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PFL 63 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harmony comes into the arena with Human by The Killers blaring out of the sound system. 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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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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25
182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooklyn Harmony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harmony is looking to stall here but Stevens recovers full guard.
Harmony working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmony wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens wants to stand but Harmony is controlling the position.
Harmony throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens wants to stand but Harmony is controlling the position.
Harmony throws and elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harmony's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Stevens is keen to just control but Harmony is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harmony manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevens pushes down on Harmony's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harmony is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmony is working hard here to advance position.
Stevens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harmony knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harmony wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
Harmony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harmony's guard.
Stevens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stevens wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking for a guillotine from mount but Harmony is having none of it.
Stevens working for a submission but Harmony is keeping him at bay.
Stevens looks gassed!
Harmony has given up his back. Will we see Stevens going for some submissions?
Harmony rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stevens prevents Harmony from improving his position.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Harmony is defending the position.
Harmony slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmony is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wriggles free and stands up.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Harmony avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Harmony lands a jab.
Jab from Harmony.
Stevens throws a jab when Harmony was well out of range.
Harmony dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Stevens jabs at Harmony's body.
Tazz Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harmony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Harmony fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens throws a body punch but Harmony moves out of range.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harmony counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harmony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevens pushes Harmony off looking to stand but Harmony dives back in and keeps control.
Harmony throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens is trying to stand back up but Harmony is controlling him
Harmony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Brooklyn Harmony will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevens takes a swing at Harmony's ribcage but misses.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Harmony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Harmony steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harmony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harmony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harmony fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooklyn Harmony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Harmony shoots in and bounces Stevens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harmony works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony misses with a head shot. Stevens uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harmony trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Harmony is really struggling to control Stevens but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harmony throws and elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harmony's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harmony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Harmony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and Harmony counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Harmony trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harmony throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmony trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmony has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stevens wants to stand up but Harmony is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harmony is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stevens misses with a shot to the body
and Harmony counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Harmony's head but Harmony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harmony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens swings for the body but Harmony moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harmony is defended easily by Stevens.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens takes a swing at Harmony's ribcage but misses.
Harmony misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens misses with a hook. Harmony ducked under it nicely.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harmony was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stevens in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Harmony counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Harmony dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harmony.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Harmony scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harmony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Harmony shoots in.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
so Harmony counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harmony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Harmony from controlling successfully.
Harmony stops Stevens from standing up.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harmony postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stevens is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harmony, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony striking off his back but it's not causing Stevens any problems.
Harmony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harmony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brooklyn Harmony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harmony has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens working away.
Stevens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harmony, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harmony manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stevens's best efforts.
Harmony wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
Stevens tries to pass to full mount but Harmony defends it.
Harmony wants to get back to full guard.
Harmony is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
Stevens grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens looking very determined here, making life difficult for Harmony.
Harmony throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet but Harmony has full control of the position and if anything, Stevens has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Harmony thows a strike but Stevens uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Stevens as he ends up in Harmony 's guard!
Harmony throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harmony working a defensive guard here.
Stevens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harmony can't do much from the bottom here.
Tazz Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harmony tries to buck Stevens off but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harmony keeps Stevens under control for a moment.
Harmony sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens wants to work for an arm triangle but Harmony is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harmony tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
Brooklyn Harmony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooklyn Harmony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harmony, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooklyn Harmony!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford has chosen Mötley Crüe - Wild Side as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson misses with the combination.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulson ducks right into an uppercut from Ford.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Paulson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford scores with a hook.
John Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulson swinging wildly here.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford thuds his shin into the meat of Paulson's side.
Ford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paulson if he has to take too many more of those.
Ford moves away from the strike by Paulson.
Ford throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Paulson misses.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
Ford landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Paulson has been cut.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson looking to stall.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Paulson's ribcage. Paulson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulson is breathing heavily.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford landing knees to the body.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulson's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson can't break the clinch.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Ford works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulson stalling in the clinch but Ford improves position.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulson takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulson's elbow.
Paulson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulson or not.
Paulson jumps guard but Ford stands there with Paulson around his waist. Paulson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson decides to pull guard.
Ford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ford is fighting to break Paulson's control of his arms but Paulson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four 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.
Paulson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Paulson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paulson misses with a hook.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Paulson's torso.
Ford staying out of range there.
A big right from Paulson misses.
Paulson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ford clinches up with Paulson and pushes him back against the cage.
Paulson tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
Ford has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Ford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulson's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford lands with a right to the head.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Paulson takes a shot to the head.
Paulson goes for a takedown attempt but Ford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulson misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Paulson throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
A nice combination there by Paulson.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Paulson's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulson tries to avoid it.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Paulson's ribcage. Paulson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford with a knee to the head.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ford obliges.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ford lands a body punch.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford stalling the fight.
Paulson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Paulson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford is working Paulson over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulson tries to circle away but Ford has him pinned against the cage.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ford keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
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.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ford digs a good hook to Paulson's body.
Paulson missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Paulson throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Paulson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Paulson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ford slips under a jab.
Paulson loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Paulson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Paulson misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson.
Paulson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paulson takes a step back to recover.
Ford rushes Paulson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Paulson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Paulson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Paulson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford presses Paulson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ford has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ford keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Paulson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paulson jumps guard.
Ford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford pushes down on Paulson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paulson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Josie Jo Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Paulson is trying to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josie Jo Ford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Munster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Carlos Ortega's chin.
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21
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
230 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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, Jeff Munster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster slips a straight right by Ortega.
Ortega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Munster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortega takes a swing at Munster's ribcage but misses.
Ortega misses with a double jab.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Munster gets the takedown into side control.
Munster misses with the ground and pound.
Munster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Munster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortega tries to buck Munster off but Munster is having none of it.
Munster working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom here.
Munster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ortega tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Munster lands a few punches from side control.
Ortega is not content to let Munster control the position.
Munster tries to advance to mount but Ortega denies him.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ortega is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munster pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munster slips a nice elbow through Ortega's hands, connecting with Ortega's forehead.
Ortega is rocked!
Munster scores with a big shot! Ortega's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ortega! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Munster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos comes into the arena with Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepinhos fails with a takedown attempt.
Sangria with a poor takedown
and Pepinhos counters by clinching up.
Sangria jumps guard.
Pepinhos trying to control but Sangria is working from the bottom.
Pepinhos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sangria pulls Pepinhos in close to his closed guard and prevents Pepinhos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sangria lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Sangria escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pepinhos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sangria lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pepinhos!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos wants to control but Sangria is having none of it.
Sangria controlling the pace for now.
Sangria looking to finish with strikes here!
Pepinhos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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.
Sangria is just content to waste time from the top position. Pepinhos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sangria with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sangria cracks Pepinhos with a solid left hand.
Pepinhos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sangria seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sangria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepinhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos trying to keep a closed guard but Sangria is proving a slippery customer.
Sangria is looking to work some ground and pound but Pepinhos has wrist control.
Pepinhos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sangria is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pepinhos.
Sangria tries for a kimura but Pepinhos is defending well.
Sangria controlling from side mount.
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.
Sangria wants to control but Pepinhos is keeping him busy.
Pepinhos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pepinhos wants to control but Sangria postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepinhos is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojo Sangria dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sangria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pepinhos tries for a takedown but Sangria circles away easily
and Sangria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sangria catches Pepinhos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sangria shoots in and bounces Pepinhos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepinhos looking to control.
Sangria is in close to Pepinhos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sangria scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria throws and elbow that misses. Pepinhos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sangria's guard. Nice move by Pepinhos!
Sangria pulls Pepinhos in close to prevent any damage.
Pepinhos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sangria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sangria scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Pepinhos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sangria not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pepinhos tries to free his leg and advance position but Sangria is retaining full guard.
Pepinhos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sangria is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sangria has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sangria controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepinhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepinhos looking to control but Sangria passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria seems to be working for a kimura but Pepinhos defends the submission attempt.
Sangria tries to pass to full mount but Pepinhos defends it.
Pepinhos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sangria.
Pepinhos trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepinhos keeping moving, preventing Sangria from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sangria cracks Pepinhos with an open hand slap.
Sangria cracks Pepinhos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pepinhos with a poor takedown
and Sangria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pepinhos staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojo Sangria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pepinhos moves out of range of the strikes.
Pepinhos misses with a takedown attempt
and Sangria counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Sangria.
Sangria closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sangria lands in his opponent's guard.
Sangria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sangria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pepinhos is keeping the position for now.
Sangria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria works over Pepinhos with some ground and pound from guard.
Pepinhos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sangria is one step ahead there.
Sangria slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pepinhos has momentary wrist control but Sangria slips an elbow through the middle.
Pepinhos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sangria controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pepinhos keeping full guard, as Sangria tries to pass.
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepinhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sangria tries to free his leg and advance position but Pepinhos is retaining full guard.
Sangria wants to control from the top but Pepinhos keeps moving.
Sangria drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pepinhos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sangria has Pepinhos in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria looking to control but Pepinhos passes into half guard.
Sangria has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pepinhos is working away from the top position though.
Pepinhos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sangria defending well though.
Pepinhos is looking for a kimura here.
Rojo Sangria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepinhos prevents Sangria from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pepinhos is thwarting Sangria's attempts to control the position.
Sangria is trying to get back to full guard.
Marco Pepinhos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepinhos blocks the strikes from Sangria.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sangria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepinhos tries to clinch but Sangria moves out of range.
Sangria scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rojo Sangria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sangria winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rojo Sangria!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and travis fullton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Iverson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
173 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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23
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, travis fullton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson looks to throw the jab but fullton is out of range.
Iverson gets the takedown into side control.
fullton tries to escape but Iverson is in control.
Iverson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
fullton is not content to let Iverson control the position.
fullton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Iverson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Iverson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. fullton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
fullton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iverson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iverson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iverson tries for a kimura but fullton is defending well.
Iverson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fullton, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Iverson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but fullton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Iverson tries to advance to mount but can't.
fullton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Iverson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fullton parries the strikes from Iverson easily there. Iverson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable fullton to escape.
Iverson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Iverson tries to advance position but instead fullton slips a leg back in to half guard.
Iverson works his foot free and advances to mount.
fullton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Iverson.
That's four 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.
fullton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Iverson trying to control but fullton is having none of it.
Iverson breaks from fullton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Iverson throwing strikes here but fullton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iverson working for a guillotine from mount but fullton is in no mood to give up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if fullton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Iverson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… fullton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by fullton and Iverson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Iverson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
fullton throws a head kick but Iverson moves out of range.
fullton swinging wildly here.
fullton throws a head kick that misses.
fullton throws a head kick that misses.
Iverson misses with a straight right.
Iverson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iverson showed some decent athleticism there.
Iverson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. fullton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Iverson.
Iverson is trying to work for a kimura but fullton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and fullton defends it well.
Iverson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Iverson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but fullton sees it coming and defends easily.
Iverson is working for a kimura but fullton is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
fullton is trying to stand back up but Iverson is controlling him
fullton taking some punishment here, with Iverson in his half guard.
fullton is trying to stand up here but Iverson is controlling him well.
Iverson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Iverson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but fullton sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but fullton sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iverson is looking for a kimura here.
fullton is not content to let Iverson control 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.
Iverson seems to be working for a kimura but fullton defends the submission attempt.
Iverson throwing shots but fullton is blocking nicely.
Iverson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can fullton defend it? Iverson steps over the head and cranks it - fullton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Iverson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Iverson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuga Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Against I. 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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22
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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25
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuga Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hideki momentarily.
It looks like Ryuga Hideki has been cut.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Minard keeps it at a distance.
Minard misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Minard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minard.
Hideki looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Minard lands a big uppercut and Hideki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hideki looks OK. Minard waves Hideki back to his feet!
Hideki is rocked!
Minard connects with a superb combination that knocks Hideki out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Minard before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hideki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Minard!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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24
295 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Samoth tries to clinch up.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Samoth, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Samoth against the cage but Samoth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Samoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Samoth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Samoth avoiding damage.
Samoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samoth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Samoth.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samoth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Samoth is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samoth.
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!
Samoth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Samoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Samoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samoth.
Samoth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Samoth.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Samoth trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Samoth.
Samoth lands a body shot.
Samoth is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samoth stalling the fight.
Samoth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Samoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Samoth.
Nice body punch from Samoth.
Samoth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samoth.
Samoth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Samoth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samoth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samoth works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Samoth - that landed with a thud.
Samoth works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Samoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Samoth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Samoth stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samoth.
Samoth has clasped his hands together around Sanchez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Samoth controlling the position.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Samoth lands a nice forearm strike.
Samoth lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez is not content to let Samoth control the position.
Samoth landing a few strikes.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Samoth cracks Sanchez with a big right hand but Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samoth landing strikes.
Samoth trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Samoth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Samoth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Samoth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Samoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Samoth wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Samoth wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Samoth's head to control him but Samoth postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is pressing down on Samoth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Samoth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Samoth passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sanchez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Samoth rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samoth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samoth missing with knees to the body.
Samoth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Samoth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Samoth lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Samoth.
Samoth stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Samoth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samoth digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samoth pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samoth presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samoth cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Samoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Samoth stalling against the cage.
Samoth tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Samoth lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Samoth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Samoth.
Samoth cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Samoth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Hugo Sanchez has been cut.
Samoth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mikael Samoth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samoth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samoth cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Samoth slowing the pace effectively.
Samoth lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Samoth.
A right hand to the body from Samoth.
Samoth lands a nice shot to the body.
Samoth lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Samoth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Samoth trying to land knees to the body.
Samoth lands a left hand.
Samoth lands a takedown into guard.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samoth controls the pace.
Samoth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samoth, into his guard.
Samoth trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Samoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samoth has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Samoth keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez cracks Samoth with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samoth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Samoth has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Samoth lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Samoth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.
Samoth tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Samoth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Samoth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mikael Samoth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Samoth postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Samoth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Samoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samoth manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samoth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Samoth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samoth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Samoth. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Samoth which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Samoth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samoth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Samoth jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samoth moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samoth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samoth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Samoth fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Samoth closes the distance and clinches.
Samoth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samoth prevents it.
Samoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Samoth as the two fighters clinch.
Samoth pulls Sanchez into guard.
Samoth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samoth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Samoth in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samoth seems to be looking for submissions.
Samoth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samoth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Samoth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samoth wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Samoth wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samoth prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Hugo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samoth.
Samoth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samoth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Samoth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Samoth trying to land knees to the body.
Mikael Samoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samoth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hugo Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samoth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Samoth is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Samoth clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samoth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Samoth.
Samoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samoth pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samoth.
Samoth presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Samoth missing with knees to the body.
Samoth just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Samoth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
A hook to the body from Samoth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samoth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Manupbr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal Erickson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Manupbr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manupbr lands with an overhand left.
Manupbr connects with a nice looking jab.
Erickson shoots in but Manupbr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manupbr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Erickson.
Erickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manupbr.
Erickson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshal Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manupbr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manupbr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erickson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manupbr is fending him off so far but Erickson persists. Nope, Manupbr circles away and we're back to standing.
Manupbr lands with an uppercut that bounces Erickson off the cage and back into rage.
Erickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Manupbr sprawls well. He's pushed Erickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erickson shoots for a takedown but Manupbr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manupbr sprawls well. Manupbr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erickson gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manupbr jabs at Erickson's body.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Manupbr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manupbr's corner calls for a 1-2. Manupbr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manupbr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manupbr drops Erickson with a big left hand and mounts him. Erickson is in big trouble!
Erickson is rocked!
It looks like Marshal Erickson has been cut.
Manupbr lands a big shot to the head and Erickson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mini Manupbr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. The crowd seem to be enjoying Murth's choice of entrance music: Enemy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Murth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murth misses with a double jab.
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosenthal is looking to land body kicks.
Rosenthal misses with a hook. Murth ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rosenthal is defended easily by Murth.
Murth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rosenthal finds it's way round the side to connect with Murth's head.
Rosenthal dodges the punch combination from Murth.
Rosenthal avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal. Murth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murth slips a jab from Rosenthal.
Murth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murth throws a right and a left that Rosenthal avoids nicely.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the side of Murth's head but Murth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but Murth shows good takedown defense.
Rosenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murth manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Murth there.
Rosenthal throws the left hand but Murth avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Murth blocks the leg kick.
Murth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rosenthal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Murth moves away and avoids it.
Rosenthal looks for a takedown but Murth sprawls well.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rosenthal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosenthal is working for a guillotine from mount but Murth frees his head quite easily.
Murth tries to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth is working to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rosenthal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the head.
Murth is looking to get to half guard.
Murth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murth tries to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Murth holds on to Rosenthal around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Murth is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Murth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosenthal avoids the attempt from Murth to control.
Murth sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Murth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosenthal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosenthal trying to control the pace.
Murth tries to get to full guard but Rosenthal has control of the leg.
Rosenthal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosenthal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rosenthal stalling away here and it's allowed Murth to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rosenthal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rosenthal has gone for a leg lock! Murth slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rosenthal's guard.
Murth postures up in Rosenthal's guard and throws a big left but Rosenthal blocks it.
Murth is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosenthal has wrist control.
Rosenthal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murth's guard.
Rosenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Murth.
Rosenthal chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murth throws a right hand that Rosenthal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosenthal also avoids with ease.
Murth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rosenthal shoots in and drives through. Murth sprawls well.
A slow jab from Murth misses its intended target.
Murth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosenthal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rosenthal is looking for a triangle but Murth pushes his legs off easily.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal looking to control.
Murth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosenthal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murth drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Murth as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rosenthal screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Murth! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Murth!
Adam Murth is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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311 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manson shoots in for a takedown but Bandito shows good takedown defense.
Manson missing with a left hand there. Bandito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandito forces Manson back against the cage and clinches.
Manson avoiding damage.
Manson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Manson.
It looks like Frito Bandito has been cut.
Manson breaks from the clinch.
Manson darts in and clinches Bandito up against the cage.
Bandito is trying to maintain a safe position but Manson gets an underhook and turns Bandito into the cage.
A short right from Manson on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manson.
Manson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bandito won't allow it.
Bandito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bandito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Manson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bandito stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Manson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Manson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Manson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bandito manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manson digs a right hand underneath Bandito's ribcage. Bandito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bandito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charlie Manson.
Manson tries to clinch up
and Bandito moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bandito trying to control the position but instead, Manson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandito into the cage.
Manson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bandito gets an underhook and turns Manson into the cage.
Manson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Manson.
Bandito blocks an uppercut.
Bandito'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.
Come on Manson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bandito is trying to stall.
Manson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bandito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manson up against the cage.
Manson tries to throw a body punch but Bandito avoids it by throwing Manson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bandito up against the cage.
Manson can't get the takedown.
Manson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manson is leaning against Bandito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manson tries a body shot but Bandito blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Manson fails to land.
Manson stalling.
Manson digs a right hand into Bandito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandito's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manson.
Manson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Manson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manson cracks Bandito with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frito Bandito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandito. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manson throws a nice looking combination but Bandito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bandito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Manson misses.
Manson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandito circles away.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Bandito saw that one coming.
Charlie Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito clinches up with Manson and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Manson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bandito up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Manson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandito drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bandito counters with a straight right hand.
Bandito is looking to clinch.
Bandito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandito thinking.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
Manson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bandito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manson forces Bandito back against the cage and clinches.
Manson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bandito wants to stall.
Bandito takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands an uppercut.
Bandito controlling the action here for a moment.
Manson stalling.
Manson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Manson.
Bandito tries to stall but Manson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bandito taking a breather.
Manson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manson.
Manson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bandito won't allow it.
Bandito avoiding damage.
Manson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandito circles away.
Bandito darts in trying to clinch
enabling Manson to counter with a crisp jab.
Manson throws the left hand but Bandito avoids the punch easily.
Bandito thows a body shot but no joy.
Bandito misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands a big uppercut and Bandito crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bandito looks OK. Manson waves Bandito back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson drops Bandito with a naaaaasty hook - Bandito is in real trouble here! Manson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Manson!
Charlie Manson retains his super heavyweight title!
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