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Destiny 41: Austin vs. Sunuwar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berton Ravalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades Destroyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berton Ravalala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ravalala darts in trying to clinch
and Destroyer counters with a shoot takedown. Ravalala fights it but they end up in guard.
Ravalala wants to control the position but Destroyer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Destroyer works his way into full mount!
Destroyer controlling the pace for now.
Ravalala has given up his back here. Will Destroyer look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Ravalala is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Destroyer has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Ravalala taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hades Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Tsuchiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiichi Tsuchiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josihiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama gets caught flat footed, as Tsuchiya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Akiyama is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tsuchiya has his hands clasped together but Akiyama extends and breaks Tsuchiya's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Akiyama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josihiro Akiyama!
A very excited looking Josihiro Akiyama 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Mapanglait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mapanglait has chosen Dawn with the Sickness as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Mapanglait!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mapanglait misses with a takedown attempt - Jabber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mapanglait misses with a low kick.
Jabber lands a big head kick that sends Mapanglait tumbling to the mat! Jabber takes a step backwards and waves Mapanglait back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mapanglait is rocked!
It looks like Andres Mapanglait has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mapanglait is looking to chop away at Jabber's legs.
Mapanglait is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabber finish him?
Jabber misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jabber. Mapanglait shrugs it off though.
Jabber fakes the body blow, causing Mapanglait to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mapanglait goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Jabber!
Our winner, Jim Jabber, 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.
In defeat, Andres Mapanglait stepped up to the mic, saying 'REMATCH !!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carls Classic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kyoji Horiguchi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carls Classic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horiguchi throws a right and a left that Classic avoids nicely.
Classic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Horiguchi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Classic wants to control but Horiguchi is keeping him busy.
Horiguchi is trying to get back to half guard.
Horiguchi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Classic on the ground.
Horiguchi is not content to let Classic control the position.
Horiguchi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi parries the strikes from Classic easily there. Classic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Horiguchi to escape.
Horiguchi 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.
Horiguchi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Classic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
What's Horiguchi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Classic is trying to get an arm triangle but Horiguchi is defending well.
Horiguchi is looking to regain half guard here but Classic keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Classic tries to score with some ground and pound. Horiguchi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Classic scores with punches from side control.
Horiguchi is looking to regain half guard here but Classic keeps moving and retains side control.
Horiguchi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Classic off and has taken his back!
Horiguchi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Classic is having to fend off submission attempts from Horiguchi, who is looking to sink in the choke. Horiguchi doesn't have the hooks in though and Classic manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Horiguchi keeping full guard, as Classic tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Classic is controlling him.
Classic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Classic throwing strikes from guard but Horiguchi blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Classic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Classic is looking to take a break and control but Horiguchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Classic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Horiguchi's thigh. Horiguchi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Classic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horiguchi's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi is trying to maintain the position but Classic is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carls Classic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Classic 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 Horiguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Horiguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice takedown defense from Horiguchi. No joy for Classic on that attempt.
Horiguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Classic if he has to take too many more of those.
Classic misses with a hook to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
Classic shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Classic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horiguchi.
Horrible takedown by Classic or perhaps it was just good defense by Horiguchi which made him look bad.
Kyoji Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carls Classic.
Horiguchi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horiguchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Horiguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horiguchi misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Classic does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Classic throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Classic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horiguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Classic is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Classic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi drops Classic with a beautiful combination! Classic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Horiguchi is looking for the KO!
Classic is rocked!
Horiguchi connects with a superb combination that knocks Classic out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Horiguchi before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Classic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyoji Horiguchi!
Kyoji Horiguchi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers looks for the body kick but Vari saw that one coming.
Chambers connects with a solid leg kick.
Vari misses with a head kick.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vari avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Chambers tries to land a leg kick but Vari saw it coming and moves away.
Chambers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chambers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chambers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chambers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chambers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers moves in looking to clinch but Vari pushes him off.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Vari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vari tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
Chambers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Vari blocks the leg kick.
Vari circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari lands a head kick. Chambers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chambers lands a big head kick that sends Vari tumbling to the mat! Chambers takes a step backwards and waves Vari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nari Vari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers throws the kick towards the body but Vari avoids it.
Vari tries to score with a low kick but Chambers moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Vari lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vari checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Chambers misses
and Vari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chambers 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.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Vari off balance momentarily.
Chambers feints and then cracks Vari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vari down.
Vari sizes up Chambers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Chambers.
Vari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Vari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vari is looking to land body kicks.
Chambers moves out of range as Vari strikes.
Vari blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Vari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chamberss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chambers throws a wild body kick that Vari sees coming a mile off.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chambers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chambers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vari is breathing heavily.
Vari lands with a nice body punch.
Vari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vari looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Vari tried to score with a low kick but Chambers checks it.
Vari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chambers throws a wild body kick that Vari sees coming a mile off.
Chambers tries to clinch but Vari is having none of it.
Chambers tried to score with a low kick but Vari checks it.
A clash of legs there as Vari blocks the low kick.
Vari connects with an inside leg kick.
Vari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chambers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vari moves out of range of the leg kick from Chambers.
Chambers feints and then cracks Vari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vari down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and Vari counters with a nice uppercut.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Chambers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Chambers.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Vari jumps back.
Chambers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chambers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
Vari thuds his shin into the meat of Chambers's side.
Vari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Chambers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vari throws a big shot that misses.
Vari fakes the leg kick and cracks Chambers in the body.
Chambers throws a head kick but Vari moves out of range.
Chambers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chambers wants to land a leg kick but Vari is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers tries to score with a low kick but Vari moves his leg out of the way.
Chambers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chambers. That's going to slow Vari down.
Chambers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vari, right into the meat.
Crunch! Chambers slams his shin into Vari's torso.
Chambers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers throws a big shot that misses.
Vari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chambers.
Vari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chambers has time to react.
Vari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers throws a leg kick but Vari checks it.
Chambers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vari throws a low kick but Chambers avoids it.
Vari takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nari Vari's cut.
That's time! Vari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vari connects with a leg kick. Chambers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vari's sensitive parts.
Chambers fakes the leg kick and cracks Vari in the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vari might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vari blocks a leg kick.
Vari moves out of range of the leg kick from Chambers.
Chambers lands with a kick to the ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vari.
Chambers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vari is out of range and Chambers settles back down.
Vari throws the kick towards the body but Chambers avoids it.
Jack Chambers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Chambers misses.
Chambers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari misses with a body kick.
Chambers delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chambers circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Vari drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chambers follows Vari to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Chambers!
Our winner, Jack Chambers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Lose yourself. Jakub Ketrzynski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeBron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with the takedown
and Ketrzynski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ketrzynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ketrzynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Ketrzynski wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ketrzynski.
Ketrzynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ketrzynski moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski tries to advance to mount but James denies him.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
James is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ketrzynski connects with a decent elbow.
Ketrzynski is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ketrzynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ketrzynski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ketrzynski is trying to work for a kimura but James is defending well.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ketrzynski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ketrzynski seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is controlling Ketrzynski's trapped leg to prevent Ketrzynski from advancing to side control.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Ketrzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ketrzynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ketrzynski throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski with a flurry of punches that miss.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ketrzynski stands up from James's guard - Ketrzynski perhaps looking for a knockout.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketrzynski gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Ketrzynski dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Ketrzynski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Ketrzynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ketrzynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ketrzynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Ketrzynski decides to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a shot from downtown. Ketrzynski moves away and avoids it.
James with a poor takedown
and Ketrzynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Ketrzynski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ketrzynski trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ketrzynski lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Ketrzynski wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ketrzynski.
Ketrzynski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing James to regain full guard.
Ketrzynski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ketrzynski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ketrzynski lands a couple of digs.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ketrzynski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski throws a big right hand that misses.
Ketrzynski stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ketrzynski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ketrzynski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Ketrzynski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ketrzynski pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Ketrzynski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketrzynski is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ketrzynski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ketrzynski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in James's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketrzynski controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Ketrzynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James shoots and misses
and Ketrzynski counters with a body kick.
Ketrzynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to sprawl but Ketrzynski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ketrzynski working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ketrzynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ketrzynski controlling the action here.
Ketrzynski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to roll over but Ketrzynski keeps him under control.
Ketrzynski is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ketrzynski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ketrzynski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows James to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski misses the shot to the body.
Ketrzynski is looking to clinch.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Ketrzynski shoots in but no luck this time.
Ketrzynski shoots in and gets a takedown into James's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski throwing strikes but missing.
Ketrzynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Ketrzynski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jakub Ketrzynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ketrzynski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ketrzynski advances to half guard.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ketrzynski winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ketrzynski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
LeBron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakub Ketrzynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ketrzynski.
Ketrzynski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ketrzynski tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
James tries to roll over but Ketrzynski keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Ketrzynski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Ketrzynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ketrzynski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Ketrzynski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonnie Mazloum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mishima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All I Do Is Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonnie Mazloum!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazloum is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Mazloum throws a hook but Mishima avoids it easily.
Mishima takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Mazloum circles away easily
and Mishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazloum 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.
Mazloum throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mishima is rocked!
Mishima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mazloum is fending him off so far but Mishima persists. Nope, Mazloum circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Mishima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mazloum cracks Mishima with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mishima tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mazloum pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mishima is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonnie Mazloum!
A very excited looking Tonnie Mazloum 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yap might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game. Shimabukuro has chosen Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimabukuro throws a right hand that Yap ducks under and follows up with a left that Yap also avoids with ease.
Shimabukuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shimabukuro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yap drops his hands momentarily and Shimabukuro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shimabukuro dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Masaru Shimabukuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimabukuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yap seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shimabukuro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yap moves out of range as Shimabukuro throws a body kick.
Yap lands a jab to Shimabukuro's midsection.
Shimabukuro throws a looping overhand right but Yap ducks down to avoid it.
Yap misses with a double jab
and Shimabukuro counters with a body kick that stops Yap in his tracks momentarily.
Shimabukuro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yap to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Shimabukuro pushes Yap away with a front kick.
Shimabukuro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yap circles away quickly and effectively.
Shimabukuro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yap misses with the combination.
Yap lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimabukuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been informed that Shimabukuro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shimabukuro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yap moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yap takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shimabukuro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shimabukuro is rocked!
Yap lands with a big right hook that stumbles Shimabukuro - he's out on his feet here! Yap follows up with another monster hook that separates Shimabukuro from consciousness! Shimabukuro falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Yap stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Yap!
Our winner, Jay Yap, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles stalks Mars and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mars's face. Mars staggers backwards, shaken.
Sprinkles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mars is fending him off so far but Sprinkles persists. Nope, Mars circles away and we're back to standing.
Mars looks to land a combination but Sprinkles avoids it well.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprinkles swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mars counter with a right hand.
Mars is looking to score with low kicks.
Sprinkles throws a solid leg kick but Mars takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws out a leg kick but Mars moves out of range and Sprinkles only half commits.
Mars slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sprinkles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the head.
Sprinkles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars moves out of range as Sprinkles strikes.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Sprinkles misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles checks a low kick from Mars.
Mars lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars lands a nice shot that snaps Sprinkles's head back.
Sprinkles lands a jab.
Mars chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mars pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sprinkles is out of range and Mars settles back down.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprinkles manages to avoid it.
Sprinkles misses with an uppercut.
Sprinkles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Mars.
Sprinkles misses with a hook. Mars ducked under it nicely.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the nose.
Mars thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sprinkles if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Mars cracks Sprinkles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Mars slams his shin into Sprinkles's torso.
Vincent Mars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mars throws a leg kick which misses Sprinkles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sprinkles tries to avoid it.
Mars moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
Mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mars lands with a straight right. Sprinkles didn't see that one coming.
Sprinkles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Sprinkles avoids the body shot from Mars.
Sprinkles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprinkles blocks a leg kick.
Mars misses with a low kick as Sprinkles jumps back.
Mars throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars fakes the leg kick and cracks Sprinkles in the body.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
Sprinkles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mars. Mars obviously looking to wear him down.
Sprinkles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mars.
Mars lands a slapping body shot.
Mars is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mars goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mars checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mars misses with a looping left.
Mars throws a leg kick but Sprinkles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars throws a hook but Sprinkles blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprinkles dives in and scores a takedown into Mars's guard.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Sprinkles is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Sprinkles has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mars working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Mars.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Mars dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sprinkles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mars to the mat! Mars manages to get full guard.
Mars keeping full guard, as Sprinkles tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles looking to sit in guard and control but Mars gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mars puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles gets back to full guard.
Mars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mars looking to sit in guard and control but Sprinkles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mars wants to sweep but no luck.
Sprinkles tries to free his leg and advance position but Mars is retaining full guard.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sprinkles throws an elbow that misses. Mars uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprinkles's guard. Nice move by Mars!
Mars postures up.
Sprinkles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sprinkles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sprinkles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprinkles was well out of range. Poor timing from Mars.
Nice defenses there by Mars.
Sprinkles throws a hook but Mars avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mars.
Good shot there by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a looping overhand right but Mars ducks down to avoid it.
Sprinkles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mars's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coconut Sprinkles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot.
Mars dips to his left and cracks Sprinkles with an uppercut!
Mars on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mars, right into the meat.
Jab by Mars.
Sprinkles looks to land a left hand but Mars moved out of range nicely.
Sprinkles ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Mars looks to land a body kick but Sprinkles moved away.
Mars jabs Sprinkles right on the nose. Sprinkles blinks but takes it well.
Sprinkles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sprinkles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars struggling a bit here.
Sprinkles trying to control the action but Mars is working from the bottom.
Mars is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sprinkles connects with a decent elbow.
Sprinkles creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Sprinkles just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing strikes but Mars manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sprinkles sneaks back into half guard.
Sprinkles is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sprinkles manages to get himself to full guard.
Sprinkles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mars manages to get himself to full guard.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles wants to control from the top but Mars keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprinkles checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coconut Sprinkles really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Mars's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sprinkles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprinkles scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mars 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 Sprinkles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sprinkles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sprinkles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mars's hands.
Sprinkles misses with a looping left.
Sprinkles misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Mars misses.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mars darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sprinkles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mars throws a leg kick but Sprinkles checks it.
Nice defenses there by Sprinkles.
Mars scores with a three punch combo!
Vincent Mars is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprinkles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprinkles checks a leg kick.
Sprinkles looks to land a left hand but Mars moved out of range nicely.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprinkles throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Mars.
Mars swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sprinkles.
Danga de danga de dang - Sprinkles scores with a four punch combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Sprinkles as he connects with a hook.
Mars throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mars misses with an uppercut. Sprinkles saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles looks to throw the jab but Mars is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mars lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sprinkles dodges the punch combination from Mars.
Mars looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sprinkles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sprinkles. That snapped Mars's head back.
Sprinkles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mars takes a swing at Sprinkles's ribcage but misses.
Sprinkles throws an off balance right hand
and Mars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sprinkles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sprinkles takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars slips under a jab.
Mars misses with a body kick.
Sprinkles avoids the body shot from Mars.
Mars 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.
Mars walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sprinkles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sprinkles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mars.
Sprinkles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sprinkles throws out a loose jab but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Sprinkles is just out of range.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot.
Mars scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sprinkles throws a looping overhand right but Mars ducks down to avoid it.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprinkles.
Mars throws a low kick, looking for Sprinkles's leg but Sprinkles calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sprinkles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mars scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mars connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mars staying out of range there.
Mars throws a leg kick that misses.
Sprinkles throws a sloppy body shot
and Mars counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sprinkles.
Mars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mars bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sprinkles's head backwards.
Mars scores with a nice head shot.
Sprinkles is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Sprinkles is still on wobbly legs! Can Mars finish him?
Mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sprinkles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mars.
Mars drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sprinkles right on the button. Sprinkles goes down! Mars follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mars gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
Vincent Mars retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Vincent Mars said 'You thought my first win against him was a fluke? Think again!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunuwar has chosen Peace Sells as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar scores with a body shot.
Austin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sunuwar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Sunuwar avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Austin.
Sunuwar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sunuwar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunuwar jumps guard but Austin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Austin stalling.
Sunuwar tries to pull guard but Austin won't allow it.
Landon Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aatish Sunuwar.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
Sunuwar looks winded!
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin lands a body punch.
Austin has Sunuwar pushed against the cage.
Austin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Austin on the inside.
Austin prevents Sunuwar from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Austin on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands an uppercut.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sunuwar backwards.
Austin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sunuwar.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin gets through Sunuwar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin lands a right hand.
Sunuwar is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Austin digs a right hand underneath Sunuwar's ribcage. Sunuwar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
A right handed body shot lands from Austin.
Austin presses Sunuwar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sunuwars head.
Austin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sunuwar is rocked!
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sunuwar is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunuwar.
Good body shot from Austin.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sunuwar.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin presses Sunuwar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sunuwar blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Sunuwar seems to have recovered his senses.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sunuwar or not.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Austin lands a shot to the body.
Austin lands a big right hand that drops Sunuwar! The killer instinct kicks in and Austin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Austin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Austin!
Landon Austin retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Landon Austin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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