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MLF - 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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187 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hardy takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Aaron Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy gets a clinch.
Hardy jumps guard but Knight stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Knight manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
Aaron Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hardy.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy is trying to drag Knight to the mat but Knight just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
Aaron Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Hardy catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy jabs at Knight's body.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Hardy wants to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch position.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Knight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardy darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Hardy drags the fight down to the ground.
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 Aaron Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy tries to counter with a clinch but Knight shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Hardy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Hardy cracks Knight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aaron Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aaron Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Aaron Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hardy.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy takes one on the button.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy successfully pulls guard.
Knight stands up and waves to Hardy to follow him.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Knight dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Knight misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Hardy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardy.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Hardy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Knight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
As Hardy looks to move away, Knight throws a big counter combo bu Hardy just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Hardy looks to move away, Knight throws a big counter combo bu Hardy just gets out of the way.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Knight misses the jab.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Knight works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Tim Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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27
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuo Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jay tries to work over Miyagi's front leg with a kick but Miyagi checks it.
Miyagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miyagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay digs a good hook to Miyagi's body.
Bee Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Jay.
Jay throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyagi, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Jay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Jay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyagi on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miyagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyagi wants to counter the offense by Jay and move into the clinch position.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay lands with an overhand left.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay 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.
Jay rushes Miyagi and presses him up against the cage.
Miyagi tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Jay manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bee Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay drives through and clinches with Miyagi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miyagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Miyagi.
Miyagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Jay cracks Miyagi with a good jab.
Jay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jay cracks Miyagi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jay throws out a leg kick but Miyagi moves out of range and Jay only half commits.
Miyagi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jay.
Miyagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a jab to the head.
Jay lands a really nice looking cross but Miyagi seems unphased.
Jay scores with a decent looking hook.
Jay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jay punishes Miyagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay instigates a clinch.
Jay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jay misses with a knee strike.
Miyagi wants to take the fight to the mat but Jay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jay holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jay breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Jay to work.
Miyagi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jay walks away with a smile on his face. Miyagi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuo Miyagi.
Jay throws a push kick but Miyagi slaps the foot to one side.
Jay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jay misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Jay dominated that round.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crunch! Jay slams his shin into Miyagi's torso.
Miyagi misses with a takedown
and Jay counters with a good low kick that Miyagi was not able to check.
Miyagi tries to move into range but Jay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyagi, pushing him back against the cage.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyagi can do to turn this around?
Miyagi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miyagi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyagi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jay scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Miyagi with an uppercut!
Jay digs a good hook to Miyagi's body.
Bee Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay connects with a body shot.
Miyagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyagi 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.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Jay coming out on top.
Jay gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyagi has Jay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuo Miyagi.
Jay scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi being controlled against the cage.
Miyagi goes for a takedown attempt but Jay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Jay there.
Jay works Miyagi's body with a nice hook.
Tetsuo Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jay forces Miyagi back against the cage and clinches.
Jay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jay.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jay for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Miyagi can't break the clinch.
Miyagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jay prevents Miyagi from breaking the clinch.
Jay working Miyagi over with knees to the body.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyagi's efforts to push away.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Jay has Miyagi pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jay after a bit of a struggle.
Jay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miyagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay lands a body shot.
Miyagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Jay dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jay tries to land a leg kick but Miyagi saw it coming and moves away.
Jay lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyagi off the cage and back into range.
Jay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Jay as Miyagi shoots in.
Nice body kick there by Jay.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jay lunges at Miyagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyagi's hand.
Jay moves into the clinch.
Miyagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miyagi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jay misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miyagi tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyagi's efforts to push away.
Jay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyagi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyagi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jay is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyagi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyagi somewhat.
Bee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuo Miyagi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jay clinches with his opponent.
Jay lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay is pushing Miyagi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyagi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jay cracks Miyagi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyagi's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lunges at Miyagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyagi's hand.
Jay lands a leg kick that knocks Miyagi off balance momentarily.
Miyagi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Jay.
Jay throws the kick towards the body but Miyagi avoids it.
And Miyagi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Jay clinches.
Jay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Tetsuo Miyagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee Jay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bee Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jay 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bee Jay!
A less than humble Bee Jay misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonah Roncesvalles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roncesvalles misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Roncesvalles misses
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roncesvalles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelius.
Aurelius looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roncesvalles.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roncesvalles wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius gets through Roncesvalles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roncesvalles misses with a knee to the head.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roncesvalles blocks a body shot from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Roncesvalles misses with a knee strike.
Roncesvalles misses with an elbow strike.
Aurelius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aurelius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aurelius dodges an elbow strike from Roncesvalles.
Aurelius stalling in the clinch.
Roncesvalles blocks an uppercut.
Roncesvalles throws an elbow but it misses.
Aurelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Aurelius prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Roncesvalles with a nice body shot.
Aurelius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aurelius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Roncesvalles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aurelius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roncesvalles can turn it around.
Aurelius prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roncesvalles.
Aurelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Roncesvalles throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelius lands a body punch.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roncesvalles letting Aurelius take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roncesvalles letting Aurelius take a breather here.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Roncesvalles avoids the damage to the body.
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Roncesvalles moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roncesvalles finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelius's head.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius throws a lazy right hand but Roncesvalles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jonah Roncesvalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roncesvalles throws a series of punches but Aurelius moves out of range.
As Roncesvalles backs away, Aurelius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aurelius takes a swing at Roncesvalles's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius leaves Roncesvalles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles misses with a wild body shot.
Roncesvalles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roncesvalles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelius's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius thumps Roncesvalles with a low kick.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
Roncesvalles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Aurelius lands with a hook. Roncesvalles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roncesvalles gets the takedown into side control.
Roncesvalles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Roncesvalles trying to control the action but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Aurelius tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aurelius connects with a jab.
Roncesvalles misses with a left hand
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roncesvalles takes one to the chin there.
Aurelius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roncesvalles throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roncesvalles can do to turn this around?
Roncesvalles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelius.
Roncesvalles scores with a three punch combo!
Aurelius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roncesvalles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roncesvalles.
Aurelius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roncesvalles looking for a guillotine here but Aurelius defends easily.
Aurelius forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roncesvalles's head.
Aurelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roncesvalles is looking for a sweep. Aurelius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roncesvalles is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Aurelius jumps into side control!
Aurelius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aurelius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roncesvalles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roncesvalles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aurelius connects with a decent elbow.
Aurelius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roncesvalles to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles looking for a sweep but Aurelius has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aurelius wants to control the pace but Roncesvalles is squirming around nicely.
Aurelius prevents Roncesvalles from getting the reversal.
Aurelius cracks Roncesvalles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Aurelius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aurelius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aurelius with a couple of short strikes.
Aurelius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Aurelius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aurelius with the ground and pound from mount.
Roncesvalles is rocked!
Aurelius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Roncesvalles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roncesvalles working to try and regain half guard.
Roncesvalles is squirming around, avoiding Aurelius's attempts to control the action.
Aurelius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aurelius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aurelius tries to control but Roncesvalles wriggling away.
Roncesvalles wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roncesvalles is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Aurelius.
Roncesvalles is looking to improve his position but Aurelius isn't that keen on the idea.
Aurelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roncesvalles is looking to escape.
Aurelius has control of Roncesvalles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roncesvalles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roncesvalles sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second 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. 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.
Roncesvalles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aurelius swings for the body but Roncesvalles moves out of range.
Roncesvalles throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roncesvalles.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Roncesvalles.
As Roncesvalles backs away, Aurelius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Roncesvalles's leg. Roncesvalles is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Roncesvalles.
Aurelius is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aurelius jabs Roncesvalles right on the nose. Roncesvalles blinks but takes it well.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roncesvalles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius connects with a single shot there.
Roncesvalles is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelius.
Roncesvalles darts in looking for a takedown but Aurelius gets double underhooks and turns Roncesvalles into the cage.
Roncesvalles seems to have recovered his senses.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roncesvalles's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aurelius.
Roncesvalles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roncesvalles misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle, before Aurelius throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Roncesvalles's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Aurelius lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sigvard Aurelius!
A very excited looking Sigvard Aurelius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo has chosen Anna rakas raju hetki as his entrance music. Pekka Kaukalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
292 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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29
279 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant clinches up against the cage.
Tennant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tennant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaukalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tennant throws a jab when Kaukalo was well out of range.
Kaukalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.
Tennant scores with a jab to the head.
Kaukalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaukalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pekka Kaukalo has been cut.
Kaukalo stuns Tennant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Kaukalo moves out of range.
Kaukalo misses the shot to the body.
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!
Tennant misses with an uppercut. Kaukalo saw that one coming.
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant misses with a jab to the body
and Kaukalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kaukalo.
Jab from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant moves out of range as Kaukalo strikes.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaukalo connects with a right hand. Tennant shakes it off.
Kaukalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaukalo lands with a nice combination. Tennant backs away looking to recover.
Tennant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaukalo misses with a hook
and Tennant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Kaukalo avoids them all with ease.
Kaukalo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Tennant misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tennant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaukalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tennant.
Tennant staying out of range there.
Kaukalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kaukalo misses.
Kaukalo throws a nice looking combination but Tennant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaukalo needs to keep his hands up - Tennant had a free shot at his head there.
Tennant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaukalo moves away.
Kaukalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tennant.
Kaukalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaukalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Tennant misses with a wild body shot.
Kaukalo throws out a counter right but Tennant avoids it with no problem.
Tennant punishes Kaukalo's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Kaukalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaukalo! But no joy.
Tennant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tennant.
Good standup being displayed there by Tennant as he connects with a hook.
Kaukalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaukalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tennant throws a combination that misses
and Kaukalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tennant misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo misses with a looping left.
Tennant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaukalo manages to avoid it.
Kaukalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaukalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaukalo throws a looping overhand right but Tennant ducks down to avoid it.
Kaukalo misses with a hook
and Tennant counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaukalo looks winded!
Tennant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kaukalo needs to keep his hands up - Tennant had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaukalo walks into a jab.
Kaukalo misses with a double jab
and Tennant counters with a big right hand! Oh Kaukalo is in trouble here! Tennant follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tennant!
Our winner, David Tennant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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41
216 lbs
34 - 18 - 1 |
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27
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Vinetto. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Vondrachek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vondrachek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Vinetto is predictable there
and Vondrachek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vondrachek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vinetto cracks Vondrachek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vinetto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vondrachek lunges at Vinetto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vinetto's hand.
Vondrachek lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinetto's head.
Vondrachek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vondrachek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto lands the left hand.
Vinetto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vondrachek. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vondrachek.
Nice straight punches there by Vinetto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vondrachek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vondrachek is looking to score with low kicks.
Vondrachek 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.
Vondrachek throws a head kick but Vinetto moves out of range.
Vinetto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vondrachek is looking to counter punch.
Vinetto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto keeps Vondrachek at a distance using the push kick.
Vondrachek misses with a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a nice uppercut.
Vondrachek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vondrachek misses the jab.
Vinetto defending well as Vondrachek loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinetto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Vondrachek tumbling to the canvas! Vinetto pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Vondrachek was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa comes to the cage accompanied by Malaipet the Diamond. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa tries to land a front kick but Salabim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sasiprapa throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim throws out a powerful jab.
Sasiprapa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sasiprapa throws a looping overhand right but Salabim ducks down to avoid it.
Salabim clinches up against the cage.
Sasiprapa is trying to stall.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Salabim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sasiprapa looking to stall.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasiprapa trying to stall but Salabim improves his position.
Salabim misses with the head strike.
Salabim digs a right hand into Sasiprapa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sasiprapa's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salabim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sasiprapa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salabim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salabim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sasiprapas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sasiprapa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sasiprapa cracks Salabim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salabim misses with a looping right.
Sasiprapa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a straight right.
Sasiprapa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salabim.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sasiprapa.
Nice jab there from Salabim.
Sasiprapa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sasiprapa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salabim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasiprapa scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa wants to land a leg kick but Salabim is out of range.
Salabim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sasiprapa stuffs the takedown.
Sasiprapa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Salabim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Salabim.
Sasiprapa moves out of range as Salabim strikes.
As Salabim backs away, Sasiprapa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sasiprapa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salabim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Salabim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sasiprapa, pushing him back against the cage.
Sasiprapa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salabim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salabim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salabim controlling the action here for a moment.
Salabim avoiding damage as Sasiprapa throws knees to the body.
Salabim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa just leaning against Salabim, taking a breather.
Salabim is working Sasiprapa over against the cage.
Sasiprapa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa looking to throw knees to the head but Salabim is blocking nicely.
Salabim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
Sasiprapa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salabim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasiprapa.
A short uppercut from Salabim.
Salabim wants a takedown but no success here.
Sasiprapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sasiprapa on the inside.
Salabim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sasiprapa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salabim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salabim avoids the elbow strike from Sasiprapa, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa working aggressively here.
Salabim swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasiprapa blocking some punches.
Sasiprapa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasiprapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Salabim avoids the damage to the body.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Salabim lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Salabim.
Sasiprapa misses with an elbow strike.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim prevents a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sim Salabim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sasiprapa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salabim scores with a sloppy right hand. Sasiprapa should have avoided that one.
Salabim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sasiprapa. That one must have hurt.
Salabim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasiprapa.
Salabim has Sasiprapa up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasiprapa can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Sasiprapa tries to throw a body punch but Salabim avoids it by throwing Sasiprapa back against the cage.
Salabim misses with the head strike.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow just above Salabim 's eye.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salabim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasiprapa prevents the takedown attempt.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside.
Sasiprapa prevents a body shot from Salabim.
Sasiprapa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salabim blocks an elbow strike from Sasiprapa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa misses with a body punch.
Salabim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Salabim avoids the damage to the body.
Salabim stalls.
Salabim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sasiprapa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sasiprapa slips a jab from Salabim.
Sasiprapa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sasiprapa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salabim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasiprapa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salabim feints the counter takedown.
Salabim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salabim is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sasiprapa, right into the meat.
Salabim misses with a hook.
Salabim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sasiprapa moves into the clinch.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Salabim.
Salabim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sasiprapa is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa scores a nice knee to the body.
Sasiprapa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salabim is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasiprapa finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salabim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sasiprapa prevents it.
Sasiprapa landing knees to the body.
Salabim is breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa working Salabim over with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salabim's defenses.
Sasiprapa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sasiprapa working Salabim over with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa avoiding damage.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside that Salabim shrugs off.
Salabim avoiding damage as Sasiprapa throws knees to the body.
Sasiprapa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasiprapa pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Salabim! Sasiprapa unloads with more strikes and Salabim sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaipet Sasiprapa!
Malaipet Sasiprapa retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Malaipet Sasiprapa 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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