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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Kamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Grigorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Kamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Grigorenko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorenko moves into range and clinches up with Kamura.
Grigorenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamura fails to pull guard.
Kamura manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grigorenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grigorenko wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kamura's closed guard. He's half up but Kamura has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kamura pivots and extends the arm, Grigorenko falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kamura! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Kamura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Dionys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sebia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Sebia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Petr Dionys's chin.
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260 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Dionys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Sebia!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionys moves into the clinch.
Dionys lands with a right to the head.
Dionys scores a nice knee to the body.
Sebia looks winded!
Dionys escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dionys lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dionys.
Dionys tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dionys with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dionys breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dionys jabs at Sebia's body.
Dionys gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Dionys.
Dionys lands an elbow just above Sebia 's eye.
Dionys creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sebia's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionys lands a nice knee to the body.
Sebia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Dionys.
Dionys is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dionys lands a knee to the head.
Dionys lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dionys obliges.
Dionys lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Dionys.
Dionys connects with a knee to the head.
Dionys with a knee to the head.
Dionys slows down the pace here.
Dionys lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dionys.
Dionys pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dionys closes the distance and pushes Sebia back into the cage.
Sebia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dionys crunches a lovely knee into Sebia's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dionys.
Dionys's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dionys is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dionys lands a head kick. Sebia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dionys instigates a clinch.
Dionys landing knees to the head.
Dionys lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dionys scores with a knee to the head.
Dionys is leaning against Sebia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dionys.
Sebia is rocked!
Dionys lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sebia is still on wobbly legs! Can Dionys finish him?
Dionys stalling against the cage.
Sebia seems to have recovered his senses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dionys lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dionys taking a breather.
Dionys breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionys forces Sebia back against the cage and clinches.
Dionys is trying to stall.
Dionys lands a good knee to the midsection. Sebia won't want to take too many of those.
Dionys lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mike Sebia has been cut.
Dionys escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petr Dionys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionys closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dionys's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dionys clinches up with Sebia and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dionys lands an elbow inside that Sebia shrugs off.
Dionys landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Dionys.
Dionys lands a nice knee to the body.
Dionys scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dionys landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sebia takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dionys.
Dionys crunches a lovely knee into Sebia's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Dionys dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Sebia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dionys lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dionys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dionys obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dionys.
Dionys with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dionys landing knees to the body.
Dionys escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dionys moves into range and clinches up with Sebia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionys scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dionys.
Dionys lands an elbow inside.
Dionys breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionys is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sebia can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebia gets tackled into the cage by Dionys. Dionys maintains the clinch.
Sebia is breathing heavily.
Dionys lands a shot to the body.
Sebia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dionys lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dionys creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sebia with a big uppercut! Sebia tries to clinch up but Dionys pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sebia to the mat! Sebia covers up and Dionys unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petr Dionys!
A victorious Petr Dionys 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2 and Kid Vera. Chooooooooon! I think Rickenbacker v.2 might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back Stabber!. Vera has chosen You are just a JOKE! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
180 lbs
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192 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rickenbacker v.2's waist but Rickenbacker v.2 gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickenbacker v.2 looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Vera darts in looking for a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 gets double underhooks and turns Vera into the cage.
Vera tries to throw a body punch but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it by throwing Vera back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Vera tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Vera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vera.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Vera.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots and misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Rickenbacker v.2 backing up. Rickenbacker v.2 nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rickenbacker v.2 swivels and escapes.
Rickenbacker v.2 instigates a clinch.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rickenbacker v.2 pinned against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vera defends well and Rickenbacker v.2 ends up having to push Vera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vera tries to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 pushes him back against the cage.
Vera lands a shot to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vera's efforts to push away.
Rickenbacker v.2 working aggressively here.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vera as Rickenbacker v.2 tries to tie him up.
Rickenbacker v.2 seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vera is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Vera is trying to force a seperation but Rickenbacker v.2 has the dominant position.
Vera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Vera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Rickenbacker v.2 which made him look bad.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Rickenbacker v.2 stuffs the takedown attempt from Vera. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
Vera looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 darts in trying to clinch
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Rickenbacker v.2 backing up. Rickenbacker v.2 nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.
Vera shoots and misses
and Rickenbacker v.2 makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it.
Rickenbacker v.2 displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rickenbacker v.2, right into the meat.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Vera.
Rickenbacker v.2 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt.
Vera gets tackled into the cage by Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 maintains the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rickenbacker v.2 manages to break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vera is defended easily by Rickenbacker v.2.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Rickenbacker v.2 which made him look bad.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Vera.
Vera is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a two punch combination.
Vera shoots for a double leg takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 sprawls well. He's pushed Vera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rickenbacker v.2 tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick that knocks Vera off balance momentarily.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 clinches.
Rickenbacker v.2 is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside that Vera shrugs off.
It looks like Kid Vera has been cut.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 breaks from the clinch.
Vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vera.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rickenbacker v.2 swivels and escapes.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a high kick!
Vera is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Rickenbacker v.2 finish him?
Rickenbacker v.2 has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Vera - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rickenbacker v.2, and another! Vera is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ca Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kekalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ca Chulainn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Kekalainen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn throws a series of strikes that have Kekalainen backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kekalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kekalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kekalainen tries to clinch up.
Chulainn just misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn lands a body shot.
Chulainn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kekalainen tries to clinch
and Kekalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chulainn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chulainn avoids the head kick by Kekalainen.
Kekalainen misses with the combination.
Chulainn clinches up with Kekalainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kekalainen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chulainn to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulainn lands with a right to the head.
Kekalainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Chulainn.
Kekalainen looks winded!
A short left from Chulainn.
Kekalainen jumps guard but Chulainn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ca Chulainn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kekalainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn has had enough of the clinch but Kekalainen keeps him there for the moment.
Kekalainen working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kekalainen takes a shot to the head.
Chulainn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekalainen or not.
Kekalainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chulainn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kekalainen can turn it around.
Chulainn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands with a short shot to the head.
Chulainn is working Kekalainen over against the cage.
Chulainn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kekalainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kekalainen is rocked!
Chulainn tries a head kick but it misses.
Kekalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kekalainen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kekalainen is out cold! Chulainn holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ca Chulainn!
Ca Chulainn is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Block is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Block!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison tries for a takedown but Block circles away easily
and Block counters with a single leg into guard. Davison didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Block.
Davison 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.
Davison trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Block accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davison is on top in guard.
Block working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Davison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Block avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Davison working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Davison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison looking to pass the guard.
Davison trying to move into half guard but instead Block has managed to sweep!
Davison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Block is one step ahead there.
Block working some strikes from top position.
Davison wants to sweep but no luck.
Davison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davison is looking to stall here but Block recovers full guard.
Davison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Block swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but Block blocks nicely.
Davison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Block swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Block keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Block haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Davison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davison tries for a takedown but Block sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davison fails with the takedown
and Block counters with a shoot takedown. Davison fights it but they end up in guard.
Jim Block has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.
Block is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Block working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davison wants to sweep here but Block controlling him for the moment.
Davison controls Block momentarily but Block frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Block's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Block in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Block from controlling successfully.
Block could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Davison pulls Block in close to his closed guard and prevents Block from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Block scoring with punches to the head and body.
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 Jim Block will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Block keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davison enables Block to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davison manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Block's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Block with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Block postures up in Davison's guard and throws a big left but Davison blocks it.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Block from controlling successfully.
Block with a flurry of punches that miss.
Block throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davison working a defensive guard here.
Block postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davison 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Block got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Block has managed to get both his arms back between Davison's legs - danger averted.
Davison is trying to keep Block in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Block from controlling successfully.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
Jim Block overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Block is fighting to break Davison's control of his arms but Davison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Block is looking to work some ground and pound but Davison has wrist control.
Davison is trying to control the position but Block postures up.
Davison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Davison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Davison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Block!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Block prevents Davison from improving position.
Block struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Davison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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!
Davison wants to control but Block is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Block keeps Davison under control for a moment.
Davison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Block some visible discomfort.
Davison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Block regains half guard there - taking advantage of Davison's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Davison moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Davison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Davison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Block is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Block dodges the ground and pound from Davison.
Davison trying to control the action but Block is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davison lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davison has a takedown stuffed.
Davison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Block counters with a takedown into side control.
Block lands a few punches from side control.
Block landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Block throws a strike aimed at the side of Davison's head but Davison avoids it well.
Davison is looking for a sweep.
Block connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davison some visible discomfort.
Davison tries to improve position but can't.
Davison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Block 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.
Block throws an elbow but Davison slips to the side and avoids it well.
Block landing a few strikes.
It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Davison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Block throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Block grinds an elbow into Davison's temple.
Davison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block throwing shots but Davison is blocking nicely.
Davison is looking to get back to full guard here but Block has managed to pass to side control instead.
Davison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Block working the ground and pound from side control.
Davison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davison is trying to get back to full guard.
Block landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Block winds up and cracks Davison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Block controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davison tries to get to full guard but Block has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Block wants to take a breather but Davison is having none of it.
Davison tries to roll over but Block keeps him under control.
Davison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Block missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Block throwing shots but Davison is blocking nicely.
Block is taking a breather. Davison says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Block sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davison defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Block with the ground and pound but Davison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Block tries to free his leg and advance position but Davison is retaining full guard.
Block wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Davison looking to control.
Block trying to control the position from guard on top but Davison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Block preventing the sweep.
Block is looking to work some ground and pound but Davison has wrist control.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
Block wants to pass the guard but Davison is keeping the position.
Block wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Block preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Block wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davison fails with the takedown
and Block counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jim Block has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Block scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Block is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davison controlling the position for now.
Block scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Block working the head and body with strikes.
Block not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Block looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Block is trying to control the action in half guard but Davison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Block showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Block 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Davison!
After winning the bout, Chris Davison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeo Miyato!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Spliff misses.
Miyato avoids the head kick by Spliff.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miyato.
Miyato is looking to land body kicks.
Miyato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spliff.
Miyato throws a lazy body kick
and Spliff counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Miyato!
Spliff working the ground and pound from side control.
Spliff grinds an elbow into Miyato's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyato is trying to get back to half guard.
Spliff scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miyato taking punishment in the form of punches.
Spliff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miyato is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miyato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spliff cracks Miyato with a big right hand but Miyato just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spliff is working Miyato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Spliff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spliff grinds an elbow into Miyato's temple.
Miyato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyato gets back to full guard.
Miyato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spliff is aware though and is defending well.
Spliff lands a couple of digs.
Spliff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spliff wants to control from the top but Miyato keeps moving.
Spliff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spliff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miyato has momentary wrist control but Spliff slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyato is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Miyato covers up, he's hurt! Spliff keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Spliff and the ref steps in to end the fight! Spliff can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustaffa Spliff!
After the big win, Mustaffa Spliff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralfus Presting has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean McMorrow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presting takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Presting gets a double leg takedown into McMorrow's guard.
McMorrow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Presting looking to pass the guard.
McMorrow pulls Presting in close to his closed guard and prevents Presting from doing any damage or advancing position.
McMorrow can't keep his opponent in guard - Presting advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Presting is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Presting is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McMorrow is just riding it out for now. Presting eventually gives up the hold.
McMorrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McMorrow is on top in guard.
McMorrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Presting keeping moving, preventing McMorrow from controlling successfully.
Presting throws his legs up looking for a submission but McMorrow uses it to pass to side control.
McMorrow wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.
Presting tries to escape but McMorrow is in control.
McMorrow working the ground and pound.
It looks like Ralfus Presting has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presting is looking for a sweep.
McMorrow wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McMorrow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Presting sneaks back into half guard.
McMorrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Presting with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That has opened up Ralfus Presting's cut even more.
Presting actively working from the bottom here.
McMorrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The cut above Ralfus Presting's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ralfus Presting's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean McMorrow!
Our winner, Sean McMorrow, 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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