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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Markus Fittz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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222 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominickoy Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fittz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing 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.
Palhares stands up over Fittz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Fittz keeps moving.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fittz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palhares is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fittz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
Palhares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palhares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares won't allow Fittz to get back to his feet.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Palhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Fittz has wrist control.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
Palhares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fittz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Palhares has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Palhares's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing strikes but Fittz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palhares tries to improve position but can't.
Fittz working away.
Palhares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Fittz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Palhares controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking for a sweep. Fittz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fittz tries to stand and escape but Palhares is controlling the position.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palhares tries to get to full guard but Fittz has control of the leg.
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.
Fittz tries to stand and escape but Palhares is controlling the position.
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Palhares is trying to control but can't.
Palhares actively working from the bottom here.
Palhares actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to control but Fittz is keeping busy.
Fittz tries to stand and escape but Palhares is controlling the position.
Palhares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fittz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fittz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fittz misses with a double jab.
Palhares defending well as Fittz loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominickoy Palhares dominated that round.
That's time! Fittz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palhares darts in looking for a takedown but Fittz gets double underhooks and turns Palhares into the ropes.
Palhares avoiding damage as Fittz throws knees to the body.
Palhares is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fittz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Palhares is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Markus Fittz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominickoy Palhares.
Fittz breaks from the clinch.
Palhares shoots for a double leg takedown but Fittz sprawls well. He's pushed Palhares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fittz tries to bum rush Palhares with a series of wild strikes but Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Fittz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fittz misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Nice uppercut there from Fittz.
Markus Fittz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fittz throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fittz.
Fittz lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dominickoy Palhares has been cut.
Markus Fittz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses.
Fittz looks to land a combination but Palhares avoids it well.
Markus Fittz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fittz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fittz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fittz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palhares on the side of the head.
Palhares is rocked!
Palhares is holding his hands too far apart here. Fittz throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Palhares is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Fittz!
An out of breath Markus Fittz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dominickoy Palhares had this to say: 'great fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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29
294 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hong clinches up against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fei Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Wangchuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've been informed that Wangchuck 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.
A short left from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Wangchuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fei Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fei Hong avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Fei Hong avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck digs a right hand underneath Fei Hong's ribcage. Fei Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wangchuck avoids the elbow strike from Fei Hong, against the ropes.
Fei Hong is struggling to control the position.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Alan Fei Hong has been cut.
Fei Hong throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
The referee calls for Fei Hong to work.
Fei Hong wants to stall.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fei Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns Fei Hong into the ropes.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fei Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Fei Hong has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
Wangchuck avoids a wild elbow strike from Fei Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Fei Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fei Hong working aggressively here.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wangchuck as Fei Hong tries to tie him up.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Hong is looking to control Wangchuck's arms but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fei Hong has his back to the ropes.
Fei Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fei Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fei Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Fei Hong is trying to stall.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fei Hong is breathing heavily.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fei Hong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fei Hong digs a good hook to Wangchuck's body.
Fei Hong gets tackled into the ropes by Wangchuck. Wangchuck maintains the clinch.
Fei Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Hong stalling in the clinch but Wangchuck improves position.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fei Hong lands a left hand.
Wangchuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Fei Hong in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fei Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fei Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong trying to stall but Wangchuck improves his position.
Wangchuck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Fei Hong fails to land.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Wangchuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
Fei Hong blocks an uppercut.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck blocking some punches.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fei Hong's defenses.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fei Hong stalling against the ropes.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow.
Fei Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fei Hong controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fei Hong throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Fei Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong stalling against the ropes.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fei Hong blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fei Hong is defending well for now.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wangchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangchuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Fei Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wangchuck's defenses.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong taking a breather.
Fei Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck trying to control the position but instead, Fei Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangchuck into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fei Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Wangchuck gets tackled into the ropes by Fei Hong. Fei Hong maintains the clinch.
Fei Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Fei Hong is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns Fei Hong into the ropes.
Fei Hong scores with a shot to the side of Wangchuck's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wangchuck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck avoids the elbow strike from Fei Hong, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fei Hong's brow.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Tshering Wangchuck's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fei Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wangchuck's brow.
Wangchuck letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fei Hong taking a breather.
A short right from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong is pushing Wangchuck up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alan Fei Hong.
Wangchuck has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fei Hong's defenses.
Fei Hong lands an elbow that stopped Wangchuck in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fei Hong misses with some punches.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Fei Hong's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
Fei Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Fei Hong trying to control the position but instead, Wangchuck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fei Hong into the ropes.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fei Hong stalling in the clinch but Wangchuck improves position.
Wangchuck stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fei Hong.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fei Hong is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fei Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fei Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fei Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Fei Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangchuck lands a damaging elbow.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alan Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tshering Wangchuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wangchuck 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tshering Wangchuck!
A relieved looking Tshering Wangchuck 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon comes into the arena with Bring your whole crew blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeus Zorrander!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorrander connects with a solid leg kick.
Zorrander connects with a leg kick. Horizon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zorrander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zorrander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorrander throws a right hand that Horizon ducks under and follows up with a left that Horizon also avoids with ease.
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!
Zorrander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horizon.
Horizon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Zeus Zorrander has been cut.
Zorrander pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horizon is out of range and Zorrander settles back down.
Zorrander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horizon throws a leg kick that misses.
Zorrander misses with a body kick.
Zorrander scores with a spinning back kick!
Zorrander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorrander throws out a powerful jab.
Zorrander swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Horizon counters with a left to the body.
Horizon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horizon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zorrander pushes Horizon away with a front kick.
Zorrander lands with a kick to the temple. Horizon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horizon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zorrander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horizon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horizon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horizon is looking to slow Zorrander down with leg kicks.
Zorrander takes one to the chin there.
Zorrander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horizon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zorrander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zorrander feints a jab promting Horizon to slip. Zorrander then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Horizon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Zeus Zorrander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zorrander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horizon's head backwards.
Horizon misses with a hook.
Zeus Zorrander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorrander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horizon lands a head shot.
Horizon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zorrander was well out of range. Poor timing from Horizon.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut.
Zorrander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander misses with a body kick.
Horizon with a jab.
Horizon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horizon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zorrander can pounce on him.
Horizon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horizon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zorrander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horizon scrambles back to his feet.
Zorrander has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horizon connects with a high kick.
Zorrander lands an overhand right.
Horizon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horizon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horizon is rocked!
Zorrander is stalking Horizon. Horizon circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Zorrander, and it's lights out! Horizon really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeus Zorrander!
Zeus Zorrander gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Look me in my eyes as his entrance music. Bryan Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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283 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eamonn McGuigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a leg kick
and McGuigan counters with a takedown into side control.
Coleman is looking for a sweep.
Coleman is not content to let McGuigan control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGuigan throws a strike aimed at the side of Coleman's head but Coleman avoids it well.
The strikes coming from McGuigan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGuigan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGuigan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGuigan wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
McGuigan misses with the ground and pound.
McGuigan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Coleman manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGuigan's best efforts.
McGuigan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to hold on to McGuigan's head to control him but McGuigan postures up.
McGuigan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
McGuigan is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
McGuigan 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.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
McGuigan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuigan throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
McGuigan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coleman's thigh. Coleman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGuigan controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGuigan wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
McGuigan throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuigan's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McGuigan is proving hard to escape from.
Coleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coleman throws a right hand that McGuigan ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuigan also avoids with ease.
McGuigan looks to land a combination. Coleman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McGuigan swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuigan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coleman, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuigan throws a head punch that misses.
McGuigan can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman regains half guard, as McGuigan was trying to land strikes.
McGuigan is working for a kimura but Coleman is defending it quite comfortably.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to hold on to McGuigan's head to control him but McGuigan postures up.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGuigan trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
McGuigan trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan wants to free his trapped foot but Coleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuigan misses with a head shot. Coleman uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGuigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGuigan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman is controlling McGuigan's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Coleman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryan Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coleman checks a leg kick.
McGuigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuigan tries to land a front kick but Coleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
McGuigan has Coleman up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuigan throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan ducks right into an uppercut from Coleman.
Bryan Coleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuigan moves away.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuigan throws a body kick that misses.
McGuigan misses the shot to the body.
Coleman misses with a leg kick.
Jab from McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuigan.
Coleman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
McGuigan jabs Coleman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coleman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuigan's hands.
Coleman swings for the body but McGuigan moves out of range.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuigan lands a nice looking body kick.
Coleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuigan.
McGuigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryan Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuigan.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuigan scores with a punch to the head.
McGuigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuigan with a nice cross.
McGuigan moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman misses with an uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGuigan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGuigan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman tries to roll over but McGuigan keeps him under control.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuigan works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eamonn McGuigan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuigan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamonn McGuigan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Duuket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Duuket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro tries for a takedown but Duuket circles away easily
and Duuket counters with a one-two to the body.
Duuket has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
El Toro throws a body punch but Duuket moves out of range.
Duuket throws a solid leg kick but El Toro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duuket.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses
and Duuket counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in El Toro's guard now.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
El Toro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duuket defends it easily.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duuket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Duuket tries to pass.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duuket makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duuket passes into half guard.
El Toro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duuket throwing shots but El Toro is blocking nicely.
Duuket is pressing down on El Toro's thigh, looking to free his foot. El Toro is holding on for now.
Duuket 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.
Duuket performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duuket throws a strike but El Toro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duuket preventing the sweep.
El Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duuket looking to pass the guard.
Duuket engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duuket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duuket gets full guard.
El Toro trying to control but Duuket is working from the bottom.
Duuket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw El Toro working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
El Toro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duuket is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Duuket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duuket looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro distracts Duuket with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duuket looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duuket is keeping the position for now.
Duuket wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Duuket dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
El Toro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Toro takes one on the button.
Duuket bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kenny Duuket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duuket is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. El Toro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duuket working away.
El Toro is trying to get back to half guard.
El Toro manages to get back to half guard.
Duuket throwing shots but El Toro is blocking nicely.
Duuket wants to pass the guard but El Toro is defending well.
Duuket moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is trying to get back to half guard.
Duuket tries to move into full mount but can't pass El Toro's legs.
El Toro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Duuket tries for a kimura but El Toro is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duuket.
Duuket trying to control the action but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
El Toro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duuket wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duuket scores with a couple of short elbows.
Duuket working the ground and pound from side control.
Duuket trying to control the action but El Toro is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro gets back to half guard.
Duuket seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Toro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Toro regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Duuket.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Duuket tries to pass.
El Toro looking for a sweep. Not yet El Toro, not yet.
Duuket throwing strikes but missing.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duuket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duuket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Duuket passes into half guard.
Duuket is working for a kimura but El Toro is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Duuket dominated that second round.
That's time! Duuket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
El Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro tests Duuket's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kenny Duuket has been cut.
Duuket slips a jab and a cross from El Toro.
Duuket displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Toro.
Duuket cracks El Toro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duuket lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duuket shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duuket trying to control from half guard but El Toro is working away.
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 one minute gone in the round.
El Toro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duuket looking to sit in guard and control but El Toro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duuket keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
Duuket looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses. Duuket uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El Toro's guard. Nice move by Duuket!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is pulling down on Duuket's head. It's preventing any offense from Duuket, at least for the moment.
El Toro working for a triangle but Duuket defends it easily.
El Toro controls Duuket momentarily but Duuket frees himself.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
El Toro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket looking to sit in guard and control but El Toro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duuket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duuket is on top in guard.
Duuket lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duuket tries to free his leg and advance position but El Toro is retaining full guard.
Duuket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duuket looking to pass the guard.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro looking for a guillotine here but Duuket defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Duuket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duuket 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Duuket!
After winning the bout, Kenny Duuket thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Basra!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt Chabala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chabala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basra thuds a left hand into Chabala's body.
Chabala thumps Basra with a low kick.
Basra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chabala finds it's way round the side to connect with Basra's head.
Basra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chabala.
Chabala throws an off balance right hand
and Basra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Basra.
Basra pushes Chabala back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chabala backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Chabala.
Chabala lands a shoulder strike.
Chabala presses Basra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chabala tries to work over Basra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chabala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basra.
Chabala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Chabala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala misses with a punch on the inside.
Basra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basra working aggressively here.
Chabala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Basra is keeping busy.
Chabala lands a hook that snaps the head of Basra backwards.
Nice body punch from Basra.
Basra has Chabala pushed against the ropes.
Chabala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chabala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chabala backwards.
Basra lands with a right to the head.
Basra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Basra tries to stall but Chabala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chabala lands with a right to the head.
Basra blocking some punches.
Chabala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chabala.
Basra misses with a body shot.
Chabala digs a good hook to Basra's body.
Basra slips under a jab.
Chabala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basra throws out the jab.
Chabala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basra throws a right hand that Chabala ducks under and follows up with a left that Chabala also avoids with ease.
Basra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chabala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chabala slips a jab and a cross from Basra.
Basra moves out of range as Chabala throws a body kick.
Chabala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basra manages to avoid it.
Basra moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
Basra slips a straight right by Chabala.
Basra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Basra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chabala tries to score with a low kick but Basra moves his leg out of the way.
Basra looks to land a left hand but Chabala moved out of range nicely.
Basra slips a jab from Chabala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra checks a leg kick nicely.
Chabala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chabala drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chabala scoring with some ground and pound.
Chabala throws an elbow that misses. Basra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chabala's guard. Nice move by Basra!
Basra wants to control from the top but Chabala keeps moving.
Chabala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Basra throwing strikes from guard but Chabala blocks nicely.
Basra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra looking to sit in guard and control but Chabala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chabala trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Chabala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chabala!
Basra thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chabala is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Basra misses with a leg kick.
Chabala throws a body kick that misses.
Basra wants to clinch.
Basra fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Basra does no damage.
Basra throws a shot from downtown. Chabala moves away and avoids it.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Basra blocks a jab.
Chabala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basra.
Chabala throws a lazy right hand but Basra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Basra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chabala circles away quickly and effectively.
Basra lands the left hand.
Chabala misses with a hook.
Chabala works Basra's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra takes a swing at Chabala's ribcage but misses.
Basra avoids the body shot from Chabala.
Basra misses with a head kick.
Basra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chabala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali Basra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chabala throws a shot from downtown. Basra moves away and avoids it.
Basra lands a nice shot to the body.
Basra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chabala works the jab nicely.
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Basra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Basra takes a swing at Chabala's ribcage but misses.
Basra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chabala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Basra's hands.
Basra takes a swing at Chabala's ribcage but misses.
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!
Basra ducks under a wild hook from Chabala.
Chabala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basra.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chabala.
Chabala looks to throw the jab but Basra is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chabala.
Matt Chabala is winning the standup battle so far.
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Chabala misses with a straight right.
Basra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Basra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Basra.
Basra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chabala rather than just go for the knockout.
Chabala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chabala goes for a double leg but Basra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Basra continues to drive forward.
Basra swings wildly with an uppercut but Chabala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basra throws a head punch that misses.
Chabala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chabala misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra struggles to land a body shot inside as Chabala controls his hands.
Chabala tries to throw a body punch but Basra avoids it by throwing Chabala back against the ropes.
Chabala can't find room to land a body shot as Basra controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Basra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chabala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chabala jumps guard but Basra stands there with Chabala around his waist. Chabala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Basra breaks the clinch.
Basra misses with a head kick.
Basra looks to land a left hand but Chabala moved out of range nicely.
Chabala misses with a double jab.
Basra has managed to clinch.
Chabala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chabala throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Basra on the inside.
A body shot lands from Chabala.
Basra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chabala backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala misses with some punches.
Chabala manages to break the clinch.
Chabala drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chabala is one step ahead there.
Basra is trying to control the position but Chabala postures up.
Basra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chabala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Basra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chabala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Basra's head.
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.
Basra keeping moving, preventing Chabala from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ali Basra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Chabala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chabala misses with the combination.
Chabala misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Chabala. Those never looked like landing.
Chabala misses with an uppercut.
Basra ducks under a wild hook from Chabala.
Basra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chabala.
Basra scoring well with a low kick there.
Basra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basra lands a head shot.
Basra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chabala to score with a decent uppercut.
Basra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chabala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chabala throws a jab when Basra was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basra looks to land a combination but Chabala avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Basra. Basra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by Chabala.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basra. Chabala does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Basra lands.
Basra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Basra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chabala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Basra defends it nicely.
Chabala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Basra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Basra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chabala's hands.
Basra avoids the body shot from Chabala.
A good leg kick by Basra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Basra on his heels. He'll look to pass Basra's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chabala trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Basra keeping full guard, as Chabala tries to pass.
Chabala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chabala throws an elbow that misses. Basra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chabala's guard. Nice move by Basra!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Basra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chabala trying to control the position.
Basra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Basra trying to control the position from guard on top but Chabala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chabala seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Basra looking to sit in guard and control but Chabala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matt Chabala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra is trying to control the position but Chabala postures up.
Basra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chabala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chabala 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ali Basra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Basra cracks Chabala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chabala scores with a jab.
Chabala misses with a left hand
and Basra counters with a nice body shot.
Chabala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ali Basra.
I think Basra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Freedom. Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waits moves into the clinch.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waits avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Freedom.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Waits doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waits is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Freedom - that landed with a thud.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waits lands a shoulder strike.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Waits creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freedom leaning against his opponent.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Waits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waits with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike.
Freedom tries to stall but Waits uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waits has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Freedom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Waits can turn it around.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freedom blocks it with crossed arms.
Waits has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
A head punch on the inside from Waits fails to land.
Waits missing with knees to the body.
Waits avoids the elbow strike from Freedom, against the ropes.
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Waits.
Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waits tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Freedom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom drives through and clinches with Waits against the ropes.
Freedom breaks the clinch.
Freedom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waits sizes up Freedom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freedom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waits.
Freedom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Waits.
Freedom throws a push kick but Waits slaps the foot to one side.
Waits scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waits wants to slow Freedom down by chopping away at his legs.
Freedom avoids the body shot from Waits.
Freedom lands a glancing blow to the side of Waits's head.
Waits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waits manages to avoid it.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waits fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Freedom on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Freedom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waits.
Waits moves into the clinch successfully.
Waits lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as Waits controls the action.
Freedom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom is looking to control Waits's arms but Waits gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the ropes.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Waits on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waits's elbow.
Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Freedom lands with a hook. Waits tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Freedom lands a nice shot to the body.
Waits throws a head kick that misses.
Freedom thows a leg kick but Waits checks it
and Waits counters with a head kick. That will keep Freedom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waits has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freedom.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.
Waits avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Freedom throws a big shot that misses.
Waits connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Waits tenderised Freedom's leg. Freedom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Waits tries to land a front kick but Freedom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waits throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Waits checks it.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. Waits looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waits.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Waits checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom moves out of range as Waits throws a body kick.
Freedom throws a shot to the body.
Waits tries to clinch but Freedom is having none of it.
Waits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freedom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Waits will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
That's time! Freedom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Waits on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Waits looks to land a left hand but Freedom moved out of range nicely.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waits comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freedom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waits has Freedom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waits is defending well for now.
Waits being controlled against the ropes.
Freedom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is looking to break free of the clinch but Waits has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Waits creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freedom's brow.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waits takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from Waits.
Freedom avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waits.
Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Freedom 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 Waits has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waits and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waits wants to clinch up but Freedom keeps it at a distance.
Waits tries to clinch but Freedom moves out of range.
Waits moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Waits down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom throws a right and a left that Waits avoids nicely.
Freedom motions for Waits to come forward. Freedom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waits ducks under a wild hook from Freedom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waits looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
A jab from Waits finds it's way through Freedom's defenses.
Waits misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freedom wants to clinch.
Freedom cracks Waits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waits misses with a leg kick.
Freedom swings for the body but Waits moves out of range.
Waits looks to score with a jab to the body but Freedom is just out of range.
Waits throws a jab but it's blocked by Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom connects with a right hand. Waits shakes it off.
Freedom lands with a nice body kick.
Freedom tries to land a front kick but Waits steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waits lands with a kick to the temple. Freedom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Waits tries to clinch up but Freedom circles away and keeps his distance.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Waits looks to throw the jab but Freedom is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Waits. Beautiful body shot.
Freedom scores with a nice right hand.
Freedom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freedom.
Waits takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Freedom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waits.
Waits jabs Freedom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom throws a leg kick
and Waits moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Waits blocks it.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waits.
Waits lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom lands with a light punch inside.
Freedom tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Waits in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom is trying to push Waits away but Waits has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Freedom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
Waits lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waits misses with an elbow strike.
Waits misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Freedom clinches up against the ropes.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Waits blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom blocks a body shot from Waits.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
Freedom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Waits back to the ropes. Freedom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waits is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freedom rather than just go for the knockout.
Waits takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waits misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Waits - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom throws a shot from downtown. Waits moves away and avoids it.
Freedom sizes up Waits with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waits takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Freedom throws the left hand but Waits avoids the punch easily.
Freedom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a few strikes there.
Freedom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waits.
Waits misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Freedom.
Waits dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freedom. That did some damage!
Freedom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Waits tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Freedom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Freedom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freedom scores with a body shot.
Freedom moves in looking to clinch but Waits pushes him off.
Waits lands a right hook to the body.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Waits sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
Waits connects with a crisp jab.
Waits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Freedom stalks Waits and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Waits's face. Waits staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waits tries to clinch up but Freedom circles away and keeps his distance.
Freedom moves out of range as Waits throws a body kick.
Waits tries to clinch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom lands a jab to Waits's midsection.
Freedom throws a body punch but Waits moves out of range.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits defending well as Freedom loads up on a big left hand.
Waits moves in looking to clinch but Freedom pushes him off.
Waits has managed to clinch.
Waits on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that Waits shrugs off.
Freedom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waits misses with the head strike.
Freedom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waits lands a nice elbow.
Freedom digs a right hand into Waits's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waits's gas tank.
Waits throws an elbow that misses.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Waits using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Waits.
Waits lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waits with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Waits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freedom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waits's elbow.
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Waits.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom crunches a lovely knee into Waits's ribcage.
Freedom presses Waits against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waits throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Freedom.
Freedom lands a nice shot to the body.
Freedom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Freedom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freedom 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes into the arena with Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing blaring out of the sound system. Yo Adrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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292 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adrian swinging wildly here.
Adrian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellamy.
Adrian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center - Evil Evolution in the buildup to the fight.
Bellamy throws a right hand that Adrian ducks under and follows up with a left that Adrian also avoids with ease.
Adrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellamy manages to avoid it.
Adrian misses with a low kick.
Adrian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bellamy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bellamy works on Adrian's body with a couple of short punches.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
Bellamy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adrian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellamy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellamy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bellamy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adrian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adrian is breathing heavily.
Bellamy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bellamy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bellamy obliges.
Bellamy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adrian is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellamy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellamy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adrian or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellamy.
Bellamy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adrian.
Bellamy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adrian is trying to break free.
Bellamy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bellamy lands an elbow inside.
Bellamy prevents Adrian from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellamy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bellamy.
Bellamy 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.
Adrian is trying to push Bellamy away but Bellamy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Bellamy.
Adrian avoiding damage as Bellamy throws knees to the body.
Bellamy pushes Adrian back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bellamy.
Bellamy looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellamy looking to throw knees to the head but Adrian is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adrian has a couple of punches blocked by Bellamy.
Bellamy lands a knee to the body.
Bellamy working Adrian over with knees to the body.
Bellamy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bellamy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bellamy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellamy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellamy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adrian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellamy working Adrian over with knees to the body.
Bellamy tries a knee to the head but Adrian blocks it.
Bellamy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adrian's defenses.
Bellamy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adrian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bellamy.
Bellamy lands a body punch.
Bellamy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bellamy gets through Adrian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bellamy tries a knee to the head but Adrian blocks it.
Bellamy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
A short uppercut from Bellamy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adrian.
Adrian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Bellamy.
Bellamy missing with knees to the body.
Bellamy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adrian's face.
Bellamy misses with an elbow over the top.
Bellamy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adrian.
Bellamy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bellamy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adrian's defenses.
Bellamy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellamy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bellamy lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
Bellamy crunches a lovely knee into Adrian's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bellamy.
Adrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellamy lands a nice elbow.
Adrian is rocked!
Bellamy has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Adrian - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bellamy, and another! Adrian is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Samuel Bellamy!
After winning the bout, Samuel Bellamy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmey The Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octopulus misses with a body shot
and The Gangster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Octopulus's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Octopulus throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Gangster uses it to pass to side control.
Octopulus is looking to regain half guard here but The Gangster keeps moving and retains side control.
Octopulus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but The Gangster presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Octopulus wants to control but The Gangster is having none of it.
The Gangster wants to control the pace but Octopulus is squirming around nicely.
The Gangster looking to ground and pound but Octopulus is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Gangster thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The Gangster thowing shots but they're missing.
Octopulus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Octopulus tries to hold on but The Gangster postures up.
The Gangster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Gangster swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Octopulus is now in The Gangster's guard. A big mistake from The Gangster there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus looking to sit in guard and control but The Gangster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Gangster controlling from the top position.
Octopulus looking for subs off his back but The Gangster has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Octopulus looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster passes to full mount!
Octopulus tries to hold on but The Gangster postures up.
Octopulus is looking to improve his position but The Gangster isn't that keen on the idea.
The Gangster has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Octopulus's face.
Octopulus is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster landing punches.
Octopulus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Gangster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Octopulus is looking to get to half guard.
Octopulus wants to control but The Gangster is having none of it.
Octopulus is looking to improve his position but The Gangster isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gangster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmey The Gangster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Gangster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Octopulus was well out of range. Poor timing from The Gangster.
Octopulus swings for the body but The Gangster moves out of range.
Octopulus tries to land a body kick
and The Gangster counters by clinching up.
Octopulus lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Gangster misses with a punch to the body.
Octopulus misses with the head strike.
Octopulus tries to stall but The Gangster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Octopulus tries to break free but The Gangster pushes him back against the ropes.
The Gangster keeps control of Octopulus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Octopulus struggles to land a body shot inside as The Gangster controls his hands.
The Gangster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Gangster swings wildly with an uppercut but Octopulus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Octopulus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Octopulus misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Gangster lands with a light punch inside.
The Gangster throws a head punch that misses.
The Gangster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Octopulus backwards.
Octopulus blocks a body shot from The Gangster.
The Gangster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands with a short shot to the head.
Octopulus lands a shoulder strike.
Octopulus misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Gangster has Octopulus pressed against the ropes, preventing Octopulus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Octopulus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Octopulus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Octopulus working aggressively here.
Octopulus swings wildly with an uppercut but The Gangster uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Gangster pushes Octopulus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Still in the clinch, Octopulus scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Gangster blocks an uppercut.
The Gangster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Octopulus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Octopulus is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Gangster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Gangster digs a right hand into Octopulus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Octopulus's gas tank.
Octopulus misses with a punch on the inside.
The Gangster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Gangster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Gangster lands a right hand.
The Gangster misses with a punch to the body.
The Gangster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Gangster.
Octopulus throws a punch but it's blocked by The Gangster.
Octopulus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Octopulus breaks the clinch.
Octopulus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Octopulus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Octopulus wants to control from the top but The Gangster keeps moving.
Octopulus throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster looking to control but Octopulus passes into half guard.
Octopulus thows a huge punch but The Gangster dodges it nicely.
The Gangster is trying to maintain the position but Octopulus is very close to passing his half guard.
The Gangster wants to get back to full guard.
Timmey The Gangster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Octopulus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Octopulus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Gangster's head.
We've been hearing that Octopulus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Octopulus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Gangster tries to get to full guard but Octopulus has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus slips a nice elbow through The Gangster's hands, connecting with The Gangster's forehead.
The Gangster gets full guard.
Octopulus postures up and lands a big shot to The Gangster's brow.
The Gangster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Octopulus is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Gangster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Octopulus's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timmey The Gangster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
The Gangster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Gangster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Gangster throws a series of punches but Octopulus avoids them all with ease.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
The Gangster slips a jab from Octopulus.
Octopulus scores with a jab. The Gangster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Octopulus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Octopulus looks to land a body kick but The Gangster moved away.
The Gangster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Octopulus on the side of the head.
The Gangster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Gangster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Octopulus.
Octopulus looks to throw the jab but The Gangster is out of range.
Octopulus checks a leg kick.
Octopulus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster throws a body punch but Octopulus moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Octopulus - that will leave a mark!
The Gangster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Octopulus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Gangster takes a swing at Octopulus's ribcage but misses.
The Gangster connects with a solid leg kick.
The Gangster wants to clinch up but Octopulus keeps it at a distance.
Octopulus gets caught flat footed, as The Gangster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Octopulus wants to control but The Gangster passes easily into half guard.
The Gangster wants to take a breather but Octopulus is having none of it.
Octopulus gets full guard.
The Gangster stops Octopulus from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Gangster!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Gangster tries to reverse the position but Octopulus maintains control.
Octopulus looking to finish The Gangster with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Gangster!
The Gangster is bucking up trying to escape but Octopulus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Gangster tries to lock up and control but Octopulus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Octopulus trying to control but The Gangster is having none of it.
The Gangster reaches up and holds on to Octopulus to control the position.
A nice elbow there by Octopulus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus avoids the attempt from The Gangster to control.
The Gangster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Octopulus breaks from The Gangster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Octopulus working the ground and pound effectively.
Octopulus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Gangster is looking to escape.
Octopulus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Octopulus raining down shots from the mount!
The Gangster tries to hold on but Octopulus pushes him away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Gangster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopulus with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmer Octopulus clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Octopulus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Octopulus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Octopulus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Octopulus misses with a right hand
and The Gangster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Octopulus's guard.
The Gangster is pushing down on Octopulus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Octopulus is fighting to maintain full guard but The Gangster has managed to sneak the leg through.
Octopulus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Gangster trying to control the position from guard on top but Octopulus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Gangster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus keeping moving, preventing The Gangster from controlling successfully.
Octopulus looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Gangster is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Gangster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Octopulus is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Gangster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Octopulus looking to control.
The Gangster preventing the sweep.
The Gangster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Gangster throwing strikes from guard but Octopulus blocks nicely.
Octopulus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus keeping moving, preventing The Gangster from controlling successfully.
The Gangster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Gangster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Gangster trying to control but Octopulus is working from the bottom.
The Gangster postures up and lands a big shot to Octopulus's brow.
The Gangster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Gangster stands up over Octopulus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Gangster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Octopulus keeps moving.
Octopulus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Octopulus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Octopulus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmey The Gangster dominated that fourth round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Gangster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Gangster throws a leg kick but Octopulus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Octopulus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Octopulus cracks the inside of The Gangster's front leg.
Octopulus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - The Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Gangster looks to score with a jab to the body but Octopulus is just out of range.
Octopulus takes a swing at The Gangster's ribcage but misses.
The Gangster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Octopulus.
The Gangster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Octopulus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Gangster.
Octopulus wants to slow The Gangster down by chopping away at his legs.
Octopulus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Gangster throws out the jab.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus tries to score with a low kick but The Gangster moves his leg out of the way.
Octopulus misses with a head kick.
The Gangster dives in for a single leg takedown but Octopulus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Octopulus wants to take the fight to the mat but The Gangster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Octopulus has had enough of the clinch but The Gangster keeps him there for the moment.
The Gangster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Octopulus misses with the head strike.
Octopulus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Gangster misses with a low kick as Octopulus jumps back.
The Gangster misses with a straight right.
The Gangster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Octopulus misses with a looping left.
The Gangster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopulus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Octopulus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jimmer Octopulus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster slips a straight right by Octopulus.
Octopulus throws a big shot that misses.
The Gangster avoids the body shot from Octopulus.
Octopulus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Gangster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Octopulus on the side of the head.
The Gangster throws a leg kick
so Octopulus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Octopulus trying to control but The Gangster is working from the bottom.
The Gangster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Gangster controlling from the full mount.
Timmey The Gangster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Octopulus looks a forlorn figure.
The Gangster postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Octopulus looks a forlorn figure.
Octopulus wants to control but The Gangster is having none of it.
The Gangster raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster content just to control the position here.
The Gangster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Octopulus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Gangster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gangster prevents Octopulus from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timmey The Gangster.
I think The Gangster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmey The Gangster! Timmey The Gangster retains his bantamweight title!
Timmey The Gangster thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uematsu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Primus - Laquer Head. 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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Uematsu catches Spanked right on the button with a cross.
Spanked connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uematsu lands a body shot.
Spanked throws a leg kick
and Uematsu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uematsu.
Spanked stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Uematsu.
Uematsu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spanked backwards.
Spanked misses with a body punch.
Uematsu can't find room to land a body shot as Spanked controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanked misses with a body punch.
Spanked misses with a punch to the body.
Uematsu tries to work over Spanked's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uematsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Spanked controls his hands.
Spanked tries a body shot but Uematsu blocks it.
Uematsu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spanked swings wildly with an uppercut but Uematsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uematsu lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uematsu.
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Spanked scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uematsu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Uematsu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spanked is trying to maintain a safe position but Uematsu gets an underhook and turns Spanked into the ropes.
Spanked is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spanked manages to break the clinch.
Uematsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Spanked circles away.
Spanked getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uematsu throws a leg kick but Spanked moved away.
Uematsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanked.
Uematsu connects with a body shot that sends Spanked's belly button to the back.
Uematsu jabs Spanked to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uematsu misses the shot to the body.
Uematsu ducks right into an uppercut from Spanked.
Gonna Spanked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanked throws a low kick but Uematsu avoids it.
Spanked tests Uematsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu checks a leg kick.
Spanked ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uematsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spanked defending well as Uematsu loads up on a big left hand.
Uematsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Uematsu lands a glancing blow to the side of Spanked's head.
Hironobu Uematsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spanked throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uematsu on the side of the head.
Uematsu tests Spanked's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spanked bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uematsu is looking to wear down Spanked with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spanked circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uematsu throws a head kick but Spanked moves out of range.
Uematsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked works Uematsu's body with a nice hook.
Uematsu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spanked decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uematsu's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spanked content to stall in guard here.
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.
Uematsu is controlling Spanked's posture.
Uematsu keeping moving, preventing Spanked from controlling successfully.
Uematsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spanked's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spanked postures up in Uematsu's guard and throws a big left but Uematsu blocks it.
Uematsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Uematsu, not yet.
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!
Spanked controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked won't allow Uematsu to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spanked connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Uematsu misses.
Spanked displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uematsu throws out the jab.
Spanked looks to land a right hand but Uematsu moved out of range.
Spanked jabs at Uematsu's body.
Spanked dodges the punch combination from Uematsu.
Uematsu takes a swing at Spanked's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uematsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spanked scores with a nice right hand.
Spanked scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonna Spanked dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spanked.
It looks like Hironobu Uematsu has been cut.
Uematsu tries to bum rush Spanked with a series of wild strikes but Spanked uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uematsu throws a head kick that Spanked semi-blocks.
Spanked lands a lovely overhand right.
Spanked looks to land a left hand but Uematsu moved out of range nicely.
Spanked lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spanked misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Spanked. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spanked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Spanked misses.
Spanked slips under a jab.
Uematsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Uematsu throws a wild body kick that Spanked sees coming a mile off.
Uematsu throws a low kick but Spanked avoids it.
Spanked connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanked shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spanked.
Uematsu misses the shot to the body.
Uematsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uematsu throws a body punch but Spanked moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Uematsu walks into a straight right hand from Spanked.
Uematsu is rocked!
Spanked finds Uematsu's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Uematsu flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Spanked lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Uematsu will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gonna Spanked! Gonna Spanked retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Gonna Spanked 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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