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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Sean Ripgut has been cut.
Turk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ripgut is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ripgut if he has to take too many more of those.
Turk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Johnny Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripgut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ripgut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Ripgut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Turk.
and Turk counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ripgut! He's just covering up as Turk starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Turk!
Johnny Turk very nearly forgot to thank Speedy Supps + Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Torrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Pitbull has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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290 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Torrio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrio misses with a body kick.
Torrio moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrio was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull.
Torrio moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pitbull as the two fighters clinch.
Torrio manages to break the clinch.
Torrio misses with a low kick.
Torrio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Torrio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pitbull rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Torrio's guard! Nice work there by Pitbull!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torrio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pitbull is one step ahead there.
Torrio has his foot on Pitbull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitbull works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pitbull is in close to Torrio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pitbull has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull connects with a couple of short punches.
Torrio looking to control.
Pitbull is looking to stand up but Torrio won't let him.
Pitbull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torrio's head.
Torrio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pitbull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pitbull is looking to work some ground and pound but Torrio has wrist control.
Torrio is looking for a triangle but Pitbull pushes his legs off easily.
Torrio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitbull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitbull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pitbull works over Torrio with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitbull scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torrio is rocked!
Pitbull postures up in Torrio's guard and throws a big left but Torrio blocks it.
Torrio is still in real trouble! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torrio's head.
Torrio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torrio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torrio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pitbull is just riding it out for now. Torrio eventually gives up the hold.
Pitbull tries to kick Torrio off in order to stand up. Torrio Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Torrio in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pitbull is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Torrio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke's entrance music is Manish Boy. A fine choice. Skywalker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raised on Rock. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker throws out a loose jab but Burke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke looks to throw the jab but Skywalker is out of range.
Burke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skywalker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skywalker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skywalker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burke preventing the sweep.
Burke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Burke controlling him for the moment.
Skywalker keeps trying to improve his position.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Burke from controlling successfully.
Burke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skywalker is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke throws a big right hand that misses.
Skywalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burke is one step ahead there.
Skywalker looking to control.
Burke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Skywalker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Skywalker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Skywalker!
Skywalker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Burke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skywalker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burke is looking for a sweep.
Skywalker with the ground and pound but Burke regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skywalker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burke is looking for a sweep. Skywalker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skywalker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throwing shots but Burke is blocking nicely.
Skywalker wants to free his trapped foot but Burke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skywalker.
Burke is controlling Skywalker's trapped leg to prevent Skywalker from advancing to side control.
Skywalker thows a huge punch but Burke dodges it nicely.
Burke trying to hold on to Skywalker's head to control him but Skywalker postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skywalker.
Burke trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throwing shots but Burke is blocking nicely.
Burke is trying to maintain the position but Skywalker is very close to passing his half guard.
Burke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skywalker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burke keeps working.
Skywalker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burke taking some punishment here, with Skywalker in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker 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.
Burke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Skywalker.
Burke misses with a low kick.
Burke throws a head kick that Skywalker semi-blocks.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burke.
Skywalker tries a low kick but Burke avoids it.
Skywalker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burke is out of range.
Burke throws out a leg kick but Skywalker moves out of range and Burke only half commits.
Burke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skywalker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burke avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skywalker's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker slips under a jab from Burke.
Skywalker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burke lands a nice looking body shot.
Skywalker's corner calls for a 1-2. Skywalker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skywalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skywalker's head backwards.
Burke checks the leg kick.
Burke misses with a looping left.
Burke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burke lands a jab to the nose.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skywalker's sensitive parts.
James Burke is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker misses with a hook.
Skywalker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Skywalker slips a jab from Burke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burke.
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burke cracks Skywalker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burke shoots in looking for a takedown. Skywalker tries to sprawl out of it but Burke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skywalker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Burke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skywalker digs a good body shot into Burke's ribs.
Burke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skywalker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skywalker shoots for a double leg takedown but Burke sprawls well. He's pushed Skywalker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body. Burke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skywalker. Skywalker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a poor cross that misses
and Skywalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skywalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burke swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker blocks a low kick nicely.
Burke checks a leg kick.
Skywalker is looking to score with low kicks.
Burke looks to land a left hand but Skywalker moved out of range nicely.
Skywalker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Skywalker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a leg kick
and Burke counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burke throws an elbow but Skywalker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burke trying to control the action but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke works to advance to full mount. Skywalker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Burke looking to control but Skywalker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burke looking to finish with strikes here!
Skywalker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke unloads with some shots from mount but Skywalker bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Burke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burke slaps away a takedown attempt from Skywalker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Skywalker is just out of range.
Burke throws a shot from downtown. Skywalker moves away and avoids it.
Burke takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
Skywalker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burke.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Burke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
Skywalker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burke ducks right into an uppercut from Skywalker.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Burke 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.
Burke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skywalker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burke defends well and Skywalker ends up having to push Burke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burke throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burke lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Burke.
Skywalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Burke controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Skywalker - that landed with a thud.
Burke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burke connects with a single shot there.
Skywalker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good exchange - Burke coming out on top.
Burke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skywalker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skywalker lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke controlling Skywalker's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skywalker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burke wants to sweep here but Skywalker controlling him for the moment.
Burke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker stands and throws Burke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burke avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Skywalker.
Skywalker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Skywalker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burke is avoiding damage well.
Skywalker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Skywalker is trying to ground and pound but Burke uses the momentary lack of control by Skywalker to regain half guard.
Skywalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skywalker.
Skywalker is pressing down on Burke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burke is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burke to regain full guard.
Burke is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Skywalker.
I think Skywalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
After the big win, Luke Skywalker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. Kleinschmidt has chosen Pezet - Slang 2 as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Elroy Kleinschmidt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Smokeleaf is just out of range.
Smokeleaf misses with a few strikes there.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kleinschmidt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kleinschmidt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smokeleaf avoids the body shot from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kleinschmidt throws a low kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kleinschmidt manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kleinschmidt.
Smokeleaf slips a straight right by Kleinschmidt.
Smokeleaf avoids the body shot from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf walks into a straight right hand from Kleinschmidt.
Smokeleaf swings for the body but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
Kleinschmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smokeleaf staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kleinschmidt motions for Smokeleaf to come forward. Kleinschmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Smokeleaf.
Kleinschmidt throws a leg kick that is checked
so Smokeleaf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smokeleaf passes Kleinschmidt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smokeleaf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kleinschmidt defending well though.
Smokeleaf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kleinschmidt won't allow Smokeleaf to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is trying to work for a kimura but Kleinschmidt is defending well.
Smokeleaf trying to advance position but Kleinschmidt counters by regaining guard.
Smokeleaf wants to pass the guard but Kleinschmidt is keeping the position.
Kleinschmidt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf won't allow Kleinschmidt to get back to his feet.
Smokeleaf passes Kleinschmidt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smokeleaf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kleinschmidt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christiano Smokeleaf wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kleinschmidt is looking to score with low kicks.
Smokeleaf misses with a straight right.
Kleinschmidt dodges the punch combination from Smokeleaf.
Kleinschmidt misses with a double jab
and Smokeleaf counters with a shoot takedown. Kleinschmidt fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kleinschmidt wants to stand and escape but Smokeleaf is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf stands and throws Kleinschmidt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smokeleaf trying to control the action but Kleinschmidt is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christiano Smokeleaf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but Kleinschmidt avoids them all with ease.
Smokeleaf clinches up against the cage.
Kleinschmidt tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Kleinschmidt back against the cage.
Kleinschmidt blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Kleinschmidt.
A short body shot lands from Kleinschmidt as the two fighters clinch.
Kleinschmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Smokeleaf controls his hands.
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Smokeleaf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kleinschmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kleinschmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Smokeleaf controls the action.
Smokeleaf blocks a body shot from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Smokeleaf has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smokeleaf.
Kleinschmidt working aggressively here.
Smokeleaf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokeleaf wants to control but Kleinschmidt is keeping him busy.
Kleinschmidt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smokeleaf is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kleinschmidt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kleinschmidt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smokeleaf.
Kleinschmidt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smokeleaf tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Smokeleaf punching from mount but Kleinschmidt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kleinschmidt wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf content just to control the position here.
Smokeleaf with the ground and pound from mount.
Smokeleaf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kleinschmidt is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kleinschmidt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smokeleaf throwing strikes but Kleinschmidt recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Smokeleaf seems to be working for a kimura but Kleinschmidt defends the submission attempt.
Smokeleaf 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.
Smokeleaf is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christiano Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smokeleaf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf looks to land a left hand but Kleinschmidt moved out of range nicely.
Kleinschmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokeleaf scores with a decent looking hook.
Kleinschmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smokeleaf is out of range.
Smokeleaf scores with a one two! Kleinschmidt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smokeleaf.
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!
Kleinschmidt throws a body punch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf keeps Kleinschmidt at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt staying out of range there.
Smokeleaf gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kleinschmidt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kleinschmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Kleinschmidt is predictable there
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kleinschmidt's guard now.
Smokeleaf looking to sit in guard and control but Kleinschmidt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smokeleaf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kleinschmidt has passed into half guard!
Smokeleaf is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf trying to control from the bottom.
Christiano Smokeleaf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf gets back to full guard.
Kleinschmidt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smokeleaf throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kleinschmidt uses it to pass to side control.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Kleinschmidt flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is not going to allow Smokeleaf to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Smokeleaf's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smokeleaf looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kleinschmidt.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position but Kleinschmidt manages to sink in the hooks.
Elroy Kleinschmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smokeleaf tries to roll but Kleinschmidt sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf is working hard here to advance position.
Smokeleaf showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christiano Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smokeleaf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christiano Smokeleaf!
A victorious Christiano Smokeleaf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Elroy Kleinschmidt was interviewed post fight and said 'I want rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born Slippy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Leach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco moves out of range of the body kick.
Leach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leach scores with a jab to the head.
Leach throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side.
Leach throws a low kick but Franco avoids it.
Leach misses with a shot to the body
and Franco counters with a nice body shot.
Leach gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Franco counters with a head kick. That will keep Leach thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the liver by Leach. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Leach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leach throws a leg kick but Franco moved away.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leach motions for Franco to come forward. Leach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franco scores with a spinning back kick!
Leach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Franco.
Franco defending well as Leach loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Leach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franco feints and then cracks Leach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leach down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco moves out of range as Leach throws a body kick.
Leach looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Franco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leach looks to throw a body kick
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leach throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Franco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franco avoids the body shot from Leach.
Leach connects with a looping right hand.
Leach throws a front kick that sends Franco stumbling back into the cage.
Franco wants to land a leg kick but Leach is out of range.
Leach is looking to land body kicks.
Leach misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco throws a wild body kick that Leach sees coming a mile off.
Leach lands a slapping body shot.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Begbie Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Leach slips under a jab from Franco.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leach tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franco throws a series of punches but Leach avoids them all with ease.
Franco staying out of range there.
Leach thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Franco - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco tests Leach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leach throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Leach is rocked!
Franco cracks Leach with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Leach tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Franco pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Leach is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
Our winner, Begbie Franco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Angelos Bellanova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova looks for the body kick but Manhoef saw that one coming.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Bellanova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Angelos Bellanova has been cut.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bellanova misses with an uppercut.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Bellanova counters with a thumping low kick.
Manhoef throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellanova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Bellanova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Bellanova ducks down to avoid it.
Manhoef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellanova can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a slapping body shot.
Angelos Bellanova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick.
Bellanova throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
Bellanova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bellanova doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellanova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bellanova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bellanova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manhoef takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Manhoef takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manhoef with a hook.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Manhoef avoids a kick to the body.
Bellanova swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Bellanova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
Bellanova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bellanova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Bellanova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manhoef throws a shot from downtown. Bellanova moves away and avoids it.
Bellanova slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manhoef. Bellanova shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellanova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellanova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef scores with a hook to the body. Bellanova takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manhoef connects with a single shot there.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Bellanova tries to land a leg kick but Manhoef saw it coming and moves away.
Bellanova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range.
Manhoef takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova thows a body shot but no joy.
Manhoef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bellanova moves out of range of the strikes.
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bellanova.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Bellanova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range and Bellanova settles back down.
A big right from Manhoef misses.
Bellanova punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bellanova blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Manhoef.
Bellanova misses the shot to the body.
Bellanova works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melvin Manhoef will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelos Bellanova's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manhoef throws a push kick but Bellanova slaps the foot to one side.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellanova moves away.
Bellanova throws the kick towards the body but Manhoef avoids it.
Bellanova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manhoef checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef throws an off balance right hand
and Bellanova counters with a good, hard body kick but Manhoef shrugs it off.
Bellanova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manhoef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellanova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Bellanova.
Bellanova has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhoef finds it's way round the side to connect with Bellanova's head.
Bellanova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bellanova tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lands with a right hand.
Bellanova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.
Manhoef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bellanova looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Manhoef 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bellanova.
Bellanova thumps Manhoef with a low kick.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick.
Manhoef throws a jab when Bellanova was well out of range.
Bellanova misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef tries a body shot but Bellanova blocks it.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova throws a head punch that misses.
Bellanova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manhoef has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Bellanova throws knees to the body.
Manhoef looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellanova blocks an uppercut.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellanova's elbow.
Manhoef lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Manhoef lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellanovas head.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Bellanova scores a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manhoef takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Bellanova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Manhoef's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manhoef is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bellanova obliges.
Bellanova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Bellanova blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellanova.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bellanova scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelos Bellanova's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Manhoef connects with a single shot there.
Bellanova has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bellanova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellanova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manhoef counters with a good low kick that Bellanova was not able to check.
Bellanova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Bellanova.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bellanova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bellanova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manhoef throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellanova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manhoef swats away the attempt to clinch by Bellanova.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellanova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a head shot.
Bellanova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellanova has time to react.
Manhoef is looking to chop away at Bellanova's legs.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bellanova avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellanova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellanova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manhoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellanova tries to clinch but Manhoef moves away
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellanova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manhoef misses the body punch
and Bellanova counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bellanova throws a chopping leg kick but Manhoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manhoef.
Manhoef is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bellanova.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellanova throws a leg kick but Manhoef sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Manhoef moves out of range as Bellanova strikes.
Manhoef lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Bellanova.
Bellanova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a looping left.
Bellanova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manhoef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellanova has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellanova there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova slips under a jab.
Bellanova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef throws a big shot that misses.
Bellanova tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellanova missing with a left hand there. Manhoef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manhoef has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Stefans catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Stefans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stefans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Stefans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stefans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Stefans moved away.
Hunt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hunt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hunt cracks Stefans with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stefans wants to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt 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.
Stefans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stefans has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Stefans manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Hunt wants to pass to mount but Stefans is defending the position.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Stefans trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Hunt is nestled in close to Stefans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunt blocks the strikes from Stefans.
Hunt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans is trying to control but can't.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt works his way into full mount!
Stefans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stefans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stefans makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Stefans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stefans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefans.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Stefans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Stefans thows a body shot but no joy.
Stefans misses with a head kick.
Hunt moves to clinch but Stefans breaks away
and Stefans counters by clinching up.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Stefans working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Stefans.
Hunt wants to break free but Stefans has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stefans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stefans utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stefans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Stefans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stefans pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Stefans.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Stefans. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stefans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stefans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stefans jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Stefans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefans misses with a body shot.
Stefans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stefans has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stefans throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Stefans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Stefans misses with a body punch
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stefans's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stefans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt advances to half guard.
Hunt prevents Stefans from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throwing shots but Stefans is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt works his way into full mount!
Stefans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stefans?
Stefans is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunt has a good base and remains in mount.
Stefans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stefans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stefans manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stefans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Stefans wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Stefans won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working Stefans over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Hunt there.
Hunt tries to pass to full mount but Stefans defends it.
Stefans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stefans.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
Stefans keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Stefans wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stefans is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans is looking to advance position but Hunt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans tries to lock up and control but Hunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stefans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stefans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stefans tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
Hunt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefans gets back to full guard.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Stefans blocks nicely.
Stefans wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stefans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stefans's sensitive parts.
Stefans lands with a good body shot.
Stefans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Stefans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ted Stefans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stefans misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Stefans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefans unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stefans throws some wild stikes that Hunt manages to avoid easily.
Stefans looking to ground and pound but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Stefans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stefans throwing strikes but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stefans wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Stefans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ted Stefans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stefans trying to control from Hunt's half guard. Hunt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stefans with a nice head shot there.
Stefans trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Stefans passes Hunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stefans is looking to stall here but Hunt recovers full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stefans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stefans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stefans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stefans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stefans is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stefans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Stefans tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Stefans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfredo Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cacho has chosen I Fink U Freeky as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
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205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cacho scores with a nice right hand.
Cacho thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cacho looks to throw the jab but Faber is out of range.
Faber scores with a hook to the body. Cacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faber moves out of range as Cacho throws a body kick.
Faber avoids the head kick by Cacho.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faber counters with a thumping low kick.
Cacho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faber.
Cacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cacho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Cacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cacho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber avoids the body shot from Cacho.
Faber lands the left hand.
Cacho throws a body kick that misses
and Faber counters with a thumping low kick.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cacho.
Cacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Faber blocks the leg kick.
Faber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cacho is out of range.
Cacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cacho is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cacho.
Cacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Faber finish him?
Cacho cracks Faber with a hook to the temple - Faber is on wobbly legs here! Cacho swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Faber falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cacho wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wilfredo Cacho!
Wilfredo Cacho was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka has chosen as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka closes the distance and pushes Stoker back into the cage.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parka is working for takedown but Stoker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parka tries to pull guard but Stoker won't allow it.
Parka blocks a body shot from Stoker.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Parka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Parka jumps into guard, dragging Stoker to the mat.
Stoker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parka has a closed guard, preventing Stoker from standing up.
Stoker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stoker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wade Stoker just wasn't active enough.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Parka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoker. That's going to slow Parka down.
Stoker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoker. That's going to slow Parka down.
Parka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stoker pinned against the cage. Stoker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wade Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piru Parka.
Parka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wade Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker clinches.
Stoker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parka is defending well for now.
Parka is looking for a takedown.
Stoker lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stoker walks away with a smile on his face. Parka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stoker's waist but Stoker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parka off to one side.
Parka avoids the head kick by Stoker.
A punch combination from Stoker misses.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parka was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Parka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stoker's waist but Stoker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parka off to one side.
Stoker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parka if he has to take too many more of those.
Parka looks winded!
Stoker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
A left lands for Stoker.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Parka is just out of range.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parka doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parka back to the cage. Stoker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Parka moved out of range.
Parka shoots in looking for a takedown but Stoker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
That kick from Stoker tenderised Parka's leg. Parka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker scores with a nice strike.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parka takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoker lands a right hand.
Parka lands a takedown into guard.
Parka throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parka wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
Parka is looking to work some ground and pound but Stoker has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Stoker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stoker cracks the inside of Parka's front leg.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker connects with a solid leg kick.
Parka shoots in looking for a takedown but Stoker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parka can do to turn this around?
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wade Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parka throws a right hand that misses
and Stoker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parka has Stoker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stoker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stoker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stoker lands a knee to the head.
Parka is breathing heavily.
Stoker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parka is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stoker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stoker landing knees to the body.
Stoker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stoker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Stoker on the inside.
Nice body punch from Stoker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker lands a left hand.
Stoker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoker.
Stoker lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands a good knee to the midsection. Parka won't want to take too many of those.
Stoker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parka backwards.
Stoker stalls.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoker missing with knees to the body.
Parka wants a takedown.
Wade Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piru Parka.
Parka avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
Parka fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands an elbow inside.
Parka tries to pull guard but Stoker holds him up against the cage and eventually Parka drops back down to his feet.
Parka avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoker.
Stoker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stoker lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stoker lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Stoker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Stoker trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Stoker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parka tries to pull guard but Stoker holds him up against the cage and eventually Parka drops back down to his feet.
Parka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stoker prevents it.
Parka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stoker prevents it.
Parka being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Stoker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
That's time! Stoker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stoker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parka rushes Stoker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stoker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Parka jumps guard but Stoker stands there with Parka around his waist. Parka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Parka controls his hands.
The referee calls for Stoker to work.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka tries to pull guard but Stoker holds him up against the cage and eventually Parka drops back down to his feet.
Parka blocks an elbow strike from Stoker.
A bit of stalling here from Stoker.
Parka can't get the takedown.
Wade Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piru Parka.
Stoker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Parka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stoker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stoker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wade Stoker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stoker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parka blocks an elbow strike from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parka tries to pull guard but Stoker won't allow it.
Parka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stoker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parka backwards.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoker leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka jumps guard but Stoker stands there with Parka around his waist. Parka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stoker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker misses with a knee strike.
Parka has Stoker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stoker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parka managing to block the knees to the body from Stoker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parka.
Stoker lands an elbow inside that Parka shrugs off.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands a nice elbow.
Parka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piru Parka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoker looking to throw knees to the head but Parka is blocking nicely.
Wade Stoker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parka avoids the elbow strike from Stoker, against the cage.
Stoker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parka's defenses.
Stoker scores with a hook to the body.
Parka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parka is trying to drag Stoker to the mat but Stoker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker tries a knee to the head but Parka blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Stoker!
Wade Stoker 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 Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson has chosen one bourbon one scotch one beer as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros thows a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Lindros.
Lindros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lindros jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lindros thumps Axelsson with a low kick.
Axelsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lindros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lindros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lindros scores with a body shot.
Lindros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP in the buildup to the fight.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut. Lindros saw that one coming.
Lindros takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lindros lands a really nice looking cross but Axelsson seems unphased.
Lindros connects with an inside leg kick.
Lindros thuds a left hand into Axelsson's body.
Lindros looks to land a combination but Axelsson avoids it well.
A jab from Lindros does it's job there.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindros.
Lindros moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Axelsson misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lindros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Lindros tries to land a front kick but Axelsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lindros throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Lindros misses.
Lindros misses with the body kick
and Axelsson counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Axelsson.
Axelsson gets through Lindros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson lands a shoulder strike.
Lindros tries to work over Axelsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindros lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axelsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.
A big left from Axelsson misses.
Axelsson clinches.
Lindros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindros is looking to land body kicks.
Axelsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Lindros ducks right into an uppercut from Axelsson.
Lindros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsson walks into a straight right hand from Lindros.
Lindros scores with a jab to the head.
Lindros feints with a jab and clips Axelsson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Axelsson is sent crashing into the canvas and Lindros leaps in for the kill! Axelsson tries to get to his feet but Lindros is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Axelsson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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