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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Chamberlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Crakehall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamberlin comes to the cage accompanied by Right round- Flo-Rida. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clinton Chamberlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grayson Crakehall!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlin throws a looping overhand right but Crakehall ducks down to avoid it.
Crakehall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chamberlin wants to get back to his feet.
Crakehall trying to pass the guard but Chamberlin defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crakehall is still trying to improve position.
Chamberlin pushes Crakehall off looking to stand but Crakehall dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crakehall trying to pass the guard but Chamberlin defending well.
Well, if Crakehall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crakehall stops Chamberlin from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chamberlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chamberlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chamberlin misses with a wild combination.
Crakehall misses with a looping right.
Crakehall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chamberlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chamberlin scores with a punch to the head.
Chamberlin throws a head kick but Crakehall moves out of range.
Chamberlin misses with a wild combination.
Chamberlin throws a series of punches but Crakehall moves out of range.
A jab from Crakehall misses.
Chamberlin throws a combination that misses
and Crakehall counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crakehall.
Chamberlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Crakehall controls his hands.
Crakehall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crakehall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crakehall working aggressively here.
Crakehall tries a body shot but Chamberlin blocks it.
Crakehall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamberlin's elbow.
Crakehall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chamberlin working hard to break the clinch.
Chamberlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crakehall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chamberlin trying to stall but Crakehall improves his position.
Crakehall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crakehall stalling in the clinch.
Crakehall scores with a shoulder strike.
Chamberlin tries to throw a body punch but Crakehall avoids it by throwing Chamberlin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crakehall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crakehall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crakehall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberlins head.
Chamberlin is rocked!
Crakehall lands a nice shot to the body.
Crakehall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crakehall throws a head punch that misses.
Crakehall can't find room to land a body shot as Chamberlin controls the action.
Crakehall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Chamberlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamberlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamberlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crakehall throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamberlin.
Chamberlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamberlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamberlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamberlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crakehall.
Chamberlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crakehall misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crakehall fails to land.
Nice body punch from Crakehall - that landed with a thud.
Crakehall swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamberlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crakehall misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crakehall fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamberlin.
Crakehall misses with the head strike.
Chamberlin working hard to break the clinch.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crakehall working aggressively here.
Chamberlin blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Crakehall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crakehall has managed to clinch.
Chamberlin seems to have got his legs back now.
Crakehall struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamberlin controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamberlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crakehall's brow.
Crakehall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chamberlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crakehall struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamberlin controls his hands.
Crakehall tries a body shot but Chamberlin blocks it.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crakehall lands a right hand.
Crakehall misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crakehall throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamberlin.
Grayson Crakehall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chamberlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Crakehall won't allow it.
Crakehall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chamberlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crakehall blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crakehall swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamberlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crakehall.
Crakehall tries to throw a body punch but Chamberlin avoids it by throwing Crakehall back against the cage.
Chamberlin misses with some punches.
Crakehall lands a left hand.
Crakehall has Chamberlin pressed against the cage, preventing Chamberlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chamberlin has a couple of punches blocked by Crakehall.
Crakehall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chamberlin tries to work over Crakehall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crakehall has Chamberlin pushed against the cage.
Crakehall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crakehall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamberlin.
A head punch on the inside from Crakehall fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Crakehall.
Chamberlin tries to throw a body punch but Crakehall avoids it by throwing Chamberlin back against the cage.
Crakehall gets through Chamberlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamberlin.
A short right from Chamberlin.
Crakehall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crakehall dodges an elbow strike from Chamberlin.
Crakehall misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamberlin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crakehall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamberlin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Crakehall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlin blocks a body shot from Crakehall.
Chamberlin letting Crakehall take a breather here.
Crakehall misses with a punch on the inside.
Crakehall has a couple of punches blocked by Chamberlin.
Crakehall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamberlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamberlin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crakehall swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamberlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crakehall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Crakehall.
Crakehall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crakehall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chamberlin.
Chamberlin trying to control the position but instead, Crakehall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chamberlin into the cage.
Chamberlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crakehall is leaning against Chamberlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chamberlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crakehall pushes Chamberlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crakehall creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chamberlin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chamberlin drops to his knees and Crakehall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grayson Crakehall!
Grayson Crakehall very nearly forgot to thank Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Clinton Chamberlin spoke after the fight, saying 'What's a fish say when it hits a wall? Damn!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeet Bhatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhatt comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable. Hansen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Valravn - Marsk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeet Bhatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhatt lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hansen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Daniel Hansen has been cut.
Bhatt wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bhatt.
Bhatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen moves out of range of the body kick.
Bhatt misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bhatt.
Bhatt misses with a head kick.
Bhatt tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Bhatt tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
Nice body kick there by Bhatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhatt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hansen takes a step back to recover.
Bhatt tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Bhatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeet Bhatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bhatt. Bhatt obviously looking to wear him down.
Bhatt scoring well with a low kick there.
Bhatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bhatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bhatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhatt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hansen.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.
Bhatt connects with a high kick.
Hansen gets tackled into the cage by Bhatt. Bhatt maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Bhatt.
Bhatt breaks from the clinch.
Bhatt throws a head kick that Hansen semi-blocks.
Bhatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bhatt thumps Hansen with a low kick.
Bhatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bhatt throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Bhatt.
Bhatt swinging wildly here.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Bhatt is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Bhatt.
Bhatt throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bhatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen slips a jab and a cross from Bhatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Bhatt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bhatt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hansen's efforts to push away.
Bhatt can't find room to land a body shot as Hansen controls the action.
Hansen prevents a body shot from Bhatt.
Bhatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhatt scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeet Bhatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hansen'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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hansen.
Bhatt lands a nice looking body kick.
Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bhatt.
Bhatt lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
Bhatt's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hansen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bhatt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bhatt as Hansen shoots in.
Hansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhatt throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bhatt feints and then cracks Hansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansen down.
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bhatt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Bhatt instigates a clinch.
Bhatt tries to throw a body punch but Hansen avoids it by throwing Bhatt back against the cage.
Bhatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bhatt lands a head kick. Hansen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bhatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhatt throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhatt tries to land a front kick but Hansen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Bhatt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bhatt looks for the body kick but Hansen saw that one coming.
Jeet Bhatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bhatt tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bhatt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeet Bhatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hansen.
Hansen misses with a leg kick
and Bhatt counters with a good low kick that Hansen was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Bhatt.
Bhatt throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Jeet Bhatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhatt lands a jab to the head.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bhatt as he jumps to the side.
Hansen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bhatt checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Bhatt misses
and Hansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bhatt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hansen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bhatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhatt tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bhatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bhatt works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
Hansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bhatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Bhatt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hansen's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhatt manages to break the clinch.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Bhatt.
Bhatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bhatt throws a sloppy head kick
and Hansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bhatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bhatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Bhatt misses
and Hansen counters by clinching up.
Bhatt breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeet Bhatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hansen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bhatt sprawls well. Bhatt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bhatt drives through and clinches with Hansen against the cage.
Bhatt lands a knee to the head.
Bhatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bhatt.
Bhatt connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhatt breaks the clinch.
Bhatt checks a leg kick.
Bhatt misses with a head kick.
Hansen throws a chopping leg kick but Bhatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bhatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bhatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhatt is looking to land body kicks.
Bhatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bhatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bhatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hansen's head.
That has opened up Daniel Hansen's cut even more.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Bhatt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bhatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhatt tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhatt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Bhatt.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Bhatt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bhatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhatt throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
Bhatt misses the shot to the body.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bhatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bhatt.
Hansen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bhatt.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Bhatt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Bhatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Bhatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen fails with the takedown.
Jeet Bhatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hansen.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Bhatt.
Bhatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bhatt lands a head kick. Hansen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bhatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bhatt tries to land a front kick but Hansen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bhatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bhatt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
A head kick misses from Bhatt.
Hansen avoids a kick to the body.
Hansen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick by Bhatt misses
and Hansen moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bhatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeet Bhatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhatt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeet Bhatt!
An out of breath Jeet Bhatt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash shoots in and drives through. Smiles sprawls well.
Smiles tries to clinch
so Flash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smiles wants to stand up but Flash is controlling him.
Flash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Flash isn't so interested in that idea.
Flash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flash wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flash pushing down on Smiles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smiles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash trying to control the action but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Flash prevents Smiles from standing back up.
Flash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smiles sees it coming and defends easily.
Flash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flash lands with a punch from half guard.
Flash is trying to control the action in half guard but Smiles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smiles is trying to stand.
Smiles manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Flash keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
It looks like The Flash has been cut.
Flash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles leaning against his opponent.
Flash goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smiles prevents it.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flash is breathing heavily.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Flash's ribcage.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
The Flash's cut is getting worse.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flash is rocked!
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Flash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Smiles.
Flash takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Flash's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Flash keeps it at a distance.
Flash seems to have got his legs back now.
Smiles stuns Flash with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Flash is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smiles can't fight it off and eventually Flash manages to take the fight to the floor. Smiles looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smiles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smiles is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Flash presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles working Flash over with knees to the body.
Smiles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Smiles.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles stops a takedown attempt from Flash.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles lands with a left to the head.
Smiles drops Flash with a big knee straight up the middle! Flash is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Big J Smiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flash's face.
Smiles has Flash pressed against the cage, preventing Flash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smiles after a bit of a struggle.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Flash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smiles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Flash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flash's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles can't find room to land a body shot as Flash controls the action.
Smiles presses Flash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
The Flash's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smiles scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Flash has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smiles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Flash won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles gets through Flash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles working Flash over with knees to the body.
Smiles has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Flash - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smiles, and another! Flash is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Conger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Conger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt - Conger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conger.
Conger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conger stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoffman . Hoffman gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
No luck for Hoffman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conger throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Conger throws a head kick that misses
and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but Conger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoffman to get the leverage.
Conger wants to control but Hoffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hoffman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hoffman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Conger holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hoffman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hoffman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Conger is on top in guard.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Conger pushes his legs off easily.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Conger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Conger defends easily.
Conger passes into half guard.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger trying to mount his opponent but Hoffman defends it.
Hoffman throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Conger manages to pass to side control.
Conger cracks Hoffman with a big right hand but Hoffman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hoffman manages to get back to half guard.
Hoffman trying to hold on to Conger's head to control him but Conger postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoffman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Conger wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conger manages to get himself to full guard.
Conger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hoffman 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Hoffman is pushing down on Conger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conger is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoffman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoffman passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conger looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman moves in looking to clinch but Conger pushes him off.
Hoffman clinches.
Hoffman keeps control of Conger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffman wants a takedown but no success here.
Conger trying to control the position but instead, Hoffman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conger into the cage.
Hoffman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conger just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conger stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman .
Hoffman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conger is defending well.
Conger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman tries to pull guard but Conger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conger prevents it.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Conger blocks with his arms.
Hoffman tries to pull guard but Conger won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conger just leaning against Hoffman , taking a breather.
Hoffman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Josh Conger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conger throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman needs to keep his hands up - Conger had a free shot at his head there.
Conger throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Conger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Conger is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Conger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hoffman seems to be looking for submissions.
Conger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger gets back to full guard.
Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Albert Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoffman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Conger's guard.
Conger tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.
Hoffman is working for a kimura but Conger is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conger defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conger wants to control but Hoffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Conger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoffman . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conger is doing well to control the position and prevent Hoffman from advancing to side control.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conger tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Albert Hoffman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoffman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoffman moves out of range of the body kick from Conger.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conger.
Josh Conger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conger misses with a combination
and Hoffman counters with a single leg into guard. Conger didn't expect that.
Conger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Conger dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Conger pushes his legs off easily.
Conger wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman has his foot on Conger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conger works his way back into a safe position though.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Conger pushes his legs off easily.
Conger wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Conger pushes his legs off easily.
Conger tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoffman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conger.
Conger wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Conger defends it easily.
Hoffman working a defensive guard here.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Conger from controlling successfully.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoffman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conger chips away with some ground and pound.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoffman trying to strike off his back.
Conger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conger has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman 's legs - danger averted.
Conger trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoffman somewhat.
Hoffman avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Conger wants to land a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Conger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoffman counters with a nice leg kick.
Josh Conger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conger misses the shot to the body.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR 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 Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (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 Avon Barksdale was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson feints and as Barksdale raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barksdale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson throws a strike but Barksdale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barksdale.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is controlling Barksdale's posture.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson is pulling down on Barksdale's head. It's preventing any offense from Barksdale, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barksdale throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Barksdale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barksdale closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Barksdale pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dave Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A big left from Barksdale misses.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Barksdale swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barksdale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barksdale slips under a jab from Johnson.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Barksdale ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Barksdale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barksdale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Barksdale was well out of range.
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Barksdale wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Barksdale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barksdale won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Barksdale trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barksdale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barksdale trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Avon Barksdale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barksdale is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson has control of Barksdale's left arm, preventing Barksdale from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Johnson has Barksdale pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Barksdale landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barksdale holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Barksdale tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Barksdale is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barksdale moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Barksdale blocks nicely.
Barksdale has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barksdale is on top in guard.
Barksdale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barksdale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barksdale is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barksdale avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barksdale keeps working.
Barksdale moves into full guard.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barksdale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Barksdale's legs - danger averted.
Barksdale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barksdale controlling Johnson's posture.
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.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barksdale wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson works over Barksdale with some ground and pound from guard.
Barksdale trying to control the position.
Barksdale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson tries to roll over but Barksdale keeps him under control.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Barksdale sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale slips the punch.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barksdale defends it nicely.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Barksdale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barksdale slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dave Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barksdale in his tracks.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook. Barksdale ducked under it nicely.
Johnson leaves Barksdale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dave Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barksdale can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Barksdale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barksdale throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
Barksdale throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson pulls Barksdale in to control the position.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barksdale cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barksdale is one step ahead there.
Johnson has Barksdale pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barksdale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barksdale content to stall in guard here.
Barksdale looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barksdale pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barksdale trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Barksdale trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Barksdale pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barksdale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barksdale controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Johnson!
Dave Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondrej Rigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kobe Bryant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Rigo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Bryant lands with a nice combination. Rigo backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ondrej Rigo has been cut.
Rigo misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant tries to sprawl but Rigo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rigo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bryant sees it coming and defends easily.
Bryant is looking to control Rigo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryant avoid being mounted?
Rigo is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rigo is working for a kimura but Bryant is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bryant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rigo.
Rigo wants to take a breather but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant wants to control but Rigo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rigo is looking for a kimura but Bryant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rigo to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rigo wants to free his trapped foot but Bryant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rigo wants to work for an arm triangle but Bryant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rigo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rigo seems to be looking for submissions.
Rigo is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bryant trying to hold on to Rigo's head to control him but Rigo postures up.
Bryant controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bryant trying to control but Rigo postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rigo shoots in and gets a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Rigo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bryant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rigo, into his guard.
Bryant trying to control but Rigo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rigo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Rigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ondrej Rigo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rigo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Rigo has an active guard here but Bryant has managed to pass into half guard.
Rigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryant wants to stand up but Rigo is controlling the position.
Rigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Bryant is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Rigo looking for submissions off his back.
Rigo looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant wants to control but Rigo is keeping him busy.
Rigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rigo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rigo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rigo looking for subs off his back but Bryant has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rigo is positioning himself well to prevent Bryant advancing to mount.
Ondrej Rigo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rigo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigo wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy.
Bryant moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rigo.
Bryant tries to stand but Rigo is controlling his head.
Rigo is trying to get back to half guard.
Rigo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bryant presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rigo can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Bryant tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Rigo is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ondrej Rigo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rigo tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Rigo moves into full guard.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rigo has a closed guard, preventing Bryant from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rigo has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo has an active guard here but Bryant has managed to pass into half guard.
Rigo is refusing to be controlled, as Bryant sits in half guard.
Rigo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Bryant prevents Rigo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rigo is refusing to be controlled, as Bryant sits in half guard.
It looks like Bryant is going to stand back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rigo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rigo wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant controls Rigo momentarily but Rigo frees himself.
Rigo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.
Rigo trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rigo trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rigo misses with a right hand
so Bryant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rigo has an active guard here but Bryant has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Roar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcell Ozuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcell Ozuna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reggie Roar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcell Ozuna!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozuna has his takedown stuffed
and Roar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozuna fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roar tries to sprawl but Ozuna drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ozuna uses his free foot to push down on Roar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roar.
Roar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roar tries to get out of the position.
Ozuna working for a guillotine from mount but Roar is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozuna looking to control but Roar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ozuna has hold of Roar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roar wants to control but Ozuna is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ozuna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ozuna working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Roar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ozuna off and cradles Roar's limp body as Ozuna celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Marcell Ozuna!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (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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246 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nicolosi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
Lang looks for the body kick but Nicolosi saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang throws a nice head kick!
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Nicolosi.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nicolosi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang throws a hook but Nicolosi avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nicolosi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolosi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang blocks a jab.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicolosi in the body.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Nicolosi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Nicolosi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicolosi tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Nicolosi tries a low kick but Lang avoids it.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicolosi's head.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Nicolosi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Nicolosi sees coming a mile off.
Nicolosi feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Nicolosi throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Nicolosi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicolosi. That did some damage!
Josh Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
Nice straight punches there by Nicolosi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicolosi.
Lang throws a push kick but Nicolosi slaps the foot to one side.
Nicolosi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicolosi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicolosi's head.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang connects with a right hand. Nicolosi shakes it off.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Nicolosi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicolosi avoids the damage to the body.
Nicolosi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang.
Nicolosi breaks from the clinch.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicolosi clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi moves into the clinch.
Lang avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Lang working aggressively here.
Nicolosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nicolosi avoids it.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Nicolosi lands an elbow inside.
Nicolosi managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Nicolosi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
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 Josh Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lang thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Nicolosi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
Nicolosi throws a good cross that connects.
Nicolosi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Josh Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolosi misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolosi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolosi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Lang is looking to wear down Nicolosi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nicolosi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang scores with a head kick. Nicolosi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicolosi's calf.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Nicolosi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nicolosi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicolosi lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nicolosi.
Lang manages to break the clinch.
Nicolosi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Nicolosi jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicolosi throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Nicolosi scores with a one two! Lang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicolosi is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicolosi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi misses with a straight left.
Lang's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nicolosi lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicolosi checks a leg kick.
Nicolosi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nicolosi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Nicolosi ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolosi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Nicolosi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolosi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicolosi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Nicolosi avoids it.
Nicolosi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicolosi moves into the clinch.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nicolosi.
It looks like Josh Lang has been cut.
Lang blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicolosi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Nicolosi saw it coming and moves away.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A shot to the liver by Nicolosi. Beautiful body shot.
Nicolosi avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Nicolosi blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Lang tries to land a front kick but Nicolosi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicolosi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Nicolosi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a head kick but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi avoids the head kick by Lang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolosi throws a shot to the body.
Nicolosi blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nicolosi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicolosi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang lands a high kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lang.
Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nicolosi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicolosi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi cracks Lang with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lang looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nicolosi finish him?
Lang is rocked!
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 jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Nicolosi tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicolosi closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lang out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Nicolosi!
After the big win, Frank Nicolosi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VG Beloff 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Beloff.
It looks like Kevin Hall has been cut.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beloff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Beloff is keeping the position.
Hall stops Beloff from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall is pushing down on Beloff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Beloff is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beloff's head.
Hall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beloff is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
Beloff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall working Beloff over with strikes.
Hall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Beloff's hands, connecting with Beloff's forehead.
Beloff is trying to escape back to his feet but Hall uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Beloff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beloff tries to get out of the position.
Beloff is trying to buck Hall off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to advance to mount but can't.
Beloff wants to get back to his feet.
Hall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beloff bucks up and tries to throw Hall off but instead Hall has got his back!
Hall is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Beloff. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Beloff is trying to stand back up.
Hall scores with punches from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall lands with a hammerfist to the side of Beloff's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Beloff is keeping busy.
Hall scores with punches to the body.
Beloff is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Beloff has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hall punches Beloff on the ear.
Hall throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Beloff!
Hall lands a good shot there. Beloff covers up! Hall smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Beloff to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Hall jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Hall!
After the big win, Kevin Hall made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Wayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Alexander's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Alexander's head back.
Wayne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Alexander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Alexander with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Alexander 's knee.
Bruce Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Alexander.
Alexander has his takedown stuffed
and Wayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alexander looks winded!
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Alexander shoots and misses
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with a leg kick.
Alexander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pete Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a big right hand that sends Alexander crashing to the mat! Wayne stays standing though and waves Alexander back to his feet!
Alexander is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Wayne lands a beautiful left hook that drops Alexander. Alexander tries to recover but Wayne is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Alexander lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne retains his middleweight title!
Bruce Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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