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UNFC #19 Cortes vs Barksdale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Apostol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Apostol 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Apostol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Flash!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apostol moves into the clinch successfully.
Apostol lands an elbow just above Flash 's eye.
It looks like The Flash has been cut.
Flash can't get the takedown.
Apostol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flash blocks the elbow strike.
Flash is trying to push Apostol away but Apostol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Apostol lands an elbow that stopped Flash in his tracks for a moment.
Apostol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flash.
Apostol is pressed up against the cage. Flash has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Apostol down to the mat. Apostol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Apostol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Flash.
Apostol throws a right and a left that Flash avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apostol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apostol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Apostol tries to clinch there but Flash circles away.
Apostol wants to clinch up but Flash keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostol tries to close the distance and clinch but Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
Apostol moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Apostol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apostol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Flash lands a couple of elbows.
Flash advances position into side control!
Apostol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flash scoring with punches and elbows.
Flash wants to control but Apostol is keeping him busy.
Flash throws an elbow but Apostol slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Apostol knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flash working the head with strikes.
Apostol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flash on the ground.
The referee asks Flash politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Flash prefers to stall for the moment though.
Flash scores with punches from side control.
Apostol takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flash just content to control the position.
Apostol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Apostol tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Flash working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
An elbow from Flash crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flash wants to control but Apostol is keeping him busy.
Flash is working to tighten his grip on Apostol's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Apostol has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Flash is really squeezing tight and eventually Apostol passes out! Flash breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Flash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albert Hoffman 's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Hoffman moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Hoffman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hoffman dives in and scores a takedown into Demaestri's guard.
Demaestri wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoffman wants to pass the guard but Demaestri is keeping the position.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing.
Demaestri keeping full guard, as Hoffman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demaestri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hoffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Demaestri is retaining full guard.
Demaestri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws an overhand right that lands on Hoffman 's shoulder, as Hoffman tries to avoid the shot.
Demaestri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoffman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demaestri to escape.
Demaestri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman tries to score with some ground and pound. Demaestri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Demaestri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Demaestri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hoffman is controlling him well.
Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Demaestri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Demaestri.
Hoffman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demaestri wants to stand up but Hoffman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffman .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Hoffman drags him back down.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hoffman tries for a kimura but Demaestri is defending well.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
Demaestri dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman .
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.
Demaestri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffman .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demaestri is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Demaestri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demaestri defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Demaestri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Demaestri.
Hoffman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Hoffman looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Demaestri pushes past his half guard into mount!
Demaestri is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demaestri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
Hoffman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hoffman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hoffman moves out of range as Demaestri strikes.
Hoffman fails to land the takedown.
Hoffman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demaestri is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffman throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoffman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Demaestri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoffman has Demaestri in his guard.
Demaestri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to stand but Hoffman is controlling from the bottom.
Hoffman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoffman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Hoffman is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoffman stops Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman tries to pass to full mount but Demaestri defends it.
Hoffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Hoffman is working for a submission of some sort.
Demaestri is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoffman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman swings around for an armbar but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoffman 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoffman 's guard.
Hoffman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demaestri with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demaestri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Albert Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman working for a triangle but Demaestri defends it easily.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Demaestri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Demaestri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoffman , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hoffman !
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Hoffman thanked VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vin Deisel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baron Suzaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vin Deisel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Suzaski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deisel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzaski.
Deisel swings for the body but Suzaski moves out of range.
Suzaski wants to clinch
and Deisel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Deisel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suzaski wants to get back to his feet.
Suzaski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deisel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzaski controls Deisel momentarily but Deisel frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski has momentary wrist control but Deisel slips an elbow through the middle.
Suzaski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deisel manages to get himself to full guard.
Suzaski is looking to stand up but Deisel won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski gets to his feet. Deisel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Deisel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzaski.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suzaski 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.
Suzaski is looking to clinch but Deisel is avoiding it.
Suzaski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deisel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suzaski tries to clinch up.
Deisel looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzaski is just out of range.
Deisel scores with a punch to the head.
Suzaski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deisel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzaski is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski looks to land a combination but Deisel avoids it well.
Baron Suzaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzaski swinging wildly here.
Deisel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suzaski leaves Deisel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deisel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suzaski lands a really nice looking cross but Deisel seems unphased.
Suzaski cracks Deisel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzaski moves in looking to clinch but Deisel pushes him off.
Suzaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Deisel is just out of range.
Deisel tries to clinch up but Suzaski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deisel momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzaski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzaski feints and then cracks Deisel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deisel down.
Deisel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzaski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suzaski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Deisel.
Deisel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzaski.
Deisel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deisel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suzaski sprawls well. Suzaski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deisel gets slowly back to his feet.
Deisel darts in looking for a takedown but Suzaski gets double underhooks and turns Deisel into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Deisel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deisel scores with a shoulder strike.
Suzaski blocks a body shot from Deisel.
A body shot lands from Suzaski.
Suzaski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Suzaski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzaski scores with a leg kick.
Suzaski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suzaski lands a body shot.
Suzaski has Deisel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deisel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deisel throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Suzaski.
Suzaski blocks the elbow strike.
Deisel looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Suzaski.
Deisel blocks a body shot from Suzaski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Suzaski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzaski.
Suzaski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suzaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suzaski moves away from the strike by Deisel.
Suzaski throws a series of punches but Deisel avoids them all with ease.
Suzaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baron Suzaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deisel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzaski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deisel checks it well.
Deisel scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deisel keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzaski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suzaski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Deisel did well to prevent Suzaski getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Deisel tries to roll over but Suzaski keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzaski wants to stand up but Deisel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Suzaski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suzaski closes the distance and pushes Deisel back into the cage.
Deisel lands a shoulder strike.
Suzaski pulls guard effortlessly.
Deisel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzaski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deisel is one step ahead there.
Deisel lands a couple of digs.
Suzaski pushes Deisel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Suzaski looks for a takedown but Deisel sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deisel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suzaski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Deisel doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzaski circles away.
Suzaski thumps Deisel with a low kick.
Suzaski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Deisel misses.
Suzaski lands a nice hook to Deisel's body. Deisel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suzaski lands the left hand.
Suzaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski tries to clinch there but Deisel circles away.
Deisel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suzaski, pushing him back against the cage.
Deisel prevents the takedown attempt.
Vin Deisel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baron Suzaski.
Deisel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzaski's elbow.
Suzaski gets underhooks to prevent Deisel's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deisel.
Suzaski dodges an elbow strike from Deisel.
Suzaski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suzaski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deisel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzaski prevents the takedown attempt.
Suzaski has hold of one of Deisel's legs. Deisel is fighting the takedown attempt but Suzaski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Suzaski pushing down on Deisel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deisel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzaski on the ground.
Suzaski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Suzaski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deisel sprawls well. Deisel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suzaski gets slowly back to his feet.
Suzaski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deisel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzaski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzaski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suzaski swings wildly with an uppercut but Deisel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suzaski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzaski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deisels head.
Suzaski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Deisel uses from the top position.
Suzaski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deisel is working Suzaski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suzaski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deisel defends well.
Suzaski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deisel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suzaski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deisel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suzaski closes the distance and pushes Deisel back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suzaski managing to block the knees to the body from Deisel.
Deisel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suzaski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Suzaski managing to block the knees to the body from Deisel.
Suzaski lands with a right to the head.
Suzaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Deisel.
Suzaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deisel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suzaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suzaski takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Suzaski.
Baron Suzaski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suzaski decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski is looking to stand up but Deisel isn't so interested in that idea.
Deisel throwing strikes from guard but Suzaski blocks nicely.
Deisel won't allow Suzaski to get back to his feet.
Suzaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.
Deisel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzaski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzaski wants to stand but Deisel is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suzaski closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short right from Suzaski.
Suzaski misses with a body punch.
Deisel tries a body shot but Suzaski blocks it.
Suzaski blocks a body shot from Deisel.
Deisel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suzaski.
Suzaski presses Deisel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deisel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suzaski blocks an uppercut.
Deisel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suzaski prevents a body shot from Deisel.
Deisel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suzaski avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suzaski pushes Deisel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Deisel.
Vin Deisel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baron Suzaski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzaski avoids a wild elbow strike from Deisel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Suzaski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzaski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Suzaski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Chamberlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching lalalalalalLng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
155 lbs
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25
149 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clinton Chamberlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ching lalalalalalLng!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlin throws a leg kick which misses lalalalalalLng's front leg but catches the back leg as lalalalalalLng tries to avoid it.
Chamberlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lalalalalalLng counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
lalalalalalLng throws a big elbow that misses.
lalalalalalLng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
lalalalalalLng with a flurry of punches that miss.
lalalalalalLng 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.
lalalalalalLng has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
lalalalalalLng 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.
Chamberlin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. lalalalalalLng is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Chamberlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chamberlin lands a nice hook to lalalalalalLng's body. lalalalalalLng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lalalalalalLng closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chamberlin circles away.
lalalalalalLng will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chamberlin scores with a hook to the body. lalalalalalLng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
lalalalalalLng fails to land the takedown.
lalalalalalLng's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on lalalalalalLng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clinton Chamberlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ching lalalalalalLng.
lalalalalalLng takes one to the side of the head.
Chamberlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping lalalalalalLng under the eye.
Chamberlin connects with a body shot that sends lalalalalalLng's belly button to the back.
Chamberlin tries to clinch there but lalalalalalLng circles away.
Chamberlin feints and then cracks lalalalalalLng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow lalalalalalLng down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chamberlin.
Chamberlin scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamberlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chamberlin misses with a hook.
Chamberlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chamberlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chamberlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamberlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamberlin closes the distance and clinches.
lalalalalalLng ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. lalalalalalLng no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
lalalalalalLng has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chamberlin doesn't defend quickly enough and lalalalalalLng has managed to lock this one up! Can Chamberlin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to lalalalalalLng on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ching lalalalalalLng!
Ching lalalalalalLng 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Soloman Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Bighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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21
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soloman Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ole Bighead!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Bighead.
Bighead takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bighead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Soloman Moore has been cut.
Bighead just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bighead. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bighead.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Bighead tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Bighead throws a head punch that misses.
Bighead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore blocks a body shot from Bighead.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Bighead.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bighead is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore gets through Bighead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bighead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bighead has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Bighead controls the action.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Bighead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Bighead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bighead is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bighead has his back to the cage.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bighead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bighead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bighead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore rushes Bighead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bighead works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Bighead has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bighead backwards.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Bighead misses with a punch to the body.
Moore working aggressively here.
Bighead misses with a body punch.
Bighead looking to stall.
A short left from Bighead.
Bighead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bighead cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Bighead missing with knees to the body.
Bighead has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bighead can turn it around.
Bighead lands with a right to the head.
Bighead letting Moore take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigheads head.
Bighead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bighead.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bighead prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bighead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bighead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bighead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soloman Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bighead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bighead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bighead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bighead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Bighead pushes him off.
Bighead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore tries to clinch up
letting Bighead counter with a right hand.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Bighead goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bighead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Bighead pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Bighead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bighead counters with a nice leg kick.
Bighead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bighead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bighead looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Bighead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soloman Moore'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.
Bighead misses with an uppercut.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Bighead circles away.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Bighead pushes him off.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bighead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Bighead.
Bighead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bighead throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Bighead in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bighead works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Bighead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore tries to clinch but Bighead moves out of range.
Bighead is looking to score with low kicks.
Bighead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bighead.
Ole Bighead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore tries to clinch
and Bighead makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bighead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bighead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bighead tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bighead scores with a nice right hand.
Bighead has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Bighead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore pushes Bighead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigheads head.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bighead backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bighead controls his hands.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Bighead controls the action.
Bighead lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore tries to clinch but Bighead is having none of it.
Moore has Bighead up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Bighead.
Bighead taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore taking a breather.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bighead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Bighead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Soloman Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bighead looking to slow down the pace here.
Bighead stalls.
Bighead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Bighead's ribcage. Bighead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bighead misses with a punch to the body.
Bighead misses with a punch to the body.
Bighead misses with a knee to the head.
Moore prevents a body shot from Bighead.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bighead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore blocks a body shot from Bighead.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Bighead.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bighead stalling in the clinch.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bighead.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Bighead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bighead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Bighead pushes him off.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bighead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bighead.
Moore cracks Bighead with a nice body shot.
Bighead swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soloman Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soloman Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Bighead misses.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bighead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bighead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bighead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore clinches up with Bighead and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bighead trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bighead into the cage.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore tries to clinch but Bighead moves out of range.
Moore tries to clinch there but Bighead circles away.
Moore tries to clinch up but Bighead circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore moves to clinch but Bighead breaks away
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bighead.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bighead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore wants to clinch up but Bighead keeps it at a distance.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soloman Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bighead misses with a wild body shot.
Bighead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bighead throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Bighead scoring well with a low kick there.
Bighead looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Jab from Bighead.
Moore tries to clinch up but Bighead circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore slips a straight right by Bighead.
Moore forces Bighead back against the cage and clinches.
Bighead takes a shot to the head.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore working aggressively here.
Bighead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Bighead prevents a body shot from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore pushes Bighead against the cage. Moore is working some dirty boxing. Moore pushes off with a quick right hook! Bighead goes down! Bighead tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Moore moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soloman Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Bekoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Bekoyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
286 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 St Petersburg, Artur Bekoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bekoyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bekoyan tries for a takedown but Nicolosi circles away easily
and Nicolosi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Artur Bekoyan has been cut.
Nicolosi cracks Bekoyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nicolosi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bekoyan is breathing heavily.
Nicolosi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nicolosi scores with a spinning back kick!
Nicolosi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bekoyan - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nicolosi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Nicolosi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Nicolosi waved his t-shirt featuring VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Pops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernie Miller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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285 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Pops!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pops throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Pops has been cut.
Pops misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pops looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pops moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Pops takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pops has a takedown stuffed.
Ernie Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Pops.
Jab, jab by Pops - just one landing.
It looks like Ernie Miller has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pops.
Pops throws a shot to the body.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Pops slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller motions for Pops to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pops jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pops has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Pops.
Pops throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller scores with a kick to the body.
Pops takes one to the chin there.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ernie Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pops moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Pops checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ernie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Pops misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pops decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pops.
Miller is not content to let Pops control the position.
Pops looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pops thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Pops tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pops has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pops throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pops trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
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. Pops connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Pops sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Team Butcher Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
It looks like Pops might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pops with the ground and pound but Miller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pops throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pops working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pops rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pops avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pops was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Pops off balance momentarily.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller tries to bum rush Pops with a series of wild strikes but Pops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pops uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
A combination from Pops does no damage.
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 Ernie Miller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller is looking to wear down Pops with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Pops misses the shot to the body.
Pops lands a jab to the nose.
Pops fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pops lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Pops gets a takedown into half guard.
Pops is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Miller as he works his way to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Pops from controlling successfully.
Pops working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pops wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pops.
Pops pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pops works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pops working for a guillotine from mount but Miller is in no mood to give up.
Pops thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pops is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Miller can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pops can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pops.
Pops looking to secure an arm triangle but Miller defends it well.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pops tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't escape the position.
Pops avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Jason Pops has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pops with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ernie Miller's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ernie Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Pops!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buan Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buan Chaka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamura has Chaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
Kawamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaka fails to pull guard.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
It looks like Buan Chaka has been cut.
Chaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Kawamura working Chaka over with knees to the body.
Chaka is breathing heavily.
Kawamura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Chaka won't want to take too many of those.
Kawamura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawamura working Chaka over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura lands an elbow that stopped Chaka in his tracks for a moment.
Buan Chaka 's cut is getting worse.
Kawamura lands an elbow inside.
Chaka is rocked!
Kawamura crunches a lovely knee into Chaka 's ribcage.
Oh Chaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawamura has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Chaka - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kawamura, and another! Chaka is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Toyoki Kawamura!
Toyoki Kawamura really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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239 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord throws a sloppy head kick and Li-Taylor moves out of range easily.
Li-Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nord.
Nord drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li-Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Li-Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Nord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li-Taylor pulls Nord in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nord controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Nord might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Li-Taylor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Li-Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Nord.
Nord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vidar Nord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li-Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Li-Taylor feints and then cracks Nord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nord down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor misses with a body kick.
Li-Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nord throws a jab when Li-Taylor was well out of range.
Nord loads up on a big right hand but Li-Taylor slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Nord misses the target.
We've been informed that Nord 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.
Li-Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li-Taylor throws out a leg kick but Nord moves out of range and Li-Taylor only half commits.
Li-Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Li-Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nord wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nord decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li-Taylor's guard.
Nord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li-Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nord throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord tries to free his leg and advance position but Li-Taylor is retaining full guard.
Li-Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li-Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nord throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nord looks to throw the jab but Li-Taylor is out of range.
Nord swinging wildly here.
Nord throws a body shot but no joy.
Li-Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nord lunges at Li-Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li-Taylor's hand.
Roy Li-Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li-Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Nord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a leg kick which misses Li-Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Li-Taylor tries to avoid it.
Nord thows a leg kick but Li-Taylor checks it
and Li-Taylor counters by clinching up.
Nord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nord as Li-Taylor tries to tie him up.
Li-Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nord fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nord lands a shoulder strike.
Nord changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li-Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good exchange - Nord coming out on top.
Li-Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Nord dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Nord as he connects with a hook.
Vidar Nord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li-Taylor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nord will feel that in the morning.
Li-Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nord throws a body punch but Li-Taylor moves out of range.
Li-Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Nord with a hook.
Nord pivots, looking for a leg kick but Li-Taylor is out of range and Nord settles back down.
Li-Taylor throws a leg kick but Nord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li-Taylor. Li-Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li-Taylor avoids the head kick by Nord.
Li-Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nord takes a step back to recover.
Nord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nord cracks the inside of Li-Taylor's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord avoids the body shot from Li-Taylor.
Nord swats away the attempt to clinch by Li-Taylor.
A big right from Nord misses.
Nord jabs at Li-Taylor's body.
Nord misses with a body kick.
Li-Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Li-Taylor is looking to clinch.
That kick from Li-Taylor tenderised Nord's leg. Nord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li-Taylor throws a low kick but Nord moves out of range easily.
Li-Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nord manages to avoid it.
Li-Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Nord off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Nord.
Li-Taylor thows a body kick. Nord tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a body punch but Li-Taylor moves out of range.
Nord connects with an inside leg kick.
Nord takes a swing at Li-Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Li-Taylor cracks the inside of Nord's front leg.
Li-Taylor thows a leg kick but Nord checks it
and Nord counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Li-Taylor is staying active underneath Nord, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nord works his way into side control.
Nord fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nord working the strikes but Li-Taylor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nord lands with a punch from half guard.
Nord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li-Taylor is doing well to control the position and prevent Nord from advancing to side control.
Nord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li-Taylor's head.
Nord is looking to stall here but Li-Taylor recovers full guard.
Nord wants to control from the top but Li-Taylor keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li-Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nord throws the left hand but Li-Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Li-Taylor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li-Taylor.
Nord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li-Taylor in his tracks.
Li-Taylor with a jab.
Nord throws a looping overhand right but Li-Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Li-Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Nord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nord with a nice cross.
Nord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li-Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nord manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li-Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nord throws a head kick that misses
and Li-Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li-Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nord lands a hook that snaps the head of Li-Taylor backwards.
Nord working aggressively here.
Nord has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li-Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nord lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nord.
Nord lands a left hand.
Nord avoids the elbow strike from Li-Taylor, against the cage.
Li-Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Nord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord tries a body shot but Li-Taylor blocks it.
Nord gets through Li-Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Li-Taylor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nord wants to stall.
Li-Taylor blocks a body shot from Nord.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Li-Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nord's brow.
Nord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li-Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nord misses with a punch on the inside.
Nord misses with a body punch.
Nord lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li-Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nord is defending well for now.
Li-Taylor prevents a body shot from Nord.
Nord is working Li-Taylor over against the cage.
Li-Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Li-Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vidar Nord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nord has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li-Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nord scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nord.
Nord presses Li-Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nord breaks the clinch.
Nord feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li-Taylor's calf.
Nord looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roy Li-Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vidar Nord.
Nord's corner calls for a 1-2. Nord obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li-Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li-Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Nord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nord fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Nord throws an overhand right that lands on Li-Taylor's shoulder, as Li-Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Li-Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nord takes a step back to recover.
Nord moves out of range of the body kick.
Nord misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nord.
Li-Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Nord circles away.
Li-Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Nord.
A lazy body kick from Li-Taylor
and Nord counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li-Taylor won't be happy with that.
Nord creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Li-Taylor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord looks up at the clock and then as Li-Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nord smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li-Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Nord keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nord lands a nice forearm strike.
Nord creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Li-Taylor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nord taking a break here but Li-Taylor is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nord is nestled in close to Li-Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li-Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nord.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vidar Nord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nord has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidar Nord!
Vidar Nord really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Cortes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Cortes misses with a hook to the body
and Barksdale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cortes!
Barksdale working the head and body with strikes.
Barksdale trying to control the position but Cortes is working away.
Cortes parries the strikes from Barksdale easily there. Barksdale is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cortes to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throws an elbow but Cortes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cortes wants to get back to his feet but Barksdale drags him back down.
Barksdale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cortes is avoiding damage well.
Cortes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barksdale.
Barksdale postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barksdale working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cortes is pushing Barksdale's head away, looking to escape. Barksdale manages to hold on to the position though.
Barksdale is putting a hurting on Cortes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Barksdale.
Barksdale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cortes to see if he's OK.
Barksdale cracks Cortes with a big right hand but Cortes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barksdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortes keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to score with some ground and pound. Cortes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barksdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barksdale cracks a nice hook into Cortes's ribs.
Barksdale tries to clinch up.
Cortes tests Barksdale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortes takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale shoots in and bounces Cortes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barksdale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to control but Cortes is working from the bottom.
Barksdale passes into half guard.
Barksdale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortes defending well though.
Barksdale works his way into side control.
Barksdale cracks Cortes with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barksdale connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cortes some visible discomfort.
Cortes regains half guard, as Barksdale was trying to land strikes.
Barksdale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barksdale prevents Cortes from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barksdale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortes tries to kick Barksdale off but Barksdale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cortes lands a nice shot that snaps Barksdale's head back.
Cortes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barksdale backs up against the cage.
Cortes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barksdale under the eye.
Barksdale misses with a jab to the body
and Cortes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Cortes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortes prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
Cortes gets through Barksdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale wants to take the fight to the mat but Cortes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
Cortes struggles to land a body shot inside as Barksdale controls his hands.
Barksdale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barksdale blocks a body shot from Cortes.
Cortes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Cortes misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortes.
Barksdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Cortes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Cortes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barksdale's elbow.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Cortes.
Cortes tries to work over Barksdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barksdale is rocked!
Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.
Cortes lands with a right to the head.
Barksdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortes finish him?
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barksdale to his knees! Cortes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferdinand Cortes!
Ferdinand Cortes retains his featherweight title!
Ferdinand Cortes gave a mention to VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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