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FNPFC XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Walli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Yumita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yumita has chosen Molly 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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220 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinuhe Walli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Yumita!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yumita looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yumita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yumita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walli lands a right hook to the body.
Walli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walli works over Yumita's head and body with a nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walli.
Yumita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been informed that Yumita has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yumita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walli misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Walli.
Yumita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yumita back to the ropes. Walli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walli scores with a shot to the body.
Walli scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walli lands a body shot.
Yumita throws a combination that misses
and Walli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yumita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sinuhe Walli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walli tries to close the distance and clinch but Yumita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yumita has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yumita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walli.
Walli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walli throws a series of strikes that have Yumita backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yumita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walli stalks Yumita and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yumita's face. Yumita staggers backwards, shaken.
Walli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yumita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walli tests Yumita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walli looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walli feints and then cracks Yumita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yumita down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walli!
Walli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walli connects with a solid leg kick.
Walli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walli delivers a nice body kick.
Walli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Walli. That snapped Yumita's head back.
Walli throws a right and a left that Yumita avoids nicely.
Yumita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walli counters with a body kick that stops Yumita in his tracks momentarily.
Walli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walli digs a good body shot into Yumita's ribs.
Walli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yumita's sensitive parts.
Walli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yumita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walli fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Walli tenderised Yumita's leg. Yumita is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walli lands with a shot to the body.
Walli scores with a shot to the body.
Walli thows a body kick. Yumita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yumita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yumita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Walli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walli scores with a three punch combo!
Yumita on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yumita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yumita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walli.
Walli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Yumita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walli tries to clinch there but Yumita circles away.
Walli's corner calls for a 1-2. Walli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Walli does no damage.
Yumita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walli.
Walli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yumita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yumita takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Walli 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.
Walli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yumita eats them both and turns towards Walli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Walli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yumita can do to turn this around?
Walli cracks a nice hook into Yumita's ribs.
Walli doesn't manage to clinch there - Yumita circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Walli scores with a four punch combination!
Yumita is rocked!
Yumita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yumita is still on wobbly legs! Can Walli finish him?
Walli pushes Yumita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yumita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yumita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walli.
Walli crunches a lovely knee into Yumita's ribcage.
Walli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Walli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yumita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yumita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walli.
Walli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walli pushes Yumita back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Walli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Walli.
Yumita seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yumita tries to circle away but Walli has him pinned against the ropes.
Walli lands a nice knee to the body.
Walli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Walli misses with a body punch.
Walli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walli obliges.
Sinuhe Walli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walli lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yumita.
Walli lands a nice knee to the body.
Walli lands a nice knee to the body.
Walli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yumita tries to circle away but Walli has him pinned against the ropes.
Yumita is looking to break free of the clinch but Walli has double underhooks.
Walli crunches a lovely knee into Yumita's ribcage.
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli lands a knee to the head.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Walli.
Yumita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli works on Yumita's body with a couple of short punches.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
A left hand lands to the body for Walli.
Walli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Walli lands a nice knee to the body.
Walli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yumita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yumita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walli can't find room to land a body shot as Yumita controls the action.
Walli misses with a punch to the body.
Walli lands a good knee to the midsection. Yumita won't want to take too many of those.
Walli crunches a lovely knee into Yumita's ribcage.
Yumita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Yumita can't break the clinch.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Yumita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Walli working Yumita over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Walli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice takedown defense from Walli. No joy for Yumita on that attempt.
Yumita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walli. Walli obviously looking to wear him down.
Yumita walks into a left hand.
Walli rushes Yumita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Yumita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walli has Yumita pressed against the ropes, preventing Yumita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walli crunches a lovely knee into Yumita's ribcage.
Walli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yumita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Yumita wants to break free but Walli has control.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Walli lands a shot to the body.
Walli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walli missing with knees to the body.
Walli missing with knees to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli prevents Yumita from breaking the clinch.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Walli tries to land a knee to the head but Yumita blocks with his arms.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Walli.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumita is defending well for now.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli cracks Yumita with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Walli landing knees to the body.
Yumita is trying to break the clinch but Walli has him pressed against the ropes.
Walli crunches a lovely knee into Yumita's ribcage.
Yumita tries to break the clinch but Walli is controlling the position.
Walli landing knees to the body.
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Walli trying to land knees to the body.
Yumita tries to stall but Walli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yumita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Walli lands a knee to the body.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumita.
Yumita avoiding damage as Walli throws knees to the body.
Walli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yumita's efforts to push away.
Walli missing with knees to the body.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
Walli lands a nice shot to the body.
Yumita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sinuhe Walli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Yumita managing to block the knees to the body from Walli.
Walli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumita avoids it.
Walli tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumita avoids the damage to the body.
Yumita is trying to break the clinch but Walli is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walli landing knees to the body.
Walli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tai Yumita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walli missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinuhe Walli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walli 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinuhe Walli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lou Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiyato Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiyato Nakamara !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a hook but Nakamara blocks it.
Harrison throws a low kick but Nakamara moves out of range easily.
Nakamara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nakamara has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Harrison is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nakamara yanks on the arm and Harrison is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nakamara .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiyato Nakamara !
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Sanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shame on the Night. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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231 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Sanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett avoids the body shot from Sanus.
Barnett leaves Sanus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnett works the jab nicely.
Barnett throws a shot from downtown. Sanus moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Sanus.
Sanus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnett's coach down at Cobra Kai Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanus misses with a body kick.
Sanus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Sanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Sanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett misses with an uppercut.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett stalling.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lou Sanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to avoid it but Sanus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnett to the ground. Barnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a crisp jab.
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnett misses with a looping right.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Sanus.
Sanus staying out of range there.
Sanus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanus gets tackled into the ropes by Barnett. Barnett maintains the clinch.
Barnett stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Barnett - that landed with a thud.
Sanus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
Sanus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnett is defending well.
Sanus tries to pull guard but Barnett forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Barnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnett.
Barnett taking a breather.
Sanus tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnett lands a shoulder strike.
Barnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Barnett on the inside.
Sanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnett throws a nice looking combination but Sanus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Barnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnett.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanus.
Barnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnett slips a jab and a cross from Sanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnett checks it well.
Barnett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnett throws an overhand right that lands on Sanus's shoulder, as Sanus tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett throws the left hand but Sanus avoids the punch easily.
Barnett throws a body punch but Sanus moves out of range.
Ryan Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanus.
Sanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanus. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanus is able to avoid easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanus.
Some wild striking there from Sanus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a body shot that sends Sanus's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett clinches.
Barnett lands a right hand.
Barnett prevents a body shot from Sanus.
Sanus working aggressively here.
Sanus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnett works on Sanus's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnett lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnett.
Barnett slows down the pace here.
Sanus misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett is pushing Sanus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanus backwards.
Barnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanus manages to break the clinch.
Barnett misses with a looping right.
Sanus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnett has time to react.
Barnett clinches.
Sanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanus tries to land a knee to the head but Barnett blocks with his arms.
Barnett stalling against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanus misses with a body punch.
Barnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnett.
Sanus letting Barnett take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Barnett - that landed with a thud.
Barnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnett lands with a right to the head.
Barnett lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanus throws a head punch that misses.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett lands a body punch.
Sanus being controlled against the ropes.
Barnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanuss head.
It looks like Lou Sanus has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barnett.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanus backwards.
Barnett lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnett.
Barnett slows down the pace here.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sanus takes one to the side of the head.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanus manages to avoid it.
Sanus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Sanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnett scores with a shot to the body.
Barnett forces Sanus back against the ropes and clinches.
Ryan Barnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barnett lands a nice uppercut.
Barnett pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Barnett.
Barnett works on Sanus's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnett avoiding damage as Sanus throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanus up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Barnett.
Barnett gets through Sanus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnett pushes Sanus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanus backwards.
Barnett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanus breaks the clinch.
Barnett lands a jab to Sanus's midsection.
Barnett rushes Sanus and presses him up against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barnett effectively controlling the action here.
Sanus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanus slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Sanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett throws a low kick but Sanus avoids it.
Sanus walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lou Sanus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnett blocks a jab.
Ryan Barnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett.
Sanus thuds a left hand into Barnett's body.
Sanus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnett avoids the body shot from Sanus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Sanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanus ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
Barnett lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnett.
Sanus has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanus tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanus wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnett lands an uppercut.
Sanus is looking to control Barnett's arms but Barnett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanus has his back to the ropes.
Barnett taking a breather.
Barnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnett stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Barnett.
Sanus swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett throws a lazy right hand but Sanus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnett tries to land a front kick but Sanus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanus avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Lou Sanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a straight right.
Sanus misses with a hook
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Sanus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Sanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanus wants a takedown.
Barnett blocks an uppercut.
Sanus letting Barnett take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanus misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanus backwards.
Barnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanus backwards.
Barnett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanus trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanus throws a leg kick but Barnett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnett moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Sanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanus. Sanus gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanus tries to keep at a distance but Barnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnett is keeping busy.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnett.
Sanus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnett.
Sanus tries to pull guard but Barnett won't allow it.
Ryan Barnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnett avoids it.
Sanus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Barnett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanus can't get the takedown.
Barnett pushes Sanus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanus is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanus being controlled against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnett.
Barnett blocks a body shot from Sanus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett scores with a shot to the side of Sanus's head.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Barnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Barnett!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Barnett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petyr Balish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shintaro Nomo 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petyr Balish!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Balish moves away and avoids it.
Balish has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Balish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Balish.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Petyr Balish has been cut.
Balish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balish on the side of the head.
Nomo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Nomo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
Balish is rocked!
Balish doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomo circles away.
Nomo takes a swing at Balish's ribcage but misses.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Balish.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balish shoots and misses
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balish looks winded!
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo cracks Balish with a good jab.
Balish avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balish moves away.
Nomo throws a wild body kick that Balish sees coming a mile off.
Balish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Balish does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Nomo.
Balish is still on wobbly legs! Can Nomo finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Balish blocks the leg kick.
Balish seems to have recovered his senses.
Nomo lands a big uppercut and Balish crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Balish looks OK. Nomo waves Balish back to his feet!
Nomo lands a jab to Balish's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balish backs away from a small jab... but Nomo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Balish crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Nomo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shintaro Nomo!
A very excited looking Shintaro Nomo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Pinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Tajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Tajiri is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksander Pinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Tajiri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tajiri has his takedown stuffed
and Pinsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tajiri's guard.
Tajiri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinsky is aware though and is defending well.
Pinsky distracts Tajiri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinsky throwing strikes but missing.
Pinsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Tajiri is retaining full guard.
Pinsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Pinsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pinsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Pinsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tajiri on the ground.
Tajiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinsky with a nice head shot there.
Tajiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinsky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pinsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tajiri looking for a triangle here. Pinsky is fighting it but it looks tight! Tajiri pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pinsky is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshihiro Tajiri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Wonderman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis Wonderman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willis Wonderman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wonderman.
Zulughanov scores with the left hand. Wonderman knows he should have avoided that one.
Wonderman fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Wonderman. Those never looked like landing.
Wonderman looks winded!
Zulughanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Willis Wonderman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulughanov drops Wonderman with a nice combination! Zulughanov dives into Wonderman's guard, looking to finish!
Wonderman is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wonderman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zulughanov controls the pace.
Zulughanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Wonderman is retaining full guard.
Zulughanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zulughanov works over Wonderman with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zulughanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wonderman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksey Zulughanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wonderman checks the leg kick.
Zulughanov batters Wonderman with a massive right followed by a huge left! Wonderman is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Zulughanov lands a final crushing right hand to drop Wonderman to the mat with a gruesome thud! Zulughanov is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksey Zulughanov!
Aleksey Zulughanov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gijs Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarod Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vermeulen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Money, Money, Money. Gijs Vermeulen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarod Black's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gijs Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarod Black!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vermeulen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Jarod Black has been cut.
Black works Vermeulen's body with a nice hook.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black blocks a jab.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vermeulen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vermeulen is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Vermeulen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black is working for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending well.
Vermeulen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black is trying to control. Vermeulen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vermeulen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black wants to take a breather but Vermeulen is having none of it.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Vermeulen is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vermeulen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vermeulen defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black wants to advance to full mount but Vermeulen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Vermeulen keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Vermeulen wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Vermeulen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Vermeulen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vermeulen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vermeulen escapes and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Black is trying to control Vermeulen's posture but Vermeulen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Black 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.
Vermeulen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Black rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vermeulen's guard! Nice work there by Black!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarod Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarod Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black moves forwards but Vermeulen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Gijs Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeulen lands the left hand.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Black takes a swing at Vermeulen's ribcage but misses.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Black stalling away here and it's allowed Vermeulen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vermeulen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pulls Vermeulen in close to prevent any damage.
Black looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vermeulen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vermeulen tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Vermeulen has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Vermeulen postures up.
Vermeulen is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black wants to control but Vermeulen postures up.
Black is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vermeulen is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vermeulen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gijs Vermeulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vermeulen is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Vermeulen circles away and we're back to standing.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gijs Vermeulen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarod Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a cross.
Black is rocked!
Vermeulen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Black! Vermeulen dives in looking to finish! Black is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gijs Vermeulen!
During a confident post fight interview, Gijs Vermeulen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Brien 's choice of entrance music: Rocky Road to Dublin. Lenny Nero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donnie O Brien 's chin.
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146 lbs
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142 lbs
37 - 20 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lenny Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie O Brien !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero fails to land with a series of punches.
Nero throws out a powerful jab.
Nero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Brien .
O Brien goes for a double leg but Nero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Nero continues to drive forward.
Nero has had enough of the clinch but O Brien keeps him there for the moment.
Nero is trying to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling him.
Nero breaks the clinch.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nero.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nero.
Nero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Brien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nero swivels and escapes.
Lenny Nero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Nero.
Nero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nero lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Brien is rocked!
O Brien leaves his chin hanging out and Nero seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! O Brien crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny Nero!
After the big win, Lenny Nero made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fight Night Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Jorn Anthriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Anthriel is having none of it.
Anthriel slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Anthriel gets tackled into the ropes by Gustafsson. Gustafsson maintains the clinch.
Anthriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustafsson controls his hands.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Anthriel misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustafsson blocks the leg kick.
Gustafsson cracks Anthriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been informed that Gustafsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Anthriel throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gustafsson misses its intended target.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
Anthriel swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel slips under a jab.
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustafsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson punishes Anthriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustafsson works Anthriel's body with a nice hook.
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthriel.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Anthriel avoids it well.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Anthriel tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Anthriel moved out of range nicely.
Anthriel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anthriel stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel working aggressively here.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson lands with a good body shot.
Anthriel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anthriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Anthriel ducked under it nicely.
Anthriel staying out of range there.
Anthriel cracks a nice hook into Gustafsson's ribs.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthriel avoids a kick to the body.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
An inside leg kick from Gustafsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson defending well as Anthriel loads up on a big left hand.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anthriel throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
Gustafsson moves forwards but Anthriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anthriel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Anthriel misses.
Gustafsson loads up on a big right hand but Anthriel slips the punch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anthriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Gustafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anthriel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthriel under the eye.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
Anthriel is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthriel tries to keep at a distance but Gustafsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anthriel has Gustafsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Gustafsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gustafsson tries to break free but Anthriel pushes him back against the ropes.
Gustafsson is trying to break the clinch but Anthriel has him pressed against the ropes.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthriel moves away.
Gustafsson walks into a stiff left hand from Anthriel.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Anthriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Gustafsson loses concentration momentarily and Anthriel pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gustafsson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Anthriel finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorn Anthriel!
Our winner, Jorn Anthriel, 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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