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UCFL #1: Total Domination PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyler Miller's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miller trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Bisping has his feet on Miller's thighs here. He's pushed Miller off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Miller screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Avila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Avila has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Avila's guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is pushing down on Avila's leg trying to pass to half guard. Avila is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Avila doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Avila definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Avila defends it well.
Avila tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Avila is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Avila is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Avila is defending well.
Avila looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Avila wants to get back to full guard.
Avila looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Avila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Avila looking for submissions off his back.
Avila looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Avila sees it coming and defends easily.
Avila moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Avila is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Avila manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Avila's guard.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Avila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Avila's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva passes Avila's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is working for a kimura but Avila is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Avila wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Avila defends it well.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Avila has managed to free his arm - good work.
Avila tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Avila throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Avila is in Silva's guard.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Avila pushes his legs off easily.
Avila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avila is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Avila is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Avila manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Avila's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Avila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Avila throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Avila is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Avila manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Avila's guard.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Avila is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Avila manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Avila's guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Avila really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Avila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Avila looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Avila tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Avila is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Avila defends it well.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Avila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing down on Avila's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Avila has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Avila defends it well.
Avila is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Avila defends the submission attempt.
Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Avila is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Nomak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aias Evander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Nomak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aias Evander!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evander throws a leg kick which misses Nomak's front leg but catches the back leg as Nomak tries to avoid it.
Evander has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nomak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Evander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomak ducks under a wild hook from Evander.
Nomak looks for a takedown but Evander sprawls well.
Nomak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nomak.
Nomak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Evander lands a really nice looking cross but Nomak seems unphased.
Evander lands a jab to the nose.
Paul Nomak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evander gets tackled into the cage by Nomak. Nomak maintains the clinch.
Evander struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomak controls his hands.
Evander throws a head punch that misses.
Evander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomak tries to land knees in the clinch but Evander avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomak misses with the head strike.
Evander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evander taking a breather.
Evander misses with the head strike.
Evander is trying to break free.
Nomak goes for a takedown attempt but Evander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Nomak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nomak throws a right and a left that Evander avoids nicely.
Nomak looks for the body kick but Evander saw that one coming.
Evander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nomak has time to react.
Nomak fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Evander tenderised Nomak's leg. Nomak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nomak throws a jab when Evander was well out of range.
Nomak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evander can pounce on him.
Nomak throws a jab but it's blocked by Evander.
Nomak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nomak moves in looking to clinch but Evander pushes him off.
Nomak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nomak is breathing heavily.
Evander slips a jab from Nomak.
Nomak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Paul Nomak has been cut.
Nomak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomak is rocked!
Nomak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Nomak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nomak seems to have got his legs back now.
Nomak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomak. Evander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evander, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomak.
Evander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomak looks to land a right hand but Evander moved out of range.
Evander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Evander.
Nomak fails with the takedown.
Nomak goes for a double leg but Evander avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Evander continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evander struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomak controls his hands.
Nomak throws a punch but it's blocked by Evander.
Nomak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evander pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nomak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evander is looking to break free of the clinch but Nomak has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evander.
Evander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomak has Evander pressed against the cage, preventing Evander from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Nomak.
Evander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evander wants to break free but Nomak has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evander blocks an elbow strike.
Evander throws a punch but it's blocked by Nomak.
Evander can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aias Evander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Nomak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evander is looking to slow Nomak down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Evander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nomak's head.
Evander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nomak is looking to clinch.
Nomak takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evander. Evander obviously looking to wear him down.
Evander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evander throws a hook but Nomak avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Nomak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nomak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nomak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomak shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Evander lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nomak. Nomak tries to recover but Evander is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nomak lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aias Evander!
Aias Evander seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe's entrance music is Tan Dun- Night Flight. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters by clinching up.
Watanabe is trying to trip Joaquin. He has hold of a leg but Joaquin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Watanabe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Joaquin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joaquin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joaquin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watanabe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watanabe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Watanabe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Joaquin is retaining full guard.
Watanabe trying to control but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hiro Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Joaquin moves out of range.
Watanabe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Joaquin.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Joaquin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joaquin holds on and takes a little breather.
Joaquin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joaquin has his foot on Watanabe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watanabe works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Joaquin is retaining full guard.
Watanabe trying to control but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watanabe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joaquin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joaquin is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watanabe is trying to control the action in half guard but Joaquin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watanabe throws a strike but Joaquin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've been informed that Joaquin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Joaquin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.
Watanabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joaquin postures up.
Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Joaquin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joaquin is working away from the top position though.
Watanabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joaquin.
Joaquin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Joaquin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin trying to mount his opponent but Watanabe defends it.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Joaquin keeps him under control.
Watanabe gets full guard.
Joaquin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Joaquin controlling him for the moment.
Joaquin throws an elbow that misses. Watanabe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joaquin's guard. Nice move by Watanabe!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joaquin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watanabe is defending well.
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watanabe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joaquin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watanabe is fending him off so far but Joaquin persists. Nope, Watanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
Joaquin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hiro Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
Joaquin tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Watanabe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joaquin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
Watanabe has Joaquin pressed against the cage, preventing Joaquin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joaquin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joaquin goes for a takedown attempt but Watanabe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joaquin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watanabe wants to clinch.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe clinches up with Joaquin and pushes him back against the cage.
Joaquin successfully pulls guard.
Joaquin looking for a guillotine here but Watanabe defends easily.
Joaquin working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joaquin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joaquin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanabe has managed to get both his arms back between Joaquin's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Joaquin keeps moving.
Joaquin wants to sweep but no luck.
Joaquin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Joaquin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Watanabe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joaquin avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Joaquin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watanabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joaquin, pushing him back against the cage.
Joaquin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joaquin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hiro Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Joaquin avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin tries to clinch up.
Watanabe clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Watanabe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Watanabe gets caught flat footed, as Joaquin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joaquin is pushing down on Watanabe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watanabe is fighting to maintain full guard but Joaquin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joaquin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watanabe trying to hold on to Joaquin's head to control him but Joaquin postures up.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
Joaquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to control the position here.
Joaquin trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joaquin controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralph Joaquin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Joaquin in a clinch.
Joaquin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Joaquin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joaquin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watanabe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joaquin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watanabe walks away with a smile on his face. Joaquin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hiro Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Joaquin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a takedown into guard.
Joaquin is trying to hold Watanabe in close to prevent damage but Watanabe has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joaquin is trying to maintain the position but Watanabe is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joaquin is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to control but Joaquin is having none of it.
Watanabe is really struggling to control Joaquin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Joaquin working to try and regain half guard.
Watanabe avoids the attempt from Joaquin to control.
Joaquin is desperately trying to improve his position but Watanabe has a good base and remains in mount.
Joaquin tries to hold on but Watanabe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe content just to control the position here.
Joaquin tries to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Hiro Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe prevents Joaquin from getting the reversal.
Watanabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ralph Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joaquin is looking to improve his position but Watanabe isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joaquin really wants to buck Watanabe off and get back to his feet.
Watanabe trying to control but Joaquin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ralph Joaquin.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hiro Watanabe!
A relieved looking Hiro Watanabe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Thai Monk. 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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39
183 lbs
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32
180 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a jab.
Yeerum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Yeerum is out of range.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Yeerum's belly button to the back.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Yeerum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeerum is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeerum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeerum is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Yeerum is in trouble here! Penn pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). BeeJay Penn!
BeeJay Penn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dace Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killian comes to the cage accompanied by Bare & Mark Instinct - Murder Machine (ft. Dieselboy) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Apollyon's choice of entrance music: 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find. Dace Killian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Killian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Killian showed some decent athleticism there.
Apollyon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Killian.
Apollyon wants to control the action here but instead Killian manages to pass to full mount!
Apollyon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Killian.
Killian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Apollyon manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Apollyon, under a barage of strikes from Killian.
Killian stalling away here and it's allowed Apollyon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Apollyon is on top in guard.
Killian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killian wants to control the position but Apollyon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Apollyon stalling.
Killian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Killian keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Apollyon slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killian tries to roll over but Apollyon keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Killian goes for a double leg but Apollyon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Apollyon continues to drive forward.
Apollyon has had enough of the clinch but Killian keeps him there for the moment.
Apollyon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Killian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Apollyon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Killian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Killian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apollyon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Killian fails with a takedown attempt.
Apollyon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Apollyon wants it to stay on the feet.
Hofniel Apollyon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apollyon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Killian counters by moving into the clinch.
Apollyon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Apollyon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Killian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollyon lands a left hand.
Apollyon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon misses with a two punch combination.
Killian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Apollyon counters with a good low kick that Killian was not able to check.
A punch lands to the side of Killian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Apollyon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apollyon throws a body punch but Killian moves out of range.
A combination from Killian does no damage.
Apollyon stuffs the takedown attempt from Killian. Killian gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Killian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollyon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollyon lands a leg kick that knocks Killian off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hofniel Apollyon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Apollyon misses with a body shot.
Apollyon scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Killian.
Apollyon throws a lazy head kick
and Killian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Apollyon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick from Apollyon lands but Killian takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dace Killian has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killian with a poor takedown
and Apollyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Killian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollyon misses the jab.
Killian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Killian.
Killian with a poor takedown
and Apollyon counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollyon scores with a kick to the body.
Apollyon throws a wild body kick that Killian sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Killian with that takedown attempt.
Apollyon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Killian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Killian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Killian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Killian trying to control from Apollyon's half guard. Apollyon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon pulls Killian in close to prevent any damage.
Apollyon controls Killian momentarily but Killian frees himself.
Apollyon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Killian trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Apollyon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Apollyon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hofniel Apollyon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Killian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Apollyon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Killian shoots in and drives through. Apollyon sprawls well.
Hofniel Apollyon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Apollyon.
Apollyon throws a low kick but Killian avoids it.
Apollyon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Killian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollyon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Killian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Killian's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon biding his time, controlling Killian.
Apollyon tries to keep control of the position but Killian is staying busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollyon is riding his opponent, not letting Killian buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hofniel Apollyon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dace Killian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Killian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Apollyon avoids it really well and circles away.
Apollyon stalks Killian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Killian's face. Killian staggers backwards, shaken.
Apollyon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Killian is able to avoid easily.
Killian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Apollyon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Killian checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killian avoids the head kick by Apollyon.
Killian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Apollyon's waist but Apollyon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killian off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Killian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollyon connects with an inside leg kick.
Apollyon scores with a head kick.
Killian shoots in for a takedown but Apollyon shows good takedown defense.
Killian goes for a double leg but Apollyon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Apollyon continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killian is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Apollyon.
Killian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Apollyon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Apollyon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon feints a jab promting Killian to slip. Apollyon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Killian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon with a hook.
Killian is rocked!
Killian scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Apollyon - just one landing.
Oh Killian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollyon. That's going to slow Killian down.
Apollyon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Apollyon stuffs the takedown attempt from Killian. Killian gets slowly back to his feet.
Apollyon stuffs the takedown attempt from Killian. Killian gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollyon.
Killian seems to have got his legs back now.
Apollyon connects with a leg kick. Killian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Apollyon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killian. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killian shoots in but Apollyon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Apollyon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Apollyon feints and then cracks Killian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Killian down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apollyon, as that shot connected.
Apollyon throws a head kick that misses.
Apollyon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Killian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apollyon feints and then cracks Killian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Killian down.
Jab, jab by Apollyon - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Apollyon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killian's sensitive parts.
Apollyon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Apollyon's waist but Apollyon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killian off to one side.
Apollyon throws a body kick that misses.
Killian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollyon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Killian momentarily.
Apollyon gets caught flat footed, as Killian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Apollyon is on top in guard.
Apollyon stands and throws Killian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dace Killian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollyon slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hofniel Apollyon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Apollyon 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hofniel Apollyon!
After winning the bout, Hofniel Apollyon 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Saber!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souto misses with the body kick
and Saber counters with a stiff right hand.
Souto wants to clinch
and Saber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souto wants to clinch up but Saber keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Saber finds it's way through Souto's defenses.
Souto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saber is out of range and Souto settles back down.
Saber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souto under the eye.
Saber looks to score with a jab to the body but Souto is just out of range.
Saber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souto moves away.
Saber blocks the body kick.
Souto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souto wants to pass the guard but Saber is defending well.
Saber is trying to stand back up but Souto is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto is looking to stall here but Saber recovers full guard.
Souto trying to control the position from guard on top but Saber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saber trying to keep a closed guard but Souto is proving a slippery customer.
Saber keeping moving, preventing Souto from controlling successfully.
Souto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saber quickly recovers to half guard.
Souto working Saber over with strikes.
Souto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Souto prevents Saber from improving his position.
Souto is keen to just control but Saber is a slippery customer.
Souto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saber defending well though.
Souto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souto is just content to waste time from the top position. Saber takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Souto prevents Saber from getting back to his feet.
Souto sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souto landing some decent shots from guard.
Souto throws a strike but Saber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souto trying to keep a closed guard but Saber is proving a slippery customer.
Souto is looking for a triangle but Saber pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saber manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Souto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saber stuns Souto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souto misses with the body kick
and Saber counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Saber.
The fighters circling - Souto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rolando Souto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Saber does no damage.
Saber lands with a good body shot.
Souto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolando Souto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saber lunges at Souto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souto's hand.
Souto is looking to clinch but Saber is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Saber as Souto shoots in.
A lazy body kick from Souto
and Saber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Souto slips a straight right by Saber.
Some bone on bone action there as Saber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber cracks Souto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souto misses with a hook
and Saber counters with a solid body kick.
Souto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souto shoots in looking for a takedown. Saber tries to sprawl out of it but Souto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Souto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Saber. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Souto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souto's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souto.
Saber misses with a left hand
and Souto counters with a leg kick.
Souto darts in looking for a takedown but Saber gets double underhooks and turns Souto into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saber.
Saber tries a body shot but Souto blocks it.
Saber scores with a hook to the body.
Souto takes a shot to the head.
Saber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soutos head.
Saber lands a body shot.
Souto looking to throw knees to the head but Saber is blocking nicely.
Saber lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Saber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Souto wants to break free but Saber has control.
Saber breaks the clinch.
Souto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cameron Saber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souto walks into a straight right hand from Saber.
Saber throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Saber.
Souto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souto thinking.
Souto fails with the takedown.
Saber scores with a hook.
Saber swats away the attempt to clinch by Souto.
Souto misses with a kick to the body
and Saber counters with a stiff right hand.
Souto is rocked!
Saber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Souto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saber moves in close and cracks Souto with a massive right hand! Souto, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Saber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cameron Saber!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cameron Saber waved his t-shirt featuring Stonewall *closing up shop soon, this is the last 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blaylock's choice of entrance music: Head Like a Hole. James Hetfield had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield looks to throw the jab but Blaylock is out of range.
Hetfield lands with a right hand.
Blaylock drives through and clinches with Hetfield against the cage.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaylock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blaylock.
Blaylock scores a nice knee to the body.
Hetfield working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blaylock - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetfield avoids it.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hetfield.
Hetfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hetfield is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position.
Blaylock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaylock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Blaylock.
Blaylock lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaylock won't allow it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blaylock has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hetfield takes a swing at Blaylock's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hetfield as he avoids it easily.
Blaylock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaylock prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
Blaylock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to circle away but Blaylock has him pinned against the cage.
Blaylock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield taking a breather.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Blaylock.
A shot in the inside from Blaylock.
Blaylock breaks the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a shot to the body
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield lands with a right hand.
Blaylock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
Blaylock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaylock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hetfield throws an overhand right that lands on Blaylock's shoulder, as Blaylock tries to avoid the shot.
Hetfield misses the body punch
and Blaylock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hetfield throws a right hand that Blaylock ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaylock also avoids with ease.
Hetfield 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.
Blaylock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hetfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Blaylock swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Blaylock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Hetfield dips to his left and cracks Blaylock with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blaylock walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hetfield drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Blaylock swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hetfield's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Blaylock!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dirk Blaylock made sure he mentioned xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Akande has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Beefheart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beefheart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kasim Akande has been cut.
Akande tries to bum rush Beefheart with a series of wild strikes but Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beefheart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akande misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akande misses with a head kick.
Akande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beefheart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Akande tries to land knees in the clinch but Beefheart avoids the damage to the body.
Akande pressing his opponent against the cage.
Akande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akande.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beefheart.
A right handed body shot lands from Beefheart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beefheart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akande looks winded!
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Beefheart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Beefheart on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akande is trying to stall.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akande's defenses.
Akande takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akande takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Kasim Akande's cut even more.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Beefheart.
Beefheart stalling the fight.
Beefheart lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Kasim Akande's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akande is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akande is still on wobbly legs! Can Beefheart finish him?
A short right from Beefheart.
Kasim Akande's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clinched against the cage, Beefheart lands a big elbow that drops Akande! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Akande is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
Captain Beefheart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hippaul Omega Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omega Weapon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac Baby Don't Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hippaul Omega Weapon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki throws a leg kick which misses Omega Weapon's front leg but catches the back leg as Omega Weapon tries to avoid it.
Pukki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Pukki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Omega Weapon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega Weapon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pukki throws out the jab.
Pukki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pukki checks a leg kick nicely.
Omega Weapon throws a jab but it's blocked by Pukki.
Omega Weapon's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Omega Weapon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pukki wants to land a leg kick but Omega Weapon is out of range.
Pukki checks the leg kick.
A big right from Omega Weapon misses.
Omega Weapon tries a head kick but it misses.
Omega Weapon scoring well with a low kick there.
Pukki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Good shot there by Omega Weapon.
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!
Pukki dives in and grabs Omega Weapon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Omega Weapon pushes down on Pukki's head and hops out.
Pukki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega Weapon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Omega Weapon sprawls well. Omega Weapon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pukki checks a leg kick.
Omega Weapon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pukki slips a jab from Omega Weapon.
Pukki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pukki scores with a head kick.
Omega Weapon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Pukki.
Omega Weapon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Omega Weapon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pukki misses with a low kick as Omega Weapon jumps back.
Pukki connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pukki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Omega Weapon slips a jab from Pukki.
Omega Weapon looks to land a combination but Pukki avoids it well.
Pukki throws a hook but Omega Weapon avoids it easily.
Pukki feints and as Omega Weapon raises his hands in defense, Pukki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pukki trying to control but Omega Weapon is working from the bottom.
Pukki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pukki wants to pass the guard but Omega Weapon is keeping the position.
Omega Weapon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pukki manages to get himself to full guard.
Omega Weapon passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking to control Omega Weapon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pukki avoid being mounted?
Omega Weapon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pukki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pukki manages to get to full guard.
Pukki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omega Weapon defends it easily.
Omega Weapon wants to stand but Pukki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Omega Weapon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pukki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omega Weapon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pukki is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Omega Weapon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omega Weapon 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 Pukki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pukki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pukki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pukki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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Pukki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki throws a strike aimed at the side of Omega Weapon's head but Omega Weapon avoids it well.
Omega Weapon is trying to get back to half guard.
Pukki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Omega Weapon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pukki's guard! Nice work there by Omega Weapon!
Omega Weapon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pukki, up you get!
Joulu Pukki is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega Weapon misses with a hook.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches.
Omega Weapon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Pukki finds it's target.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pukki checks the leg kick.
Omega Weapon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pukki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pukki misses with a straight left.
Pukki lands a really nice looking cross but Omega Weapon seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omega Weapon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pukki misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Omega Weapon momentarily.
Pukki takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omega Weapon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pukki slips under a jab from Omega Weapon.
Pukki throws a sloppy body shot
and Omega Weapon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Omega Weapon.
Pukki throws a low kick but Omega Weapon moves out of range easily.
Pukki misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki misses with a low kick.
Omega Weapon misses with a low kick.
Pukki misses with an uppercut
and Omega Weapon counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt
and Omega Weapon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omega Weapon lands a nice shot that snaps Pukki's head back.
Omega Weapon staying out of range there.
Hippaul Omega Weapon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki defending well as Omega Weapon loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon connects with a jab.
Omega Weapon tried to score with a low kick but Pukki checks it.
Omega Weapon misses with a head kick.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches.
Omega Weapon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omega Weapon is trying to break the clinch but Pukki has him pressed against the cage.
Pukki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pukki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Omega Weapon regains guard immediately.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Omega Weapon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega Weapon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hippaul Omega Weapon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Omega Weapon wants to slow Pukki down by chopping away at his legs.
Omega Weapon throws a body punch but Pukki moves out of range.
No joy there for Pukki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omega Weapon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pukki lands a jab to Omega Weapon's midsection.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch but Omega Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omega Weapon 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 Pukki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pukki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pukki checks a low kick from Omega Weapon.
Pukki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Omega Weapon avoids the head kick by Pukki.
Pukki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki blocks a low kick nicely.
Omega Weapon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki thows a leg kick but Omega Weapon checks it
and Omega Weapon counters with an inside leg kick.
Pukki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pukki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Omega Weapon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pukki.
Pukki throws a wild body kick that Omega Weapon sees coming a mile off.
Pukki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Omega Weapon. That did some damage!
Omega Weapon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Omega Weapon scoring well with a low kick there.
Pukki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Omega Weapon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Omega Weapon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pukki is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon tries to land a front kick but Pukki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pukki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pukki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pukki is looking to chop away at Omega Weapon's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Omega Weapon.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Omega Weapon as he jumps to the side.
Pukki tries to work over Omega Weapon's front leg with a kick but Omega Weapon checks it.
Pukki clinches with his opponent.
Omega Weapon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omega Weapon lands a nice shot to the body.
Omega Weapon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki breaks the clinch.
Omega Weapon feints and then cracks Pukki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pukki down.
Omega Weapon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pukki doesn't seem bothered though.
Omega Weapon connects with a single shot there.
Omega Weapon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pukki's calf.
Pukki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omega Weapon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omega Weapon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pukki.
A leg kick checked by Pukki.
Omega Weapon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki scores with a head kick.
Pukki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Omega Weapon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Omega Weapon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pukki wants to slow Omega Weapon down by chopping away at his legs.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick which misses Pukki's front leg but catches the back leg as Pukki tries to avoid it.
Pukki wants to clinch.
Omega Weapon wants to slow Pukki down by chopping away at his legs.
Pukki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pukki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega Weapon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Omega Weapon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippaul Omega Weapon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by Omega Weapon.
Pukki misses with a straight left.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch but Omega Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki looks to throw the jab but Omega Weapon is out of range.
The fighters circling - Omega Weapon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Omega Weapon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki takes a swing at Omega Weapon's ribcage but misses.
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pukki wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Omega Weapon enables Pukki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Omega Weapon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega Weapon looking to control.
Omega Weapon keeping full guard, as Pukki tries to pass.
Omega Weapon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omega Weapon is looking to stand up but Pukki isn't so interested in that idea.
Pukki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pukki trying to control but Omega Weapon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pukki throws a hook to the side of Omega Weapon's head but Omega Weapon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pukki shoots for a double leg takedown but Omega Weapon sprawls well. He's pushed Pukki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pukki shoots in and bounces Omega Weapon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Omega Weapon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Omega Weapon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Omega Weapon avoids a kick to the body.
Omega Weapon lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Omega Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki checks a leg kick nicely.
Omega Weapon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pukki checks a low kick from Omega Weapon.
A head kick misses from Pukki.
Pukki moves out of range as Omega Weapon strikes.
Pukki looks for a takedown but Omega Weapon sprawls well.
Omega Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Omega Weapon as Pukki shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omega Weapon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Omega Weapon misses with the combination.
Pukki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick but Pukki moved away.
Pukki misses with a head kick.
Omega Weapon misses with a low kick as Pukki jumps back.
Pukki misses with a body kick.
Omega Weapon needs to keep his hands up - Pukki had a free shot at his head there.
Pukki throws out a loose jab but Omega Weapon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki tries to clinch up but Omega Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Pukki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Omega Weapon pinned against the cage. Omega Weapon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Omega Weapon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pukki. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omega Weapon blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joulu Pukki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
That's time! Pukki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pukki cracks Omega Weapon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick but Pukki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pukki scores with the left hand. Omega Weapon knows he should have avoided that one.
Pukki thumps Omega Weapon with a low kick.
Omega Weapon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Omega Weapon checks it well.
Pukki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pukki jabs Omega Weapon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pukki is looking to clinch.
Pukki throws a shot from downtown. Omega Weapon moves away and avoids it.
Omega Weapon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crunch! Pukki slams his shin into Omega Weapon's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega Weapon blocks a jab.
Pukki misses with a looping right.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon blocks a low kick nicely.
Pukki motions for Omega Weapon to come forward. Pukki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pukki tries to clinch but Omega Weapon moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pukki blocks the leg kick.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick which misses Pukki's front leg but catches the back leg as Pukki tries to avoid it.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pukki tries for a takedown but Omega Weapon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
A big left from Pukki misses.
Pukki connects with the punch.
Pukki tries to clinch but Omega Weapon is having none of it.
Omega Weapon digs a good body shot into Pukki's ribs.
Omega Weapon misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pukki 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 Omega Weapon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Omega Weapon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Omega Weapon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Omega Weapon checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omega Weapon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pukki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omega Weapon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pukki throws a low kick, looking for Omega Weapon's leg but Omega Weapon calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a head kick.
Omega Weapon misses the shot to the body.
Pukki darts in looking for a takedown but Omega Weapon gets double underhooks and turns Pukki into the cage.
Omega Weapon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pukki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pukki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pukki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon is looking to slow Pukki down with leg kicks.
Omega Weapon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pukki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega Weapon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Omega Weapon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pukki doesn't seem phased though.
Pukki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omega Weapon. That's going to slow Pukki down.
Pukki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Omega Weapon connects with a leg kick. Pukki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Pukki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Omega Weapon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Omega Weapon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pukki at a distance.
Omega Weapon wants to land a leg kick but Pukki is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pukki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Omega Weapon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Omega Weapon looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki throws a head kick but Omega Weapon moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hippaul Omega Weapon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omega Weapon 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hippaul Omega Weapon!
Hippaul Omega Weapon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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