg kick
and Sik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Do is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik staying out of range there.
Do takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sik.
Do misses with a looping right.
Sik throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Sik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sik counters with a two punch combo.
Do takes a swing at Sik's ribcage but misses.
Sik slips a straight right by Do.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Sik counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Sik looks at the referee who does nothing so Sik lands a crushing right that sends Do to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dat Sik!
Dat Sik retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Dat Sik thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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