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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christine Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Oliveiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christine Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Oliveiro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveiro. Oliveiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabrera looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oliveiro punishes Cabrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliveiro darts in looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets double underhooks and turns Oliveiro into the cage.
Oliveiro tries to pull guard but Cabrera won't allow it.
Christine Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlito Oliveiro.
Oliveiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabrera prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveiro manages to pull guard.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveiro is trying to control the position but Cabrera postures up.
Oliveiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveiro is looking to stand up but Cabrera isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveiro keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Oliveiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabrera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveiro.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cabrera swivels and escapes.
Oliveiro throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveiro tries to clinch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Oliveiro tries for a takedown but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveiro motions for Cabrera to come forward. Oliveiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveiro is fending him off so far but Cabrera persists. Nope, Oliveiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabrera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliveiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabrera circles away.
Oliveiro throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Oliveiro tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Oliveiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveiro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cabrera sprawls well initially but Oliveiro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliveiro wants to stand up but Cabrera has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cabrera is looking to control Oliveiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrera avoid being mounted?
Oliveiro trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveiro is keen to just control but Cabrera is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Oliveiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliveiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cabrera looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sloppy strikes there by Oliveiro.
Oliveiro trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Oliveiro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveiro throws a strike aimed at the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Oliveiro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oliveiro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cabrera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cabrera parries the strikes from Oliveiro easily there. Oliveiro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cabrera to escape.
Oliveiro decides to stand back up. Oliveiro steps back and let's Cabrera get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveiro throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
No luck for Oliveiro with that takedown attempt.
Oliveiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveiro tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Oliveiro looks to land a combination. Cabrera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliveiro throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Oliveiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Oliveiro.
Oliveiro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Oliveiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabrera which made him look bad.
Christine Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlito Oliveiro.
Oliveiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliveiro throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveiro tries to clinch up but Cabrera circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cabrera clinches.
Cabrera is trying to drag Oliveiro to the mat but Oliveiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oliveiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cabrera to keep the fight standing.
Oliveiro wants the takedown. Cabrera is fighting it off but Oliveiro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cabrera's guard against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrera is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Oliveiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cabrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oliveiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oliveiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cabrera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christine Cabrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick there by Cabrera.
Oliveiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabrera as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrera gets caught napping as Oliveiro dives in and scores a takedown. Cabrera manages to retain guard.
Oliveiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveiro with a nice head shot there.
Oliveiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oliveiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveiro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cabrera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveiro is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cabrera is trying to escape and Oliveiro transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cabrera is forced to tap! Nice work there by Oliveiro! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlito Oliveiro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrij Vasilin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitrij Vasilin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bad Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitrij Vasilin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasilin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben tries to keep at a distance but Vasilin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ben misses with the head strike.
Vasilin tries to pull guard but Ben won't allow it.
Vasilin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bad Ben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitrij Vasilin.
Vasilin is trying to pull guard but Ben turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ben.
Vasilin manages to break the clinch.
Ben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ben shoots in for a double leg but Vasilin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben lands a big head kick that sends Vasilin tumbling to the mat! Ben takes a step backwards and waves Vasilin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben throws a nice looking combination but Vasilin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasilin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasilin pinned against the cage. Vasilin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben throws a series of punches but Vasilin avoids them all with ease.
Vasilin gets tackled into the cage by Ben. Ben maintains the clinch.
Ben misses with the head strike.
Vasilin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ben smiles and moves away.
Ben tries to clinch but Vasilin moves out of range.
Ben misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ben tries for a takedown but Vasilin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Ben with that takedown attempt.
Vasilin dodges the punch combination from Ben.
Ben swinging wildly here.
Ben lands with a nice combination. Vasilin backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilin dodges the punch combination from Ben.
Ben misses with a wild combination.
Ben fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vasilin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ben counters with an outside leg kick.
Ben looks for a takedown but Vasilin sprawls well.
Ben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Vasilin misses
and Ben counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ben pushes Vasilin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilin blocks an uppercut.
Ben scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasilin avoiding damage.
Ben lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vasilin wants to stall.
Vasilin breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben throws a head kick but Vasilin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Ben dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ben doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasilin circles away.
Ben tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasilin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben takes the fight into the clinch.
Ben lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasilin jumps guard but Ben stands there with Vasilin around his waist. Vasilin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ben softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ben throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasilin.
Vasilin is breathing heavily.
Vasilin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasilin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ben pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ben.
A nice left hand lands by Ben.
Ben lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ben misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Ben with that takedown attempt.
Ben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ben shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasilin eats them both and turns towards Ben to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vasilin is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Vasilin. No joy for Ben on that attempt.
Vasilin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ben finish him?
Bad Ben is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben moves into range and clinches up with Vasilin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasilin backwards.
Vasilin breaks from the clinch.
OH! Vasilin has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Ben smells blood and charges in for the finish! Ben unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Vasilin sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bad Ben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by You are just a JOKE!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shigeo Miyato was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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177 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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeo Miyato!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miyato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miyato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vera defends it easily.
Miyato working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vera has passed into half guard!
Vera works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vera controlling his opponent.
Miyato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vera looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera unloads with some shots from mount but Miyato bucks and avoids them well.
Miyato is working to get back to half guard.
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyato is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Miyato is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vera looking to ground and pound but Miyato is blocking nicely.
Vera prevents Miyato from getting the reversal.
Miyato avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vera.
Vera throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vera wants to control the pace but Miyato is squirming around nicely.
Vera controlling the pace for now.
Miyato is looking to improve his position but Vera isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Miyato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miyato holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vera tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyato is looking to escape.
Miyato is trying to escape the mount.
Vera controlling from mount.
Miyato is trying desperately to improve position.
Vera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyato is trying to escape the mount.
Vera trying to control but Miyato is having none of it.
Miyato sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miyato is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kid Vera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miyato throws a solid leg kick but Vera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyato.
Vera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miyato is looking to improve his position.
Miyato actively working from the bottom here.
Miyato moves into full guard.
Vera stopping the sweep attempt from Miyato.
Miyato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyato keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miyato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miyato jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vera is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vera and Miyato has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miyato tries to get to full guard but Vera has control of the leg.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyato defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyato looking for submissions off his back.
Kid Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Miyato actively working from the bottom here.
Miyato is pressing down on Vera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miyato wants to improve his position but instead Vera has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyato is looking to improve his position.
Vera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Miyato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miyato keeps working.
Vera is really struggling to control Miyato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kid Vera just wasn't active enough.
Vera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miyato's guard.
Miyato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vera has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miyato is proving hard to escape from.
Vera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vera's guard.
Miyato stopping the sweep attempt from Vera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyato is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vera has escaped and now he's on top!
Miyato wants to hit a switch here but Vera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Miyato there!
Vera is working for a guillotine from mount but Miyato frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Vera dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miyato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vera defends it easily.
Vera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vera stays in close to Miyato's body and controls the position.
Miyato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyato working for submissions but it's allowed Vera to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miyato tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Vera wants to control but Miyato is keeping him busy.
Vera postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miyato to stand up.
Shigeo Miyato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera scores with a takedown into Miyato's guard.
Miyato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vera is aware though and is defending well.
Miyato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kid Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato looks to move to half guard but instead Vera has passed into mount! Damn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Miyato is working to get back to half guard.
Vera unloads with some shots from mount but Miyato bucks and avoids them well.
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miyato is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miyato is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera controlling his opponent.
Vera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miyato for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyato tries to reverse the position but Vera maintains control.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kid Vera.
Vera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miyato's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Vera 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.
Miyato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyato 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Vera!
Kid Vera made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Headed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard Headed 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hard Headed!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Headed. Headed maintains the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Headed.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Headed scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Headed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Headed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Headed, right into the meat.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Headed avoids it well.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Headed lands a high kick!
Headed throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Headed circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Headed slips a straight right by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headed lands a head kick!
Hard Headed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Headed thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Headed.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Hard Headed has been cut.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Headed can pounce on him.
Headed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Headed stuffs the takedown.
Headed thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Headed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
A solid body kick from Headed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Headed lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Headed.
Nice body kick from Headed.
Headed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Headed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Headed lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Headed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Headed has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson swings for the body but Headed moves out of range.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Headed scores with a push kick.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Headed clinches up against the cage.
Headed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Headed manages to break the clinch.
Headed scores with a leg kick.
Headed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Headed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Headed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Headed is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Headed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Headed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Headed as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson throws a right hand that Headed ducks under and follows up with a left that Headed also avoids with ease.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Headed circles away.
Hard Headed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Headed tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Headed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Headed keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Headed is looking to clinch.
Headed connects with an inside leg kick.
Headed lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Headed is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Headed.
Headed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Headed.
Headed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Headed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Headed avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Headed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Headed circles away.
Anderson works over Headed's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Headed - that will leave a mark!
Headed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Headed. Headed maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Headed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hard Headed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Headed throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Headed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Headed throws a nice head kick!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard Headed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Headed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Headed lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Headed!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Headed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Headed thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Headed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Headed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Headed has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Headed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headed throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Headed throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Headed tries to clinch up.
John Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson dives in and grabs Headed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Headed pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Headed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Headed connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Headed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Headed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Headed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headed tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Headed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Headeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Headed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headed lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Headed connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Headed gets a clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Headed scores with a head kick.
Headed clinches.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Headed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Headed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Headed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Headed keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Headed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Headed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Headed breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Headed lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Headed manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Headed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Headed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Headed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Headed. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Headed is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Headed circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Headed scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Headed moves away.
Headed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson shoots in but Headed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Headed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Headed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Headed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hard Headed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Headed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Headed scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Headed stuffs the takedown.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Headed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Headed lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Headed. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Headed rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Headed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Headed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Headed is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Headed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Headed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headed closes the distance and clinches.
Headed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Headed leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Headed closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Headed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Headed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headed thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Headed has managed to clinch.
Headed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Headed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Headed takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Headed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Headed breaks the clinch.
Headed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Headed fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Headed.
Headed connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headed pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Headed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a right hand that Headed ducks under and follows up with a left that Headed also avoids with ease.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Headed was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Good leg kick by Headed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Headed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Headed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Headed.
Anderson is looking to wear down Headed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Headed delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Headed.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Headed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Headed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Headed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Headed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Headed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Headed 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Headed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrick Bowens!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii closes the distance and pushes Bowens back into the cage.
Ishii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Bowens fails to land.
Ishii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bowens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Ishii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ishii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bowens wants to sweep here but Ishii controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ishii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ishii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ishii wants to pass the guard but Bowens is keeping the position.
Ishii stops Bowens from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ishii defends it easily.
Bowens keeping moving, preventing Ishii from controlling successfully.
Ishii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowens working for a triangle but Ishii defends it easily.
Ishii pushing down on Bowens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ishii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ishii wants to take a breather but Bowens is having none of it.
Ishii works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bowens is surviving well by controlling Ishii's body position as best he can.
Ishii controlling the position easily from mount.
Ishii is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bowens to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bowens shrugs it off.
Bowens prevents Ishii from taking his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii wants to finish this one by submission but Bowens is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ishii.
Ishii takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii working for the choke.
Ishii has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ishii looking to break Bowens's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bowens remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ishii will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ishii is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bowens has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bowens staying busy and making it hard for Ishii to control.
Bowens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ishii is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bowens knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bowens for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens is really stuck here.
Ishii is persistently looking for the submission but Bowens is defending it well.
Ishii is working for a rear naked choke. Bowens is not defending it well and Ishii has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bowens refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bowens's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Satoshi Ishii!
Satoshi Ishii managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nippon Outfitters, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dereck Hosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Hogan 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dereck Hosholt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan closes the distance and pushes Hosholt back into the cage.
Hogan manages to pull guard.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
Hosholt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Hosholt from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dereck Hosholt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hosholt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hogan defends well and Hosholt ends up having to push Hogan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hosholt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosholt tries to pull guard but Hogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hogan presses Hosholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hosholt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hogan to keep the fight standing.
Henry Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dereck Hosholt.
Hogan breaks the clinch.
Hogan shoots in and bounces Hosholt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Justice Pain Inc. inform us that Hosholt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosholt looking to control.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hosholt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hogan shoots in and bounces Hosholt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hosholt keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Hosholt blocks nicely.
Hogan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henry Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hogan dives in and scores a takedown into Hosholt's guard.
Hosholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hosholt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Hosholt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosholt is still trying to improve position.
Hosholt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hogan trying to control but Hosholt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt is controlling Hogan's posture.
Henry Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hosholt has time to react.
It looks like Dereck Hosholt 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!
Hosholt throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan throws the kick towards the body but Hosholt avoids it.
We've been told by Hogan's head coaches at Justice Pain Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hosholt 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.
Hogan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosholt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dereck Hosholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hosholt stuffs the takedown.
Henry Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogan defends it nicely.
Hosholt gets tackled into the cage by Hogan. Hogan maintains the clinch.
Hogan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hosholt after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosholt pulls guard.
Hosholt trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hosholt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hosholt has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosholt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hogan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hogan wants to control from the top but Hosholt keeps moving.
Hosholt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan working some strikes from top position.
Hogan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt trying to control the position.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Hogan just wasn't active enough.
Hogan shoots in but Hosholt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Hosholt does no damage.
Hogan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hosholt is trying to defend but Hogan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt gets back to full guard.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hosholt on the ground.
Hosholt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hosholt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hosholt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hogan defends it easily.
Hosholt is breathing heavily.
Hosholt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dereck Hosholt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hogan wants to clinch up but Hosholt keeps it at a distance.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Hosholt.
Hogan dives in and scores a takedown into Hosholt's guard.
Hosholt 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.
Hosholt keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hosholt is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Hogan postures up.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hosholt trying to control the position.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Hosholt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hosholt is one step ahead there.
Hosholt trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hosholt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is refusing to be controlled, as Hosholt sits in half guard.
Hosholt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hosholt seems to be working for a kimura but Hogan defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Hogan is trying to control but can't.
Hosholt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hogan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosholt is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hosholt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogan defends it well.
Hogan tries to get to full guard but Hosholt has control of the leg.
Hosholt seems to be working for a kimura but Hogan defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dereck Hosholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Hogan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! as his entrance music. Marcus Attilius 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick but Attilius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Attilius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rickenbacker v.2 will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Attilius keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a front kick but Attilius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to land a body kick but Attilius moved away.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Attilius's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Attilius blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Attilius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee to the head.
Attilius is trying to break free.
Attilius tries to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 is controlling the position.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
Attilius working hard to break the clinch.
Attilius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Attilius tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Attilius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickenbacker v.2 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rickenbacker v.2 closes the distance and clinches up with Attilius, looking for a takedown. Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Attilius against the cage but Attilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to score with a low kick but Attilius moves his leg out of the way.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Attilius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Attilius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Attilius pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 prevents Attilius from breaking the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Attilius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Attilius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Attilius is trying to push Rickenbacker v.2 away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Attilius wants to get back to striking at distance but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Rickenbacker v.2 has the dominant position.
Attilius tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attilius wants to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 has control.
Attilius can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rickenbacker v.2.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Attilius blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaning against his opponent.
Rickenbacker v.2 prevents Attilius from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to score with a low kick but Attilius moves his leg out of the way.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rickenbacker v.2. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rickenbacker v.2 thumps Attilius with a low kick.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Attilius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attilius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch up but Attilius circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
The fighters circling - Rickenbacker v.2 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with a left hand there. Attilius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Marcus Attilius has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to work over Attilius's front leg with a kick but Attilius checks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails to land with a series of punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick. Attilius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Attilius counters with a head kick. That will keep Rickenbacker v.2 thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body kick.
Attilius slips under a jab from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to bum rush Attilius with a series of wild strikes but Attilius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick but Attilius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Attilius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Rickenbacker v.2.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a kick to the temple. Attilius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Attilius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a front kick that sends Attilius stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Attilius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Attilius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick. Attilius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Attilius leaves Rickenbacker v.2 with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a lazy head kick
and Attilius counters with a series of strikes. Rickenbacker v.2 will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a leg kick. Attilius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attilius sprawls well. Attilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rickenbacker v.2 gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gibson Rickenbacker v.2.
Attilius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a kick to the body.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Attilius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Attilius away with a front kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Attilius blocks it with crossed arms.
Attilius swings wildly with an uppercut but Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius has had enough of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 keeps him there for the moment.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Attilius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Attilius is trying to push Rickenbacker v.2 away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Attilius is keeping busy.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Attilius's face.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rickenbacker v.2 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Attilius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickenbacker v.2 sizes up Attilius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Attilius can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Attilius takes an elbow to the temple.
Attilius wants to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 has control.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Rickenbacker v.2 has the dominant position.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside that Attilius shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Attilius tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head punch that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Attilius's efforts to push away.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attilius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Attilius has a couple of punches blocked by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 slows down the pace here.
Attilius throws a punch but it's blocked by Rickenbacker v.2.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rickenbacker v.2 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 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff throws a head kick that misses.
Presting doesn't manage to clinch there - Spliff circles away.
Spliff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spliff wants it to stay on the feet.
Presting moves in looking to clinch but Spliff pushes him off.
Ralfus Presting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliff lands a jab to Presting's midsection.
Presting manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spliff on his heels. He'll look to pass Spliff's guard now, I'm sure.
Spliff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Presting is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spliff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Presting's guard.
Presting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presting controls Spliff momentarily but Spliff frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spliff is looking to work some ground and pound but Presting has wrist control.
Presting is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff is pushing down on Presting's leg trying to pass to half guard. Presting is fighting to maintain full guard but Spliff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Presting looking for submissions off his back.
Presting is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spliff pulls his head out easily.
Spliff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spliff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ralfus Presting's cut is getting worse.
Spliff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spliff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spliff is keen to just control but Presting is a slippery customer.
Presting has hold of Spliff's hands but Spliff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Presting tries to get to full guard but Spliff has control of the leg.
Spliff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Presting is looking to improve his position but Spliff isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spliff lands a big shot there that rocks Presting but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spliff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Presting?
Spliff lands with some strikes.
Spliff breaks from Presting's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Presting is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spliff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spliff scoring with strikes but Presting is staying in there.
Jeez, Ralfus Presting's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
40 - 16 - 0 |
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184 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
40 - 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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McMorrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stamatis was well out of range. Poor timing from McMorrow.
McMorrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McMorrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a head kick but McMorrow moves out of range.
McMorrow lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMorrow throws a series of punches but Stamatis moves out of range.
McMorrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Stamatis avoids the body shot from McMorrow.
McMorrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMorrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McMorrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stamatis counters with a nice uppercut.
McMorrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stamatis looks winded!
Stamatis avoids the body shot from McMorrow.
McMorrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stamatis slips under a jab from McMorrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by McMorrow.
McMorrow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stamatis to the mat! Stamatis manages to get full guard.
McMorrow throwing strikes from guard but Stamatis blocks nicely.
McMorrow distracts Stamatis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stamatis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMorrow.
Stamatis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McMorrow!
Stamatis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stamatis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McMorrow looks a forlorn figure.
McMorrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMorrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McMorrow tries to hold on but Stamatis pushes him away.
Stamatis raining down hammerfists from mount.
McMorrow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McMorrow throwing strikes but missing.
McMorrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stamatis wants to sweep here but McMorrow controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMorrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis wants to get back to his feet but McMorrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McMorrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McMorrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stamatis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stamatis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McMorrow's guard.
McMorrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from McMorrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow trying to keep a closed guard but Stamatis is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean McMorrow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McMorrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stamatis moves away.
McMorrow defending well as Stamatis loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMorrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Athan Stamatis has been cut.
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!
McMorrow thows a body kick. Stamatis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McMorrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Athan Stamatis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McMorrow scores with the left hand. Stamatis knows he should have avoided that one.
Stamatis throws a hook but McMorrow avoids it easily.
McMorrow staying out of range there.
Stamatis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMorrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stamatis was well out of range. Poor timing from McMorrow.
McMorrow connects with a leg kick. Stamatis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McMorrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Stamatis as McMorrow shoots in.
McMorrow scores with a nice head shot.
McMorrow scores with a jab.
Stamatis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stamatis is still on wobbly legs! Can McMorrow finish him?
McMorrow steps in with a hook that catches Stamatis right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McMorrow follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Stamatis looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean McMorrow!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean McMorrow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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