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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes into the arena with Du Hast - Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Burza shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Burza on that attempt.
Burza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Burza fails to land the takedown.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Burza misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Perez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perez defends it nicely.
Burza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burza is in Perez's guard.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Burza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
Perez chips away with some ground and pound.
Burza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perez landing some decent shots from guard.
Burza trying to keep a closed guard but Perez is proving a slippery customer.
Burza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burza wants to advance to full mount but Perez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burza trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Burza looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Perez won't allow Burza to sweep him here.
Perez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Burza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perez advances position into side control!
Burza is trying to improve his position.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burza sneaks back into half guard.
Perez wants to control but Burza is keeping him busy.
Burza has a hand on Perez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Perez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.
Burza is not content to let Perez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Perez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Burza or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez which made him look bad.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza shoots and misses
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burza.
Burza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Perez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perez pulls Burza in close to prevent any damage.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burza is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza is standing up over Perez. Perez looks to escape but Burza dives into side control.
Perez prevents Burza from improving position.
Burza takes a little break here. Perez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Burza misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burza's best efforts.
Burza is trying to control the action in half guard but Perez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denis Burza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burza throwing shots but Perez is blocking nicely.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burza is looking for a kimura here.
Burza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Perez is defending well.
Burza prevents Perez from improving his position.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perez tries to roll over but Burza keeps him under control.
Burza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Perez is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burza landing strikes from the mount.
Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burza controlling his opponent.
Burza lands a couple of good shots and Perez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Perez is doing well to defend. Burza seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Perez is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denis Burza!
Denis Burza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Superbeast as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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249 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross looks to land a left hand but Lucania moved out of range nicely.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania cracks Ross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Lucania's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ross takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucania moves away.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucania tries to land a body kick
and Ross counters with a body kick that stops Lucania in his tracks momentarily.
Lucania throws a lazy body kick
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania throws a chopping leg kick but Ross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lucania tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucania.
We've been informed that Ross has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lucania throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ross counters with a leg kick.
Lucania ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ross throws a body kick that misses.
Lucania takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucania scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania avoids the body shot from Ross.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Lucania tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross is struggling to control the position.
Lucania looking to stall.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
A short uppercut from Ross.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Ross takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Ross takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Ross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ross avoids the head kick by Lucania.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross lands a nice looking body shot.
Lucania tries to clinch up
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Lucania was not able to check.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lucania misses.
Lucania rushes Ross and presses him up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucania obliges.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucania.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Ross looks winded!
Lucania tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucania is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Lucania into the ropes.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Ross in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross trying to stall but Lucania improves his position.
A short uppercut from Lucania.
Lucania crunches a lovely knee into Ross's ribcage.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucanias head.
Lucania landing knees to the body.
Lucania pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lucania crunches a lovely knee into Ross's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania lands a knee to the head.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucania is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Ross can't fight it off and eventually Lucania manages to take the fight to the floor. Ross looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lucania chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross keeping moving, preventing Lucania from controlling successfully.
Lucania makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ross throws a leg kick but Lucania moved away.
Donk. Ross catches Lucania right on the button with a cross.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross tries to work over Lucania's front leg with a kick but Lucania checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucania. That's going to slow Ross down.
Ross thows a body kick. Lucania tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lucania clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lucania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Ross in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Lucania can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Lucania lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Lucania blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Lucania.
Lucania scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Dan Ross's cut even more.
Lucania trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucania into the ropes.
Lucania throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Ross in his tracks for a moment.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucania blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ross.
Ross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucania.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.
Salvatore Lucania has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucania jumps guard but Ross turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucania's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Lucania drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ross pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lucania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Ross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lucania gets a clinch.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucania's elbow.
Lucania pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania trying to control the position.
Lucania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Lucania escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ross has managed to get both his arms back between Lucania's legs - danger averted.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lucania is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
Ross trying to control but Lucania is working from the bottom.
Lucania is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Lucania is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lucania tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucania keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Ross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lucania takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross lands with an overhand left.
Lucania finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Lucania tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucania clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ross's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ross's cut.
That's time! Lucania'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.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. Ross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses.
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross blocks a low kick nicely.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Lucania counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucania.
The cut above Dan Ross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lucania lands a nice elbow.
Dan Ross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross leaning against his opponent.
Lucania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucania controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucania controls his hands.
Lucania has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ross after a bit of a struggle.
Lucania blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucania avoids it.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Kampmann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bashor.
Kampmann closes the distance and clinches.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kampmann blocks it with crossed arms.
Bashor misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kampmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kampmann tries to work over Bashor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bashor throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kampmann lands an uppercut.
Bashor blocks a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann can't break the clinch.
Bashor prevents a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann dodges an elbow strike from Bashor.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
A nice left hand lands by Kampmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor is pushing Kampmann up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Bashor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kampmann blocks an elbow strike from Bashor.
Kampmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kampmann lands a leg kick that knocks Bashor off balance momentarily.
Bashor gets tackled into the ropes by Kampmann. Kampmann maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bashor.
Bashor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kampmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashor's elbow.
Bashor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kampmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Kampmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bashor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kampmann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bashor blocks a body shot from Kampmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashor trying to control the position but instead, Kampmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashor into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kampmann avoids the damage to the body.
Kampmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bashor has him pressed against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann tries to work over Bashor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Kampmann is blocking nicely.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
Kampmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Kampmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Kampmann blocks the elbow strike.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kampmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Kampmann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kampmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Kampmann.
Bashor has closed the distance and engaged Kampmann in a clinch.
Bashor missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.
Kampmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Bashor.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kampmann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Bashor.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Kampmann can't find room to land a body shot as Bashor controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bashor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kampmann managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
Bashor prevents a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bashor trying to control the position but instead, Kampmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashor into the ropes.
Kampmann misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
A shot in the inside from Kampmann.
Kampmann avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the ropes.
Bashor looking to stall.
Kampmann blocks an elbow strike from Bashor.
A head punch on the inside from Kampmann fails to land.
Kampmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kampmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Bashor lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Kampmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kampmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kampmann avoids it.
Kampmann can't find room to land a body shot as Bashor controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Kampmann will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bashor gets tackled into the ropes by Kampmann. Kampmann maintains the clinch.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kampmann's brow.
Kampmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kampmann is trying to break the clinch but Bashor has him pressed against the ropes.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Kampmann avoiding damage as Bashor throws knees to the body.
Gage Bashor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kampmann scores with a hook to the body.
Kampmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Bashor won't allow it.
Bashor pushes off an throws an elbow but Kampmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kampmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashor controls his hands.
Kampmann breaks the clinch.
Kampmann misses with a combination
and Bashor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kampmann. Bashor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kampmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor throws a push kick but Kampmann slaps the foot to one side.
Chris Kampmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kampmann.
Kampmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashor missing with a left hand there. Kampmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashor avoids the body shot from Kampmann.
Bashor checks a leg kick.
Bashor pushes Kampmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kampmann.
Kampmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Kampmann.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kampmann's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is trying to maintain a safe position but Kampmann gets an underhook and turns Bashor into the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bashor lands a nice knee to the body.
Bashor takes a shot to the head.
Kampmann breaks the clinch.
Bashor misses with a kick to the body.
Kampmann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bashor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bashor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kampmann closes the distance and clinches.
Kampmann misses with a punch to the body.
Kampmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bashor stalling in the clinch but Kampmann improves position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Kampmann lands a body shot.
Kampmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bashor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kampmann avoids it.
Kampmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kampmann scores with a hook to the body.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
Kampmann lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kampmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kampmann lands a body shot.
Kampmann pushes Bashor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kampmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kampmann lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Gage Bashor has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann digs a good hook to Bashor's body.
Bashor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kampmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashor.
Kampmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kampmann connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bashor to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kampmann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Kampmann!
A relieved looking Chris Kampmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
180 lbs
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170 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glin Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shadow.
Shadow moves out of range of the leg kick from Burman.
Shadow drives through with a takedown into Burman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shadow lands a couple of elbows.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadow throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
Burman wants to stand but Shadow is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Shadow.
Burman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Burman's body. Burman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shadow if he has to take too many more of those.
Burman lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Shadow with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shadow scores with a shot to the body.
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burman.
Shadow thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Shadow.
Shadow dives in and grabs Burman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burman pushes down on Shadow's head and hops out.
Burman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Burman as Shadow shoots in.
Shadow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burman wants to stand up but Shadow is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
Burman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Xtreme Punishment that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Burman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burman wants to stand and escape but Shadow is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Shadow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burman throws a head kick that misses
so Shadow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shadow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shadow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Burman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shadow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Burman misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burman misses the target.
Glin Burman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burman misses the shot to the body.
Shadow doesn't manage to clinch there - Burman circles away.
Burman swinging wildly here.
Glin Burman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burman misses with a low kick as Shadow jumps back.
Burman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
Shadow thumps Burman with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Shadow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Shadow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Glin Burman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Burman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Shadow finds it's target.
Burman is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with the combination.
Shadow throws the left hand but Burman avoids the punch easily.
Burman throws a nice looking combination but Shadow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow is looking to chop away at Burman's legs.
Burman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burman throws a series of punches but Shadow avoids them all with ease.
Shadow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Shadow moves out of range easily.
Burman throws a lazy head kick
and Shadow counters with a takedown into side control.
Burman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shadow on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burman seems a little lost for a moment, as Shadow dominates the positioning.
Shadow throws a strike aimed at the side of Burman's head but Burman avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shadow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shadow throws a strike aimed at the side of Burman's head but Burman avoids it well.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bill Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shadow trying to control the action but Burman is working from the bottom.
Shadow controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Burman misses.
No luck for Shadow with that takedown attempt.
Shadow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burman tries to land a front kick but Shadow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Burman misses.
A jab from Shadow misses.
Burman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shadow on the side of the head.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Burman saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shadow dives in and scores a takedown into Burman's guard.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Burman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shadow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shadow chips away with some ground and pound.
Shadow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shadow is controlling him.
Burman keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shadow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glin Burman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shadow stops Burman from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
Shadow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burman's head.
Shadow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Shadow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shadow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Shadow!
Our winner, Bill Shadow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia has chosen Here comes the pain - Slayer as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27
150 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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30
152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropuia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santoro counters with a left to the body.
Ropuia shoots in looking for a takedown. Santoro tries to sprawl out of it but Ropuia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Santoro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Santoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ropuia pushes Santoro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santoro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ropuia tries to bench press Santoro off him but Santoro keeps the position.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropuia keeps working.
Santoro lands some shots froms side control.
Ropuia is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Santoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ropuia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ropuia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ropuia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ropuia is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Ropuia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santoro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santoro cracks Ropuia with a big right hand but Ropuia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ropuia sneaks back into half guard.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of Ropuia's head.
Santoro trying to control the action but Ropuia is working from the bottom.
Santoro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ropuia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ropuia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoro working the head and body with strikes.
Santoro is working for a submission of some sort.
Ropuia is trying to stand up here but Santoro is controlling him well.
Santoro working the head and body with strikes.
Ropuia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ropuia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santoro stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ropuia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santoro.
Santoro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ropuia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santoro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ropuia is just riding it out for now. Santoro eventually gives up the hold.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is looking to advance position but Ropuia won't allow it.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Ropuia is working away.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santoro wants to take a breather but Ropuia is having none of it.
Ropuia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santoro pulls his head out easily.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back.
Santoro winds up and cracks Ropuia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santoro slips a nice elbow through Ropuia's hands, connecting with Ropuia's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ropuia tries to get to full guard but Santoro has control of the leg.
Ropuia is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Santoro jumps into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro cracks Ropuia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santoro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ropuia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santoro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ropuia has his takedown stuffed
and Santoro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ropuia thinking.
Santoro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santoro is looking to take a break and control but Ropuia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
Santoro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ropuia sees it coming and defends easily.
Santoro trying to control the action but Ropuia is working from the bottom.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santoro winds up and cracks Ropuia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santoro winds up and cracks Ropuia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ropuia wants to improve his position but Santoro is controlling well.
Santoro winds up and cracks Ropuia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santoro seems to be looking for submissions.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ropuia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is looking to take a break and control but Ropuia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ropuia is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ropuia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ropuia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santoro pulls his head out easily.
Santoro seems to be working for a kimura but Ropuia defends the submission attempt.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
Santoro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santoro looking for a guillotine from mount but Ropuia is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia really wants to buck Santoro off and get back to his feet.
Santoro 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.
Ropuia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ropuia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santoro lands a heavy elbow.
Ropuia is desperately trying to improve his position but Santoro has a good base and remains in mount.
Santoro unloading with bombs!
Santoro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ropuia?
Ropuia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro wants to control the pace but Ropuia is squirming around nicely.
Santoro has control of Ropuia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ropuia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ropuia taking shots to the head.
Ropuia is still in real trouble! Can Santoro finish him?
Santoro wants to control the pace but Ropuia is squirming around nicely.
Ropuia seems to have recovered his senses.
Santoro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ropuia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santoro working the ground and pound.
Ropuia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ropuia tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Santoro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santoro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santoro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ropuia is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro with a couple of short strikes.
Santoro postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ropuia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Santoro and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Santoro!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nicky Santoro thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: Day Man Remix. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donatelli.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Donatelli.
Man throws out a loose jab but Donatelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Donatelli is just out of range.
Donatelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donatelli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man misses with a straight right.
Donatelli clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the ropes.
Donatelli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Donatelli backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Donatelli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donatelli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Donatelli lands with a short shot to the head.
Man misses with some punches.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donatelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donatelli has Man pressed against the ropes, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man working aggressively here.
Man is trying to push Donatelli away but Donatelli has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Donatelli on the inside.
Donatelli cracks Man with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donatelli.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Donatelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donatelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donatelli throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donatelli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Man can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donatelli's elbow.
Man blocks a body shot from Donatelli.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Donatelli.
Nice body punch from Donatelli.
Donatelli lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donatelli.
Man looks winded!
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is looking to control Donatelli's arms but Donatelli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the ropes.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donatelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donatelli digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donatelli breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a body punch
and Donatelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donatelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
A big right from Donatelli misses.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Donatelli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donatelli.
Man avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Man looks to throw the jab but Donatelli is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a hook but Donatelli avoids it easily.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Donatelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donatelli counters with a head kick that wobbles Man - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Donatelli sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Donatelli!
A very excited looking Pietro Donatelli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobashi has chosen DJ Krush - Kemuri as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustin throws a right hand that misses
and Kobashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kobashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustin.
Gustin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kobashi - just one landing.
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Kobashi lands a really nice looking cross but Gustin seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustin misses the target.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
We've been told by Gustin's head coaches at Gutz Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gustin clobbers Kobashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kobashi thuds his shin into the meat of Gustin's side.
Kobashi thumps Gustin with a low kick.
Gustin looks to land a left hand but Kobashi moved out of range nicely.
Gustin misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kobashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobashi staying out of range there.
Kobashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustin.
Gustin throws a right hand that misses
and Gustin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kobashi.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobashi looks to throw the jab but Gustin is out of range.
Gustin missing with a left hand there. Kobashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustin tries to work over Kobashi's front leg with a kick but Kobashi checks it.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses
and Gustin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kobashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kobashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gustin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi tries to land a front kick but Gustin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kobashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobashi.
Kobashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustin throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Gustin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gustin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobashi. Kobashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustin swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Gustin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kobashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustin throws a big shot that misses.
Kobashi misses with a body punch
enabling Gustin to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kobashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gustin checks a leg kick.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Gustin checks it.
Nice body kick there by Kobashi.
Kobashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Gustin moves out of range.
Kobashi misses with an uppercut. Gustin saw that one coming.
Gustin misses with a head kick.
Kobashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustin cracks the inside of Kobashi's front leg.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi throws a body kick that misses.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustin moves away.
Kobashi throws the kick towards the body but Gustin avoids it.
Gustin avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
A punch lands to the side of Kobashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a jab.
Kobashi throws a front kick aimed at Gustin's knee but Gustin avoids it well.
Gustin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobashi. Kobashi obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustin.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustin moves out of range as Kobashi throws a body kick.
Kobashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kobashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gustin lands a leg kick that knocks Kobashi off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kobashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Gustin.
Kobashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobashi staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Gustin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kobashi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kobashi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kobashi.
Kobashi lands with a kick to the temple. Gustin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gustin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi connects with a single shot there.
Gustin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kobashi is looking to slow Gustin down with leg kicks.
Gustin fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Gustin's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi scores with a jab to the head.
Gustin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gustin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gustin is rocked!
Kenta Kobashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Gustin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kobashi throws a head kick that Gustin semi-blocks.
Kobashi throws a powerful right kick. Gustin tried to block low but the kick was high! Gustin was taken right off of his feet! Kobashi jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenta Kobashi!
Kenta Kobashi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Melvin Gustin was interviewed post fight and said 'I got wrestlefucked.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyell Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timoteo Belo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyell Gold's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyell Gold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold with a jab.
Belo throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belo is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gold engages and cracks Belo with a massive lead left hook - Belo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gold is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyell Gold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer has chosen Morbid Angel - Rapture as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slicer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dobson misses with a body shot.
Dobson throws a head kick but Slicer moves out of range.
Dobson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slicer.
Slicer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dobson pushes Slicer away with a front kick.
Dobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Slicer counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick lands from Slicer that sends Dobson to the canvas. Dobson tries to scramble back to his feet but Slicer brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dobson is looking for a sweep.
Dobson is trying to control Slicer's posture but Slicer avoids it.
Dobson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slicer is keen to just control but Dobson is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson tries to get to full guard but Slicer has control of the leg.
Dobson is trying to control but Slicer passes into side control!
Slicer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dobson is trying to control Slicer's posture but Slicer avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer in side control, throwing shots but Dobson defends.
Slicer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dobson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dobson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slicer.
Dobson is not content to let Slicer control the position.
Dobson regains half guard.
Slicer wants to control but Dobson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson controlling the position for now.
Slicer trying to control the action but Dobson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Slicer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slicer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Slicer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Dobson.
Dobson is trying to maintain a safe position but Slicer gets an underhook and turns Dobson into the ropes.
Slicer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobson avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Slicer throws an elbow but misses.
Dobson tries to throw a body punch but Slicer avoids it by throwing Dobson back against the ropes.
Slicer blocking some punches.
Dobson wants to stall.
Dobson has had enough of the clinch but Slicer keeps him there for the moment.
Dobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Dobson.
Slicer tries a knee to the head but Dobson blocks it.
Slicer effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Slicer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dobson fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobson stalling in the clinch but Slicer improves position.
Slicer blocking some punches.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johny Slicer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Dobson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slicer takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dobson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slicer fails to land.
Dobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slicer being controlled against the ropes.
Slicer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dobson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slicer can turn it around.
Dobson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dobson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slicer breaks the clinch.
Slicer scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slicer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dobson misses with a looping right.
Johny Slicer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson misses with a hook.
Dobson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slicer avoids a kick to the body.
Slicer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dobson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slicer finds it's way round the side to connect with Dobson's head.
Slicer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slicer lands a big shot that drops Dobson! Can he finish him?
Dobson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slicer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Dobson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slicer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dobson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slicer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dobson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slicer throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson pulls Slicer in to control the position.
Dobson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dobson is trying to control the position but Slicer postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dobson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Slicer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ben Dobson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slicer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Dobson tumbling to the canvas!
Slicer postures up.
Dobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dobson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slicer being controlled here momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Dobson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Slicer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slicer connects with an inside leg kick.
Slicer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
Dobson throws a body punch but Slicer moves out of range.
Slicer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dobson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Slicer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Slicer!
Johny Slicer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Die by the drop. Jenova has chosen Pink Floyd - Money as his entrance music. Holy Jenova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holy Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenova lands a body shot.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenova looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Jenova misses with a kick to the body.
Jenova misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Jenova sees coming a mile off.
Jenova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
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!
Jenova works Burns's body with a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jenova.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenova.
Jenova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenova blocks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Jenova has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jenova slips a straight right by Burns.
A head kick by Burns misses
and Jenova counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova lands with a nice body kick.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Jenova lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jenova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenova looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenova.
Jenova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jenova throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jenova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenova stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jenova fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Jenova scores with a push kick.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns avoids the body shot from Jenova.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jenova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jenova misses with a wild body shot.
Jenova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns avoids the body shot from Jenova.
Jenova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jenova takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Jenova. Beautiful body shot.
Jenova sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Jenova lands a lovely overhand right.
Jenova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenova feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Burns sprawling to the canvas! Burns rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenova finish him?!
Burns is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenova throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenova is looking to land body kicks.
Jenova thuds a left hand into Burns's body.
Jenova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jenova lands a big right hand that sends Burns crashing to the mat! Jenova stays standing though and waves Burns back to his feet!
Jenova thuds a left hand into Burns's body.
Jenova throws a quick head kick that knocks Burns silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Jenova is up on the ropes, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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