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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Odair is looking to control Mackenzie's arms but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Odair has his back to the ropes.
The referee calls for Mackenzie to work.
Odair taking a breather.
Odair blocks an elbow strike.
Odair trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odair blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Odair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries a knee to the head but Odair blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Odair gets an underhook and turns Mackenzie into the ropes.
Mackenzie presses Odair against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odair managing to block the knees to the body from Mackenzie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Odair blocks an elbow strike.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Odair has Mackenzie pressed against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Odair is having none of it.
A slow jab from Odair misses its intended target.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Odair is having none of it.
Odair moves out of range as Mackenzie throws a body kick.
Odair swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up
and Odair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mackenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Odair circles away.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odair jabs Mackenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mackenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackenzie darts in trying to clinch
and Odair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair scores with a body shot.
Odair connects with the punch.
Odair misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Odair keeps it at a distance.
Mackenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odair clinches.
Mackenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.
Odair with a knee to the head.
Mackenzie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odair lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mackenzie to his knees! Odair keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnick Odair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter has chosen KRS one - Step into a world (raptures delight) 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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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Porter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phitch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phitch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Porter throws a right and a left that Phitch avoids nicely.
Phitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Porter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phitch.
Porter throws a hook but Phitch avoids it easily.
Porter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phitch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Porter finds it's way round the side to connect with Phitch's head.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Phitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Phitch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Porter moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Porter moves out of range of the leg kick from Phitch.
Phitch swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phitch. Porter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phitch tries a low kick but Porter avoids it.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Phitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phitch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Porter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phitch. Porter shrugs it off though.
Thioon Phitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phitch finds it's way round the side to connect with Porter's head.
Phitch takes one to the side of the head.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Phitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phitch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phitch throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Phitch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phitch misses with a punch to the body.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Porter.
Phitch crunches a lovely knee into Porter's ribcage.
Porter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phitch trying to control the position but instead, Porter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phitch into the ropes.
Porter is trying to break free.
Phitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phitch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Phitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Porter avoids the damage to the body.
Phitch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Porter is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phitch.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porter avoiding damage as Phitch throws knees to the body.
Porter prevents a body shot from Phitch.
Porter is looking to break free of the clinch but Phitch has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.
Phitch misses with an elbow strike.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Phitch has the dominant position.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Porter misses with a looping left.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phitch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phitch misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Phitch.
Phitch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phitch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Porter blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phitch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Porter loads up on a big right hand but Phitch slips the punch.
Porter misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thioon Phitch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phitch missing with a left hand there. Porter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter tries to bum rush Phitch with a series of wild strikes but Phitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phitch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Phitch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Porter.
Porter misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Phitch's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Phitch scores with a four punch combination!
Porter throws a sloppy body shot
and Phitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phitch avoids the body shot from Porter.
Phitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Phitch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Porter throws out a loose jab but Phitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Phitch there.
Phitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porter.
Porter connects with a right hand. Phitch shakes it off.
Phitch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Porter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Porter walks into a straight right hand from Phitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Phitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phitch slips a jab and a cross from Porter.
Phitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phitch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Phitch moves into range and clinches up with Porter.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Phitch has him pressed against the ropes.
Phitch can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Phitch is controlling him.
Phitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Porter wants to get back to striking at distance but Phitch won't allow it.
Phitch works on Porter's body with a couple of short punches.
Phitch lands an elbow just above Porter 's eye.
Nice elbow from Phitch.
Porter lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phitch digs a right hand into Porter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porter's gas tank.
Porter scores with a shoulder strike.
Porter blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Phitch tries to work over Porter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch is working Porter over against the ropes.
Phitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Phitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phitch.
Phitch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phitch lands a nice elbow.
Phitch is leaning against Porter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phitch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porter can't find room to land a body shot as Phitch controls the action.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Phitch has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phitch.
A shot in the inside from Phitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter prevents a body shot from Phitch.
A left hand lands to the body for Phitch.
Phitch breaks from the clinch.
Phitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Phitch.
Phitch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Phitch looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
Phitch throws an overhand right that lands on Porter's shoulder, as Porter tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Porter misses
letting Phitch counter with a right hand.
Phitch jabs Porter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phitch's corner calls for a 1-2. Phitch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Porter is rocked!
Porter leaves his chin hanging out and Phitch seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Porter crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thioon Phitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wood is trying to get an arm triangle but Tolle is defending well.
Wood wants to control but Tolle is keeping him busy.
Wood tries to move to mount but Tolle blocks the move with his legs.
Wood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tolle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tolle sneaks back into half guard.
Wood is working for a submission of some sort.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to get back to full guard.
Wood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tolle tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Wood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tolle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tolle trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wood.
Wood is thwarting Tolle's attempts to control the position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wood.
Wood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tolle defends it well.
Wood tries to pass to full mount but Tolle defends it.
Wood seems to be working for a kimura but Tolle defends the submission attempt.
Tolle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working for a submission of some sort.
Wood is pressing down on Tolle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tolle is holding on for now.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tolle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood stands up from half guard.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wood's head.
Ground and pound from Tolle.
Wood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tolle passes into side control.
Wood struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood is trying to buck Tolle off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wood is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Tolle has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Wood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tolle tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Tolle down.
Wood throws a leg kick but Tolle moved away.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Tolle moved out of range.
Wood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tolle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tolle off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Tolle throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
Jeff Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Tolle is out of range.
Tolle goes for a double leg but Wood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Wood continues to drive forward.
Tolle is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jeff Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Echart Tolle.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Tolle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wood is defending well.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the ropes.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolle is defending well for now.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tolle being controlled against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolle's brow.
Tolle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Tolle is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wood throws a right hand that Tolle ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolle also avoids with ease.
Tolle ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Tolle 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.
Tolle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tolle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tolle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wood won't be happy with that.
Tolle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wood tries to buck Tolle off but Tolle is having none of it.
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!
Wood manages to get back to half guard.
Tolle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tolle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
Tolle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood 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.
Tolle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jeff Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolle trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Wood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wood connects with a right hand. Tolle shakes it off.
Tolle is looking to clinch.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolle circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tolle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Tolle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood throws a low kick, looking for Tolle's leg but Tolle calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Tolle scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Tolle moves his leg out of the way.
Wood misses with a hook
and Tolle counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tolle throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.
Wood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tolle!
Wood goes for an armbar but Tolle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tolle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Tolle postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tolle defends it easily.
Wood is looking for a triangle here but Tolle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wood manages to get back to half guard.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolle.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Tolle has control of the leg.
Echart Tolle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle content to control rather than advance.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tolle working the head and body with strikes.
Tolle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tolle wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolle.
Wood is not content to let Tolle control the position.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tolle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tolle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tolle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wood sees it coming and defends easily.
Wood pushes Tolle off looking to stand but Tolle dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood is pressing down on Tolle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jeff Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood is trying to keep Tolle in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Echart Tolle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wood 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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222 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Turk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Turk. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from The Turk.
The Turk throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Walker throws out a loose jab but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but The Turk ducks down to avoid it.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Turk manages to avoid it.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Walker throws out a loose jab but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
The Turk misses with a wild combination.
The Turk avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Turk circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The Turk lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker lands with a straight right. The Turk didn't see that one coming.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. The Turk moves away and avoids it.
The Turk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Turk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Turk - that will leave a mark!
The Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
The Turk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker lands with a hook. The Turk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps The Turk's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker throws a combination. The Turk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Barret The Turk has been cut.
The Turk misses with a double jab.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
The Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a head shot.
The Turk looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
The Turk throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - The Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Turk back to the ropes. Walker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker throws a jab when The Turk was well out of range.
The Turk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walker misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
The Turk thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Walker connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent The Turk tumbling to the canvas! Walker pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! The Turk was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wes Walker!
Our winner, Wes Walker, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the ring accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. This should be a great matchup!
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148 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza shoots for a double leg takedown but Roach sprawls well. He's pushed Burza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burza is looking to control Roach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burza avoid being mounted?
Roach controlling the pace.
Burza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roach looking to pass the guard.
Roach preventing the sweep.
Roach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roach trying to control from the bottom.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roach does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Denis Burza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burza dives in for a single leg takedown but Roach sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Burza is trying to trip Roach. He has hold of a leg but Roach is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burza persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Burza preventing the sweep.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roach is keeping the position for now.
Roach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burza is one step ahead there.
Burza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking for a guillotine here but Burza defends easily.
Burza looking to pass the guard.
Burza stands up over Roach, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roach trying to control the position.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roach is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza trying to control but Roach is working from the bottom.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Roach is keeping the position.
Burza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roach's head.
Burza wants to control from the top but Roach keeps moving.
Burza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burza is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roach trying to control the position.
Burza throwing strikes but missing.
Burza wants to control from the top but Roach keeps moving.
Burza looking to pass the guard.
Burza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roach is trying to control the position but Burza postures up.
Burza trying to control but Roach is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Burza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roach misses with a takedown attempt - Burza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burza avoids it really well and circles away.
Burza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roach stuffs the takedown attempt from Burza. Burza gets slowly back to his feet.
Burza shoots and misses
so Roach counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza keeping full guard, as Roach tries to pass.
Roach controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
Burza trying to keep a closed guard but Roach is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burza keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roach scores with a jab. Burza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burza somewhat.
Burza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burza is pushing down on Roach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roach is fighting to maintain full guard but Burza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roach won't allow Burza to pass to mount.
Roach actively working from the bottom here.
Roach wants to control but Burza is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Burza throws a strike but Roach avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Burza trying to control the position from guard on top but Roach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roach has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burza has managed to get both his arms back between Roach's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza trying to control the position from guard on top but Roach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza is looking to advance position but Roach has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Roach looking to control but Burza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach forces the positional change into back control.
Burza can't escape the position.
Roach is cranking Burza's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Burza! He's tightened the choke and Burza is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bobby Roach!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Roach thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ropuia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here comes the pain - Slayer. Wing Wang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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30
152 lbs
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149 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ropuia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wang throws a series of strikes that have Ropuia backpedaling.
Ropuia closes the distance and clinches up with Wang, looking for a takedown. Ropuia pushes Wang against the ropes but Wang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wang leaves Ropuia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michak Ropuia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Ropuia in a clinch.
Ropuia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Wang to keep the fight standing.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ropuia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ropuia jumps guard but Wang stands there with Ropuia around his waist. Ropuia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ropuia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ropuia backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Wang as he connects with a hook.
Ropuia walks into a jab.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang lands with a left to the head.
Ropuia jumps guard but Wang turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Wang as Ropuia shoots in.
Ropuia is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ropuia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ropuia misses with a takedown attempt - Wang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ropuia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ropuia gets tackled into the ropes by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ropuias head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wang.
A short right from Wang on the inside.
Wang digs a right hand into Ropuia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ropuia's gas tank.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Ropuia on that attempt.
Ropuia darts in looking for a takedown but Wang gets double underhooks and turns Ropuia into the ropes.
Wang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ropuia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wang throws a leg kick but Ropuia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wang drives through and clinches with Ropuia against the ropes.
Ropuia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wang smiles and moves away.
Wang moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia shoots in and gets a takedown into Wang's guard.
Ropuia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ropuia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ropuia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ropuia is one step ahead there.
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.
Ropuia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ropuia is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia is pushing down on Wang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wang is fighting to maintain full guard but Ropuia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wang is looking to improve his position.
Ropuia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wang sees it coming and defends easily.
Ropuia is working for a kimura but Wang is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ropuia is looking for submissions but instead, Wang has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wing Wang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Wang.
Wang scores with a one two! Ropuia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang slaps away a takedown attempt from Ropuia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michak Ropuia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wang gets a clinch.
Ropuia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ropuia jumps guard but Wang turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ropuia jumps guard but Wang stands there with Ropuia around his waist. Ropuia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michak Ropuia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Michak Ropuia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Ropuia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ropuia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ropuia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ropuia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ropuia is looking for submissions but instead, Wang has regained full guard.
Ropuia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang 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.
Wang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ropuia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ropuia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ropuia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ropuia postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ropuia has gone for a leg lock! Wang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ropuia's guard.
Ropuia has his feet on Wang's thighs here. He's pushed Wang off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wang screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michak Ropuia!
Our winner, Michak Ropuia, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lunchmeat Sandwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen has chosen The Prodigy - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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23
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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34
163 lbs
16 - 21 - 1 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lunchmeat Sandwich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leepen fails with the takedown
and Sandwich counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sandwich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Sandwich with the ground and pound but Leepen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Leepen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandwich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leepen defends it well.
Sandwich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sandwich seems to be working for a kimura but Leepen defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen is trying to control but can't.
Sandwich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leepen is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandwich.
Sandwich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Leepen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sandwich scoring with strikes but Leepen is staying in there.
Leepen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandwich 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.
Leepen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sandwich working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Leepen slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Sandwich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leepen defends it well.
Sandwich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leepen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leepen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sandwich is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandwich stalling away here and it's allowed Leepen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sandwich wants to control from the top but Leepen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sandwich drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leepen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sandwich has Leepen in his guard.
Leepen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sandwich controls Leepen momentarily but Leepen frees himself.
Sandwich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leepen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandwich keeping moving, preventing Leepen from controlling successfully.
Leepen wants to get up but he can't break Sandwich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lunchmeat Sandwich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandwich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandwich misses with a body shot.
Leepen leaves Sandwich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Sandwich misses.
Leepen looks to land a right hand but Sandwich moved out of range.
Leepen misses with a straight left.
Leepen throws a combination. Sandwich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lunchmeat Sandwich has been cut.
Leepen throws a jab when Sandwich was well out of range.
Leepen connects with a nice looking jab.
Leepen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sandwich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sandwich tries to free his leg and advance position but Leepen is retaining full guard.
Leepen keeping moving, preventing Sandwich from controlling successfully.
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's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwich throws an elbow that misses. Leepen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandwich's guard. Nice move by Leepen!
Sandwich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandwich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandwich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leepen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sandwich working for a triangle but Leepen defends it easily.
Sandwich 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.
Leepen landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leepen defends well.
Leepen lands a couple of digs.
Lunchmeat Sandwich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leepen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leepen wants to control from the top but Sandwich keeps moving.
Leepen postures up.
Leepen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leepen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sandwich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandwich 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.
Leepen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leepen wants to control from the top but Sandwich keeps moving.
Sandwich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leepen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leepen tries to stand but Sandwich is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sandwich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leepen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leepen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sandwich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandwich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leepen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandwich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leepen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandwich looking for a guillotine here but Leepen defends easily.
Leepen stands and steps away. Sandwich gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandwich fails with the takedown.
A big right from Leepen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lunchmeat Sandwich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lunchmeat Sandwich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sandwich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leepen misses with a straight left.
Sandwich misses the shot to the body.
Sandwich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sandwich misses with a few strikes there.
Leepen throws a jab when Sandwich was well out of range.
Sandwich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leepen moves away from the strike by Sandwich.
Leepen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leepen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sandwich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leepen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leepen dips to his left and cracks Sandwich with an uppercut!
Sandwich 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.
Sandwich throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandwich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwich throws an elbow that misses. Leepen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandwich's guard. Nice move by Leepen!
Leepen won't allow Sandwich to sweep him here.
Leepen gets to his feet. Sandwich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sandwich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sandwich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sandwich showed some decent athleticism there.
Sandwich trying to pass the guard but Leepen defending well.
Sandwich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leepen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sandwich.
Sandwich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krisu Leepen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich moves into full mount!
Sandwich misses with some ground and pound and Leepen recovers position to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leepen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sandwich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sandwich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sandwich trying to pass the guard but Leepen defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich looks to land a strike but Leepen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sandwich has gone for a leg lock! Leepen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sandwich's guard.
Sandwich working for a triangle but Leepen defends it easily.
Leepen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sandwich wants to sweep here but Leepen controlling him for the moment.
Lunchmeat Sandwich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leepen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leepen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leepen postures up and lands a big shot to Sandwich's brow.
Leepen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leepen being controlled here momentarily.
Sandwich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sandwich is trying to keep Leepen in close.
Sandwich wants to control the position but Leepen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leepen connects with a nice short shot to Sandwich's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leepen is trying to control. Sandwich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandwich trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandwich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Leepen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sandwich wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lunchmeat Sandwich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandwich, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lunchmeat Sandwich!
A victorious Lunchmeat Sandwich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi stuns Naama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wakizashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wakizashi.
Naama pushes Wakizashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wakizashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naama's elbow.
Wakizashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naama's efforts to push away.
Naama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wakizashi avoids it.
Naama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naama on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wakizashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Wakizashi tries to clinch but Naama moves out of range.
Wakizashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wakizashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wakizashi 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.
A head kick misses from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi scores with a spinning back kick!
Naama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wakizashi closes the distance and clinches.
Naama ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Naama no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wakizashi preventing the sweep.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naama looking for a guillotine here but Wakizashi defends easily.
Wakizashi looking to pass the guard.
Naama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wakizashi is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naama has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wakizashi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Naama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wakizashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wakizashi controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama tries to improve position but can't.
Wakizashi trying to control the action but Naama is working from the bottom.
Naama trying to remain calm as Wakizashi controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naama is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabuto Wakizashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauta Naama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naama just misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naama circles away quickly and effectively.
Wakizashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naama checks a low kick from Wakizashi.
Kabuto Wakizashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Naama blocks the low kick.
Wakizashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wakizashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naama's calf.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wakizashi tries to land a leg kick but Naama saw it coming and moves away.
Naama lands a jab to the head.
Wakizashi throws a lazy head kick
and Naama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama is working for a submission of some sort.
Wakizashi is pressing down on Naama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wakizashi keeping full guard, as Naama tries to pass.
Wakizashi controls Naama momentarily but Naama frees himself.
Naama tries to free his leg and advance position but Wakizashi is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Naama working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wakizashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Naama wants to pass the guard but Wakizashi is keeping the position.
Naama trying to control but Wakizashi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wakizashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kabuto Wakizashi just wasn't active enough.
Wakizashi scores with a nice body kick.
Wakizashi throws a solid leg kick but Naama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wakizashi.
Naama scores with a sloppy right hand. Wakizashi should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wakizashi 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 Naama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Naama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wakizashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wakizashi throws a leg kick but Naama checks it.
Kabuto Wakizashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Wakizashi tries to clinch there but Naama circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naama's sensitive parts.
Wakizashi is looking to land body kicks.
Wakizashi looks to land a body kick but Naama moved away.
Wakizashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wakizashi misses the jab.
Wakizashi wants to land a leg kick but Naama is out of range.
Wakizashi dips to his left and cracks Naama with an uppercut!
Wakizashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naama's sensitive parts.
Wakizashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Wakizashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naama manages to avoid it.
Wakizashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naama circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wakizashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wakizashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naama checks a leg kick.
Wakizashi misses with a head kick.
Wakizashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Naama. Naama gets slowly back to his feet.
Wakizashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naama ducks under a wild hook from Wakizashi.
Naama dives in for a single leg takedown but Wakizashi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Naama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wakizashi prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabuto Wakizashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauta Naama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wakizashi digs a good body shot into Naama's ribs.
Wakizashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakizashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naama. Wakizashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wakizashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wakizashi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Naama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Naama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naama with a hook.
Wakizashi misses with a body kick.
Naama ducks under a wild hook from Wakizashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama tries to clinch but Wakizashi moves out of range.
Wakizashi lands with a nice body punch.
Wakizashi misses with a double jab.
Wakizashi throws a front kick aimed at Naama's knee but Naama avoids it well.
Wakizashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wakizashi.
Naama wants to clinch.
Naama looks for a takedown but Wakizashi sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi gets a clinch.
Wakizashi misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wakizashi.
A body shot lands from Wakizashi.
Naama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wakizashi backwards.
Wakizashi digs a right hand underneath Naama's ribcage. Naama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naama trying to land knees to the body.
Wakizashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naama or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakizashi blocks the elbow strike.
Naama takes a shot to the head.
Naama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wakizashi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wakizashi drops his hands momentarily and Naama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naama moves away.
Wakizashi thuds his shin into the meat of Naama's side.
Naama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Naama tries to clinch there but Wakizashi circles away.
Naama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Wakizashi finds it's target.
Kabuto Wakizashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naama blocks a low kick nicely.
Naama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wakizashi.
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!
Wakizashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Naama is working for takedown but Wakizashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kabuto Wakizashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauta Naama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wakizashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Naama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wakizashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naama scores with a hook.
Wakizashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Wakizashi leaves Naama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wakizashi keeps Naama at a distance using the push kick.
Naama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rauta Naama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakizashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naama's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabuto Wakizashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wakizashi, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabuto Wakizashi!
A very excited looking Kabuto Wakizashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Razor Maya has been cut.
Kersikov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Maya.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Maya tries a head kick but it misses.
Maya throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Maya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Maya jumps back.
Kersikov tries to clinch up but Maya circles away and keeps his distance.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Maya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Maya does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Maya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Maya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maya 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maya shoots in and drives through. Kersikov sprawls well.
Maya lands a high 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!
Maya lands a head kick. Kersikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Maya's shoulder, as Maya tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maya.
A solid body kick from Maya.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Maya.
Maya lands with a kick to the temple. Kersikov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maya lands a jab.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maya rather than just go for the knockout.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Maya.
Andrei Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maya. Maya obviously looking to wear him down.
Maya throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maya throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maya thinking.
Maya is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maya ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Maya throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Maya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maya slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Maya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya throws a head kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Maya's front leg but catches the back leg as Maya tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Maya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maya circles away.
Kersikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Maya keeps the fight on the outside.
Maya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov drops Maya with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maya looks back up at him and smiles so Kersikov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maya is rocked!
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!
Kersikov throws a pinpoint strike between Maya's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Maya crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Kersikov scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Kersikov!
A victorious Andrei Kersikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Fjeldsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeldsted has chosen How Deep Is Your Love as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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25
168 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Fjeldsted!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Compton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fjeldsted connects with a body shot.
Fjeldsted shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Fjeldsted as he checks the leg kick.
Compton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Compton's calf.
Fjeldsted tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Compton defends well and Fjeldsted ends up having to push Compton into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Compton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fjeldsted backwards.
Compton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fjeldsted wants to stall.
Fjeldsted swings wildly with an uppercut but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Fjeldsted.
A short right from Fjeldsted on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjeldsted is leaning against Compton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjeldsted tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fjeldsted tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fjeldsted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Compton's elbow.
Compton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fjeldsted backwards.
Fjeldsted misses with the head strike.
Fjeldsted tries to throw a body punch but Compton avoids it by throwing Fjeldsted back against the ropes.
Fjeldsted misses with the head strike.
Compton lands a body punch.
Fjeldsted prevents a body shot from Compton.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Compton clinches.
Fjeldsted can't find room to land a body shot as Compton controls the action.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fjeldsted is trying to maintain a safe position but Compton gets an underhook and turns Fjeldsted into the ropes.
Fjeldsted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Compton's elbow.
A short right from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted taking a breather.
Fjeldsted goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Fjeldsted fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted pushes Compton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fjeldsted lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Compton.
Compton lands a shot to the body.
Fjeldsted looks winded!
Compton digs a right hand into Fjeldsted's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fjeldsted's gas tank.
Fjeldsted blocks a body shot from Compton.
Compton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Compton presses Fjeldsted against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fjeldsted is trying to pull guard but Compton turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Compton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Compton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Fjeldsted off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton wants to land a leg kick but Fjeldsted is out of range.
Good work by Fjeldsted as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Compton. That's going to slow Fjeldsted down.
Fjeldsted jabs Compton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fjeldsted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Fjeldsted. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fjeldsted.
Compton avoids the body shot from Fjeldsted.
Compton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Fjeldsted has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Compton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Compton tries to work over Fjeldsted's front leg with a kick but Fjeldsted checks it.
Fjeldsted blocks a low kick nicely.
Ivan Fjeldsted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton throws a leg kick but Fjeldsted checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton darts in and clinches Fjeldsted up against the ropes.
Compton tries a body shot but Fjeldsted blocks it.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fjeldsted tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fjeldsted misses with a punch on the inside.
Fjeldsted jumps guard but Compton turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Colt Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Fjeldsted.
A body shot lands from Fjeldsted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjeldsted misses with the head strike.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton pushes Fjeldsted back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Compton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Compton misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fjeldsted is trying to maintain a safe position but Compton gets an underhook and turns Fjeldsted into the ropes.
Fjeldsted blocks a body shot from Compton.
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 Colt Compton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Compton throws a leg kick but Fjeldsted checks it.
Fjeldsted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Compton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colt Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Compton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Compton gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Compton.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colt Compton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fjeldsted misses with a short punch on the inside.
Compton blocks an uppercut.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fjeldsted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fjeldsted scores with a leg kick.
Fjeldsted scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjeldsted looks to throw the jab but Compton is out of range.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook. Compton ducked under it nicely.
Fjeldsted has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Fjeldsted as he connects with a hook.
Fjeldsted scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fjeldsted dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Compton. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted's corner calls for a 1-2. Fjeldsted obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivan Fjeldsted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Compton walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Fjeldsted.
Compton lands a big head kick that sends Fjeldsted tumbling to the mat! Compton takes a step backwards and waves Fjeldsted back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fjeldsted is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Fjeldsted has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fjeldsted drops his hands momentarily and Compton needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Fjeldsted just on the top of the head. Fjeldsted drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Fjeldsted - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Colt Compton!
A victorious Colt Compton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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