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UNFC - 09 Chaka vs Mahoney PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonio T Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedrzej Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonio T Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jedrzej Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski connects with a good right hand that stumbles T Jr. T Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Tonio T Jr has been cut.
Kowalski throws a hook to the side of T Jr's head but T Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalski avoids the body shot from T Jr.
Nice defenses there by T Jr.
T Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but T Jr slips the punch.
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on T Jr's shoulder, as T Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a hook.
Kowalski misses with a straight left.
Kowalski throws a hook but T Jr avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws the left hand but T Jr avoids the punch easily.
T Jr slips under a jab.
Kowalski scores with a sloppy right hand. T Jr should have avoided that one.
T Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kowalski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kowalski misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Jr throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
T Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonio T Jr's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski missing with a left hand there. T Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
T Jr blocks a jab.
T Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
T Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
T Jr misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalski misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws a hook to the side of T Jr's head but T Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
T Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
T Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Kowalski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws the left hand but T Jr avoids the punch easily.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
T Jr loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looks to land a right hand but T Jr moved out of range.
T Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kowalski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
T Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kowalski is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from T Jr crashes against the mat.
Kowalski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by T Jr.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of T Jr.
T Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
T Jr slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
T Jr in side control, throwing shots but Kowalski defends.
T Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jedrzej Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonio T Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
T Jr slips a jab from Kowalski.
T Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but T Jr slips the punch.
Kowalski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jedrzej Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but T Jr slips the punch.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
T Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract T Jr.
T Jr blocks a jab.
T Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by T Jr.
Kowalski throws a lazy right hand but T Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski missing with a left hand there. T Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalski avoids the body shot from T Jr.
Kowalski misses the jab.
Kowalski connects with the punch.
T Jr throws a hook to the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Jr drives through with a takedown into Kowalski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
T Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
T Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by T Jr.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of T Jr.
T Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kowalski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
T Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kowalski dodges the ground and pound from T Jr.
T Jr prevents Kowalski from escaping the position.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
T Jr is looking to take a break and control but Kowalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of T Jr.
Kowalski is being controlled here.
T Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kowalski defending against the ground and pound.
T Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kowalski's shoulder. That is not cool.
T Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski avoids it well.
Kowalski defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from T Jr crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
T Jr throws an elbow but Kowalski slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kowalski defending against the ground and pound.
T Jr working the ground and pound but Kowalski is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T Jr wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling his arm.
T Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kowalski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
T Jr is looking to take a break and control but Kowalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
T Jr staying calm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio T Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tonio T Jr'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. This is the final round!
T Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
T Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws out a loose jab but T Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski connects with a crisp jab.
T Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski.
T Jr throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws the left hand but T Jr avoids the punch easily.
T Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Jedrzej Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski throws a hook but T Jr avoids it easily.
T Jr misses with a body shot.
T Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalski moves away.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but T Jr is out of range.
T Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
T Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski throws a shot from downtown. T Jr moves away and avoids it.
Kowalski throws a hook to the side of T Jr's head but T Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. T Jr saw that one coming.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract T Jr.
T Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a jab when T Jr was well out of range.
Jedrzej Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a jab. T Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kowalski throws a hook but T Jr blocks it.
Kowalski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but T Jr moved out of range nicely.
T Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalski.
T Jr is looking to wear down Kowalski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on T Jr's shoulder, as T Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalski throws a lazy right hand but T Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but T Jr ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - T Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
T Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
T Jr trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
T Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
T Jr wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
T Jr passes into half guard.
T Jr works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jedrzej Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jedrzej Kowalski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davian Hawklight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Bighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawklight comes to the cage accompanied by War Pimp Renaissance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davian Hawklight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ole Bighead!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bighead lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawklight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bighead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawklight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bighead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawklight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, jab by Bighead - just one landing.
We've been informed that Bighead has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hawklight lands with a cross.
Hawklight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawklight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bighead blocks a jab.
Hawklight slips a jab from Bighead.
Hawklight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bighead shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawklight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bighead's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hawklight misses with an uppercut. Bighead saw that one coming.
Bighead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawklight to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawklight moves into range and clinches up with Bighead.
Hawklight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bighead is keeping busy.
Bighead misses with an elbow strike.
Bighead is trying to break the clinch but Hawklight is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bighead lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawklight backwards.
Hawklight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawklight looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawklight stalls.
Bighead lands a left hand.
Hawklight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawklight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawklight lands with a right to the head.
Bighead stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawklight misses with the head strike.
Bighead breaks the clinch.
Bighead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bighead misses with a looping left.
Bighead misses with a right hand
and Hawklight moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bighead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bighead struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawklight controls his hands.
Bighead works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bighead breaks the clinch.
Bighead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawklight moves away.
Hawklight throws a body kick that misses.
Hawklight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawklight tries to clinch there but Bighead circles away.
Hawklight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawklight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bighead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bighead jabs Hawklight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawklight lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawklight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bighead checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight scores with a head kick.
Bighead fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawklight on the side of the head.
Bighead shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawklight sprawls well. He's pushed Bighead's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davian Hawklight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Bighead.
A slow jab from Bighead misses its intended target.
Bighead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawklight.
Hawklight tries to clinch there but Bighead circles away.
Hawklight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawklight connects with a nice looking jab.
Bighead throws a body kick that misses.
Bighead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawklight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bighead checks a low kick from Hawklight.
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!
Bighead works over Hawklight's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawklight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bighead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawklight misses with a head kick.
Bighead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawklight throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bighead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hawklight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawklight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bighead is rocked!
Hawklight fakes the body blow, causing Bighead to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bighead goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davian Hawklight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicko Falicei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicko Falicei!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel moves in looking to clinch but Falicei pushes him off.
Falicei throws a looping overhand right but Jabneel ducks down to avoid it.
Falicei throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabneel counters with a single leg into guard. Falicei didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabneel throwing strikes from guard but Falicei blocks nicely.
Jabneel throws a big elbow that misses.
Jabneel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jabneel works over Falicei with some ground and pound from guard.
Jabneel lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jabneel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Falicei can't keep his opponent in guard - Jabneel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Jabneel there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falicei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jabneel working over Falicei with some ground and pound. Falicei looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jabneel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jabneel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Falicei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jabneel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jabneel connects with a nice short shot to Falicei's temple.
Jabneel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jabneel throwing shots but Falicei is blocking nicely.
Jabneel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falicei defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel prevents Falicei from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabneel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falicei defending well though.
Jabneel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falicei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jabneel.
Jabneel working the head and body with strikes.
Jabneel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Falicei!
Jabneel dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Nicko Falicei has been cut.
Jabneel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Falicei in real trouble here! The ref calls for Falicei to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jucal Jabneel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chao Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ming did well to prevent Velasquez getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Velasquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Velasquez is trying to control. Ming wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ming defending well though.
Velasquez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ming tries to reverse the position but Velasquez maintains control.
Ming knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Velasquez on the ground.
Velasquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ming because Velasquez loaded up on that one.
Velasquez prevents Ming from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Velasquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Velasquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez unloads with some shots from mount but Ming bucks and avoids them well.
Velasquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Velasquez throws some wild stikes that Ming manages to avoid easily.
Ming in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velasquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez cracks Ming with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Velasquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Velasquez lands a big shot there that rocks Ming but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Velasquez unloading with bombs!
Ming is rocked!
Ming is breathing heavily.
Velasquez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ming bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Velasquez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cable Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cable Carson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn jabs Carson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carson 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.
Vovchanchyn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carson in his tracks.
Vovchanchyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vovchanchyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carson eats them both and turns towards Vovchanchyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carson closes the distance and clinches up with Vovchanchyn, looking for a takedown. Carson pushes Vovchanchyn against the cage but Vovchanchyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carson throws a big shot that misses.
Vovchanchyn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carson ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carson walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Carson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carson clinches up against the cage.
Carson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vovchanchyn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cable Carson.
Carson ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carson 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.
Carson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vovchanchyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vovchanchyn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Carson is controlling the position.
Vovchanchyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carson.
Carson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Carson is just out of range.
Cable Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Carson. Carson gets slowly back to his feet.
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carson misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
Jose Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson keeps the fight on the outside.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carson goes for a double leg but Vovchanchyn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vovchanchyn continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vovchanchyn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carson lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vovchanchyn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vovchanchyn pushes Carson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carson cracks Vovchanchyn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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 Jose Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carson shoots in for a takedown but Vovchanchyn shows good takedown defense.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carson misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Carson shoots in but no luck this time.
Vovchanchyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Vovchanchyn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vovchanchyn misses with a double jab.
Jose Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Vovchanchyn scores with a three punch combo!
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Vovchanchyn.
Carson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Carson moves out of range of the strikes.
Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carson circles away quickly and effectively.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn clobbers Carson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vovchanchyn is fending him off so far but Carson persists. Nope, Vovchanchyn circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cable Carson.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Carson moved out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands an overhand right.
Vovchanchyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn cracks Carson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jose Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carson has Vovchanchyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson jumps guard but Vovchanchyn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vovchanchyn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson pulls guard.
Vovchanchyn preventing the sweep.
Vovchanchyn gets to his feet. Carson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vovchanchyn as he avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
Carson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn leaves Carson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Carson misses.
Carson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carson looks for a takedown but Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
Carson misses with a straight left.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vovchanchyn as he jumps to the side.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson gets the takedown into side control.
Vovchanchyn is looking to reverse the position.
Vovchanchyn defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carson moves into full mount!
Vovchanchyn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vovchanchyn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Vovchanchyn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vovchanchyn, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Vovchanchyn gets tackled into the cage by Carson. Carson maintains the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Carson.
Carson pulls guard successfully.
Carson is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovchanchyn looking to sit in guard and control but Carson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vovchanchyn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson advances to half guard.
Carson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vovchanchyn tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
Vovchanchyn is in trouble now - Carson has advanced to mount!
Carson with the ground and pound from mount.
Cable Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson unloading with bombs!
Carson raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Jose Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carson lands with some strikes.
Carson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vovchanchyn hang on?
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
A big strike lands for Carson! That's really hurt Vovchanchyn and he's turned his back - Carson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cable Carson!
After winning the bout, Cable Carson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Nicolosi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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262 lbs
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265 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borg Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall moves into the clinch successfully.
Randall throws a head punch that misses.
Randall struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Randall blocks the elbow strike.
Randall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicolosi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolosi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randall tries to clinch but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Randall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolosi misses with a body kick.
Randall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicolosi. Nicolosi obviously looking to wear him down.
Randall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nicolosi as he jumps to the side.
Randall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Borg Randall has been cut.
Borg Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicolosi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randall wants to clinch up but Nicolosi keeps it at a distance.
Randall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicolosi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randall's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicolosi.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi.
Frank Nicolosi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicolosi scores with a jab to the body.
Randall is breathing heavily.
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!
Nicolosi connects with a body shot.
Nicolosi thuds his shin into the meat of Randall's side.
Randall avoids the head kick by Nicolosi.
Randall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Randall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolosi scores with a push kick.
Nicolosi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randall.
Nicolosi scores with the left hand. Randall knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicolosi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Randall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Randall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nicolosi lands a big head kick that sends Randall tumbling to the mat! Nicolosi takes a step backwards and waves Randall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Randall is rocked!
Nicolosi goes for a small jab and connects. Now Nicolosi goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Randall stumbles back but Nicolosi runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Randall to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Randall will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Malfunction by Cro-Mags. John Joseph struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
159 lbs
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169 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joseph tries to bum rush Atlantis with a series of wild strikes but Atlantis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Atlantis avoids them all with ease.
Atlantis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Atlantis shoots in but Joseph avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph looks to land a combination but Atlantis avoids it well.
Atlantis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph moves into range and clinches up with Atlantis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atlantis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atlantis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joseph looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atlantis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph tries to improve position but can't.
Atlantis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Joseph is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Atlantis yanks on the arm and Joseph is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Atlantis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Delphino Atlantis!
In defeat, John Joseph stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heishiro Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Alexander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heishiro Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mitsurugi as he avoids it easily.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitsurugi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitsurugi sprawls well. Mitsurugi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitsurugi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexander somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitsurugi moves into range and clinches up with Alexander.
Alexander wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitsurugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alexander changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitsurugi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pete Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander dives in and grabs Mitsurugi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitsurugi pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.
Alexander fails to land the takedown.
Mitsurugi forces Alexander back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
Mitsurugi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Mitsurugi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alexander.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitsurugi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Alexander has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mitsurugi after a bit of a struggle.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Alexander has Mitsurugi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mitsurugi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mitsurugi 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.
Mitsurugi lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Mitsurugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitsurugi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitsurugi lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Mitsurugi prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitsurugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsurugi lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.
Mitsurugi slows down the pace here.
Alexander is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi lands a knee to the head.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Alexander looking for a takedown.
Mitsurugi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitsurugi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alexander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike from Mitsurugi.
Alexander has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitsurugi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitsurugi lands a knee to the body.
Mitsurugi is struggling to control the position.
Alexander takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Mitsurugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander tightens his grip and picks Mitsurugi up, before dumping him to the ground. Mitsurugi manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander prevents Mitsurugi from getting back to his feet.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Mitsurugi blocks nicely.
Alexander drops back looking for a leg! Mitsurugi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mitsurugi manages to kick Alexander off! Alexander jumps back into Mitsurugi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mitsurugi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitsurugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitsurugi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heishiro Mitsurugi dominated that round.
That's time! Alexander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitsurugi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexander blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitsurugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Alexander wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mitsurugi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Heishiro Mitsurugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander is trying to drag Mitsurugi to the mat but Mitsurugi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitsurugi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitsurugi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexander in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitsurugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mitsurugi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alexander drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitsurugi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexander darts in looking for a takedown but Mitsurugi gets double underhooks and turns Alexander into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mitsurugi after a bit of a struggle.
Mitsurugi lands an elbow inside.
Mitsurugi lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Mitsurugi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitsurugi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mitsurugi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsurugi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Mitsurugi scores with a knee to the head.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mitsurugi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Alexander dodges an elbow strike from Mitsurugi.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitsurugi.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitsurugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alexander wants to take the fight to the mat but Mitsurugi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike from Mitsurugi.
Alexander wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Mitsurugi is struggling to control the position.
Alexander avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitsurugi has Alexander pushed against the cage.
Mitsurugi with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heishiro Mitsurugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mitsurugi drives through and clinches with Alexander against the cage.
Alexander avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Mitsurugi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alexander goes for a takedown attempt but Mitsurugi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexander takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitsurugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitsurugi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitsurugi is looking to clinch.
Alexander 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.
Alexander throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Mitsurugi keeps moving.
Alexander stops Mitsurugi from standing up.
Alexander advances to half guard.
Alexander maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mitsurugi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Alexander has cracked it and Mitsurugi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Alexander!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Alexander!
Pete Alexander retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buan Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Mahoney was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buan Chaka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mahoney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mahoney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mahoney works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chaka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaka is aware though and is defending well.
Chaka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mahoney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mahoney looking to control but Chaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaka working to try and regain half guard.
Mahoney looking for a guillotine from mount but Chaka is having none of it.
Chaka is looking to improve his position but Mahoney isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looking to control but Chaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mahoney looking for a guillotine from mount but Chaka is having none of it.
Chaka tries to buck Mahoney off but he can't manage it.
Chaka 's coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Chaka is looking to improve his position but Mahoney isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahoney is trying to take his opponent's back.
Chaka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chaka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mahoney is looking to work his way around to Chaka 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Chaka tries to buck Mahoney off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Chaka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
I've been told that Mahoney has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Mahoney moves nicely into side control.
Mahoney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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!
Mahoney advances to mount.
Chaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Chaka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mahoney moves to the back.
Chaka preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mahoney.
Mahoney keeps control of the position as Chaka tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chaka is in bad spot here.
Chaka is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chaka staying busy and making it hard for Mahoney to control.
Chaka tries to roll but Mahoney sticks to his back.
Chaka staying busy and making it hard for Mahoney to control.
Mahoney keeps control of the position as Chaka tries to break free.
Mahoney is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chaka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahoney has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Chaka is defending well but eventually Mahoney manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Chaka has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Mahoney!
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