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UNFC41: BurdyalovVsDanneskjöld PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odell Paquette could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Bronson's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Paquette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Paquette's body. Paquette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
Bronson swings for the body but Paquette moves out of range.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette scores with a nice right hand.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
Paquette throws a big counter combination but Bronson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Bronson. Beautiful body shot.
Paquette lands with a straight right. Bronson didn't see that one coming.
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!
Bronson drives through with a takedown into Paquette's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronson tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
Paquette looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Paquette blocks nicely.
Bronson is fighting to break Paquette's control of his arms but Paquette is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Paquette's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Paquette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paquette has Bronson pulled in close to control his posture.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson stays in close to Paquette's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bronson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Paquette throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson connects with a crisp jab.
Paquette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paquette swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Paquette.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Paquette.
Paquette throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronson is rocked!
Paquette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson shoots in for a double leg but Paquette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Odell Paquette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Bronson.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paquette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Paquette moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paquette's head.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Paquette.
Paquette is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bronson backs up against the cage.
Paquette lands a left and a right that send Bronson crashing to the mat, dazed. Paquette thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bronson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Paquette keeps moving.
Bronson working some strikes from top position.
Bronson is stalling in the full guard.
Paquette keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paquette is trying to keep Bronson in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooh!!! Paquette has knocked Bronson down with a huge combo! Paquette steps away and waves a wobbly Bronson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Paquette misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Paquette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronson can do to turn this around?
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Bronson thuds a left hand into Paquette's body.
Bronson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson misses the jab.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette misses with a few strikes there.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson works over Paquette's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odell Paquette is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquette scores with a punch to the head.
Paquette connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Paquette misses.
Paquette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson scores with a jab. Paquette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paquette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paquette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson defending well as Paquette loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Paquette does no damage.
Bronson stuns Paquette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Paquette moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands the left hand.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette scores with the left hand. Bronson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson blocks a jab.
A left lands for Bronson.
Paquette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paquette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson shoots in and gets a takedown into Paquette's guard.
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
Paquette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paquette looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paquette working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Paquette scores with a three punch combo!
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquette seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Paquette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Paquette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Paquette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paquette throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paquette ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette lands a nice shot that snaps Bronson's head back.
Bronson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bronson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Odell Paquette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paquette is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
Paquette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Paquette slips a straight right by Bronson.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette throws a combination that misses
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Paquette throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paquette but Paquette pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette lands the left hand.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paquette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye.
Bronson misses the jab.
Paquette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paquette has time to react.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Paquette misses the shot to the body.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paquette with a body shot.
Bronson works Paquette's body with a nice hook.
Bronson staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Bronson finds it's target.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paquette's guard.
Bill Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paquette trying to keep a closed guard but Bronson is proving a slippery customer.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paquette keeping full guard, as Bronson tries to pass.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Paquette blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paquette looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paquette scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronson should have avoided that one.
Paquette misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and Paquette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Paquette throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquette.
Paquette slips under a jab.
Paquette connects with a looping right hand.
Paquette looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
Bronson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquette to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Paquette lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bronson. Paquette pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirta shoots in and bounces Thumbhisbum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tirta tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumbhisbum is retaining full guard.
Tirta wants to control from the top but Thumbhisbum keeps moving.
Thumbhisbum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tirta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbhisbum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tirta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbhisbum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tirta trying to control but Thumbhisbum is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tirta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tirta defending well as Thumbhisbum loads up on a big left hand.
And Tirta tries to counter it with a takedown but Thumbhisbum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Tirta is out of range.
Tirta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tirta closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum looking to stall.
Tirta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tirta blocks an elbow strike from Thumbhisbum.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thumbhisbum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tirta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tirta lands a body shot.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta is looking to control Thumbhisbum's arms but Thumbhisbum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tirta has his back to the cage.
Thumbhisbum throws a head punch that misses.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Thumbhisbum.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thumbhisbum's defenses.
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Tirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thumbhisbum takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta blocks an elbow strike from Thumbhisbum.
Tirta lands a body punch.
Tirta lands a body shot.
Tirta tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tirta lands a left hand.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body punch.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Thumbhisbum takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Thumbhisbum.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta scores with a hook to the body.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Tirta misses with a body punch.
Thumbhisbum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tirta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thumbhisbum's brow.
Tirta digs a right hand into Thumbhisbum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thumbhisbum's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tirta.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Tirta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tirta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tirta misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tirta tries to clinch up.
It looked like Thumbhisbum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tirta is looking to clinch.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thumbhisbum punishes Tirta's body with a nice straight punch.
Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but Tirta moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination that misses
and Tirta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tirta tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumbhisbum is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransino Tirta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thumbhisbum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Fransino Tirta has been cut.
Fransino Tirta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tirta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thumbhisbum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tirta.
Tirta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thumbhisbum.
Tirta is rocked!
Tirta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thumbhisbum gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tirta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
Our winner, Benjamin Thumbhisbum, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Verne Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Crushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into the arena with Chase is better than the Catch by Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. Daniel Crushman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verne Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman clinches.
Crushman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crushman stalling against the cage.
Crushman taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Crushman fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Robinson successfully pulls guard.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Crushman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crushman is aware though and is defending well.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to hit a switch here but Crushman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Robinson there!
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Crushman isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Crushman tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Robinson tries to improve his position but instead Crushman has taken his back!
Robinson is trying to break free.
Crushman controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson just trying to survive but Crushman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Crushman is trying to stick to Robinson's back but Robinson is turning into Crushman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Crushman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Robinson.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Crushman keeps moving.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crushman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is looking to advance position but Crushman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Robinson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to hold on but Crushman postures up.
Robinson is looking to get to half guard.
Crushman tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crushman is looking to stand but Robinson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Robinson is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crushman wants to stand but Robinson is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Robinson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Crushman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crushman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crushman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crushman misses with a looping left.
Robinson is looking to counter the offense by Crushman and move into the clinch.
Crushman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crushman to keep the fight standing.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Verne Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson jumps guard and drags Crushman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Crushman wanted to stand there but Robinson had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Crushman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Crushman is defending well.
Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crushman is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crushman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson moves into full mount! Crushman won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robinson tries to control but Crushman wriggling away.
Crushman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crushman is looking to escape.
Crushman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson is looking to advance position but Crushman won't allow it.
Robinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Robinson wants to take a breather but Crushman is having none of it.
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.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crushman sees it coming and defends easily.
Crushman is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crushman avoid being mounted?
Crushman is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robinson moves out of range as Crushman strikes.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crushman connects with a crisp jab.
Crushman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Robinson tries to counter with a takedown but Crushman is quick to defend against it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crushman enables Robinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crushman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verne Robinson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crushman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crushman shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crushman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crushman connects with a high kick.
Crushman lands with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Crushman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crushman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crushman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson is rocked!
Crushman has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Crushman scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crushman scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Crushman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Crushman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Crushman drops Robinson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Robinson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Robinson prevents a body shot from Crushman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Come on Crushman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crushman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Crushman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Crushman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Crushman.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crushman catches Robinson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Robinson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Crushman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush has chosen Star splangled SPANNER as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Bush !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bush momentarily.
Bush goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
George Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush throws a hook but Nada blocks it.
Bush misses with a kick to the body
and Nada counters with a left to the body.
Bush scores with a sloppy right hand. Nada should have avoided that one.
Nada stuns Bush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bush takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like George Bush has been cut.
Nada takes the fight into the clinch.
Nada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bush pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nada takes a swing at Bush 's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bush .
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush throws an overhand right that lands on Nada's shoulder, as Nada tries to avoid the shot.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Nada moved out of range nicely.
Nada keeps Bush at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bush misses.
Bush misses with the combination.
Nada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush .
A swing and a miss from Nada.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Nada slips the punch.
Bush misses with a head kick.
Bush cracks Nada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nada throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Bush stumbling backwards into the cage! Bush bounces back off the cage towards Nada, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Nada lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Nada celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated George Bush had this to say: 'Nuke the rags'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mitchelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Mitchelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Mitchelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johns.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johns missing with knees to the body.
Johns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johns throws an elbow that misses.
Johns breaks the clinch.
Mitchelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
Johns connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchelson.
Mitchelson scores with a hook.
Mitchelson blocks a head kick by Johns.
Jack Mitchelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchelson tries to bum rush Johns with a series of wild strikes but Johns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johns pinned against the cage. Johns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Mitchelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johns.
Mitchelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johns connects with a leg kick. Mitchelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mitchelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands with a nice body kick.
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Mitchelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchelson blocks the body kick.
Johns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johns throws a solid leg kick but Mitchelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johns.
Mitchelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mitchelson is out of range and Johns settles back down.
Mitchelson throws a series of punches but Johns moves out of range.
Johns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johns wants it to stay on the feet.
Johns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Johns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big right from Mitchelson misses.
Johns throws a low kick, looking for Mitchelson's leg but Mitchelson calmly moves out of range.
Mitchelson is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Mitchelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johns fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchelson in the body.
Johns is looking to slow Mitchelson down with leg kicks.
Johns walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johns. No joy for Mitchelson on that attempt.
Johns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johns throws a wild body kick that Mitchelson sees coming a mile off.
Mitchelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johns lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitchelson is breathing heavily.
Mitchelson throws a combination. Johns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mitchelson tries for a takedown but Johns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchelson dives in and grabs Johns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes down on Mitchelson's head and hops out.
Mitchelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johns drives through with a takedown into Mitchelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johns stands and throws Mitchelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johns landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johns dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchelson moves out of range easily.
Jimmy Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchelson misses with the combination.
Johns cracks the inside of Mitchelson's front leg.
Mitchelson feints a jab promting Johns to slip. Mitchelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johns slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johns connects with an inside leg kick.
Johns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mitchelson defend it? Johns steps over the head and cranks it - Mitchelson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Johns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Johns!
An out of breath Jimmy Johns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiden Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Raiden Heath was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiden Heath!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONeil.
A shot to the liver by Heath. Beautiful body shot.
Heath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeil was well out of range. Poor timing from Heath.
Heath keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
ONeil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeil fails to land with a series of punches.
ONeil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heath doesn't seem bothered though.
Heath misses with a hook
and ONeil counters with a straight right hand.
ONeil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
Heath moves out of range as ONeil strikes.
ONeil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for ONeil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ONeil lands a lovely overhand right.
Heath drops his shoulder and cracks ONeil with a huge uppercut! ONeil goes down! Can Heath finish him?
ONeil is rocked!
Heath throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh ONeil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ONeil seems to have got his legs back now.
ONeil is trying to control the position but Heath postures up.
ONeil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heath.
Heath trying to control the position from guard on top but ONeil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ONeil controlling Heath's posture.
Heath tries to free his leg and advance position but ONeil is retaining full guard.
Heath throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heath lands a left and a right that sends ONeil crashing to the canvas! Heath dives into mount looking to finish!
Heath wants to control the pace but ONeil is squirming around nicely.
ONeil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ONeil tries to hold on but Heath pushes him away.
Heath looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
ONeil blocking the ground and pound.
Heath avoids the attempt from ONeil to control.
ONeil holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Heath tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Heath tries to control but ONeil wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Heath misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Heath is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but ONeil is surviving well by controlling Heath's body position as best he can.
ONeil wants to control but Heath is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heath is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but ONeil is surviving well by controlling Heath's body position as best he can.
Heath is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But ONeil has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from ONeil!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath pulls ONeil in to control the position.
Heath has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. ONeil 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 Heath.
Heath can't do much from the bottom here.
Heath regains half guard.
Heath wants to control but ONeil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiden Heath dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from ONeil. Heath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Heath. That snapped ONeil's head back.
Heath defending well as ONeil loads up on a big left hand.
Heath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heath tries to work over ONeil's front leg with a kick but ONeil checks it.
ONeil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shaq ONeil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heath defending well as ONeil loads up on a big left hand.
ONeil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
ONeil blocks a jab.
ONeil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ONeil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil swings widly with a right hand
and Heath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
ONeil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Heath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raiden Heath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ONeil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heath.
As Heath tries to get set, ONeil tries to push him back and clinch up but Heath manages to avoid the attempt.
ONeil throws an overhand right that lands on Heath's shoulder, as Heath tries to avoid the shot.
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!
ONeil throws a right and a left that Heath avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil throws a hook to the side of Heath's head but Heath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heath takes a swing at ONeil's ribcage but misses.
ONeil cracks Heath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heath lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
ONeil lands a nice shot to the body.
ONeil misses with a straight right.
ONeil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heath lands a stunning uppercut that sends ONeil to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heath is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. ONeil has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done ONeil! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shaq ONeil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian McMullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Papadakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian McMullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Papadakis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Papadakis misses with a takedown
and McMullen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McMullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McMullen wants to pass the guard but Papadakis is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papadakis is still trying to improve position.
McMullen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis trying to control but McMullen postures up.
Papadakis is trying to get back to full guard.
Papadakis taking some punishment here, with McMullen in his half guard.
McMullen misses with a head shot. Papadakis uses the momentum to regain guard.
McMullen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McMullen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McMullen preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Papadakis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papadakis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McMullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMullen stands and throws Papadakis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Papadakis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McMullen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Papadakis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Papadakis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMullen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Papadakis is trying to improve his position.
Papadakis wants to control but McMullen postures up.
Papadakis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Papadakis is trying to control McMullen's posture but McMullen avoids it.
Papadakis is looking for a sweep.
Papadakis is trying to control McMullen's posture but McMullen avoids it.
Papadakis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McMullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMullen working the ground and pound from side control.
Papadakis wants to control but McMullen postures up.
Papadakis is looking for a sweep.
McMullen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Papadakis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Papadakis is looking to reverse the position.
McMullen working the body and head with strikes.
McMullen taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McMullen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McMullen trying to control the action but Papadakis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian McMullen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadakis tries to pass the half guard into mount. McMullen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McMullen is pressing down on Papadakis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McMullen 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.
McMullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papadakis trying to control the position from guard on top but McMullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papadakis wants to control from the top but McMullen keeps moving.
McMullen wants to sweep here but Papadakis controlling him for the moment.
Papadakis 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.
Papadakis wants to control from the top but McMullen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papadakis advances position into side control!
Papadakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMullen keeps working.
Papadakis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McMullen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McMullen looking for a sweep but Papadakis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McMullen regains half guard.
Papadakis tries to pass to full mount but McMullen defends it.
McMullen actively working from the bottom here.
McMullen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadakis wants to pass the guard but McMullen is keeping the position.
Papadakis forces his way into half guard.
Adrian McMullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papadakis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McMullen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McMullen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMullen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papadakis is aware though and is defending well.
Papadakis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Papadakis wants to control from the top but McMullen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMullen looking for a guillotine here but Papadakis defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMullen looking for a guillotine here but Papadakis defends easily.
Papadakis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McMullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McMullen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papadakis is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Papadakis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Papadakis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadakis.
McMullen attempts a counter takedown but Papadakis avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadakis tries to score a power double leg takedown but McMullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papadakis somewhat.
Adrian McMullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Papadakis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McMullen's waist but McMullen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papadakis off to one side.
McMullen tries to counter with a takedown but Papadakis is quick to defend against it.
Papadakis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McMullen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Papadakis sprawls and moves away.
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.
McMullen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McMullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadakis can do to turn this around?
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McMullen sprawls well. McMullen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Papadakis gets slowly back to his feet.
McMullen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McMullen as he avoids it easily.
McMullen tries to counter with a takedown but Papadakis is quick to defend against it.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McMullen as he avoids it easily.
McMullen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McMullen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown but McMullen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McMullen feinted with a counter takedown.
McMullen slaps away a takedown attempt from Papadakis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McMullen tries to counter with a takedown but Papadakis is quick to defend against it.
Papadakis fails with a takedown attempt.
McMullen feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian McMullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McMullen 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian McMullen!
Adrian McMullen very nearly forgot to thank VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martine Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Amorphis - Greed. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martine Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall throws out a counter right but Dincht avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Dincht as he connects with a hook.
Dincht getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Marshall does it's job there.
It looks like Martine Dincht has been cut.
Dincht moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Dincht is looking for a counter combo.
Marshall wants to land a leg kick but Dincht is out of range.
Marshall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dincht looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht.
Marshall throws out a leg kick but Dincht moves out of range and Marshall only half commits.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Dincht throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall throws out a counter right but Dincht avoids it with no problem.
Marshall throws a push kick but Dincht slaps the foot to one side.
Dincht throws a big counter combination but Marshall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht moves away from the strike by Marshall.
Martine Dincht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall slips under a jab.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a thumping low kick.
Dincht misses with a straight left.
Dincht misses with a two punch combination.
Dincht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Dincht on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dincht getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Dincht.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
Dincht blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Dincht listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Brandon Marshall has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall being controlled here momentarily.
Marshall postures up in Dincht's guard and throws a big left but Dincht blocks it.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall postures up in Dincht's guard and throws a big left but Dincht blocks it.
Dincht is trying to keep Marshall in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dincht pulls Marshall in close to his closed guard and prevents Marshall from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marshall looks to land a body kick but Dincht moved away.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dincht drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dincht moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dincht fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
Dincht throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws a hook but Dincht blocks it.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dincht swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dincht uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Dincht.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dincht's calf.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Dincht's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dincht's sensitive parts.
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!
Marshall jabs at Dincht's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Dincht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dincht throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Marshall misses.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Marshall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Dincht.
Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dincht looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Marshall feints and then cracks Dincht's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dincht down.
Dincht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Dincht fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marshall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marshall throws a low kick but Dincht moves out of range easily.
Marshall misses the jab.
Dincht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
Dincht tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dincht moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall shoots in and drives through. Dincht sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Dincht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dincht. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Dincht counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht misses with a wild combination.
Dincht lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dincht is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall scores with a nice strike.
Dincht throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Dincht there.
Dincht takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Dincht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall thows a leg kick but Dincht checks it
and Dincht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dincht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Dincht appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dincht bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Marshall throws a hook but Dincht blocks it.
A good leg kick by Dincht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marshall! But no joy.
Dincht stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dincht.
Dincht takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target.
Dincht misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall misses with a double jab
letting Dincht counter with a right hand.
Marshall defending well as Dincht loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall flicks out a counter leg kick but Dincht steps away.
Dincht is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Dincht.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Dincht's body. Dincht takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Dincht throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Dincht throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marshall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dincht preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but Dincht blocks nicely.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall postures up.
Marshall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dincht trying to control the position here.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dincht swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall postures up.
Dincht wants to control but Marshall passes easily into half guard.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dincht's head.
Marshall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dincht wants to get back to full guard.
Dincht moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dincht controls Marshall momentarily but Marshall frees himself.
Marshall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall is fighting to break Dincht's control of his arms but Dincht is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martine Dincht will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dincht. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target.
Dincht throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dincht throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dincht is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dincht tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Martine Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Dincht getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dincht.
Dincht lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dincht closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dincht misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dincht.
A swing and a miss from Dincht.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
Dincht misses with a hook.
Marshall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dincht looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
Dincht walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dincht takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht lands with a right hand.
Dincht lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall shoots in and bounces Dincht off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dincht is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dincht looking to control.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dincht is trying to control the position but Marshall postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Dincht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but Dincht is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Dincht counters with a quick kick to the body but Marshall blocks it.
Dincht misses with a straight left.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dincht thumps Marshall with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall feints a counter leg kick.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Dincht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall lands with an uppercut that bounces Dincht off the cage and back into range.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Dincht saw that one coming.
A cross from Marshall lands.
Dincht swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Dincht is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall avoids the body shot from Dincht.
Oh Dincht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dincht leaves his chin hanging out and Marshall seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dincht crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Marshall!
An out of breath Brandon Marshall 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt tests Li-Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaarlandt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Li-Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut. Li-Taylor saw that one coming.
Li-Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
Li-Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaarlandt. Gaarlandt obviously looking to wear him down.
Li-Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaarlandt. That did some damage!
Li-Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the head.
Gaarlandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li-Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li-Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li-Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Li-Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Li-Taylor.
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Li-Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
We've been informed that Li-Taylor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Li-Taylor is controlling the position.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Li-Taylor away but Li-Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li-Taylor throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow just above Gaarlandt 's eye.
A knee to the head by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaarlandt's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Li-Taylor on the inside.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Li-Taylor has double underhooks.
Li-Taylor digs a right hand into Gaarlandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaarlandt's gas tank.
Li-Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Gaarlandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch but Li-Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Li-Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.
Li-Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li-Taylor prevents Gaarlandt from breaking the clinch.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li-Taylor pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li-Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li-Taylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li-Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Li-Taylor has double underhooks.
Li-Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li-Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Li-Taylor won't allow it.
Li-Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li-Taylor drops Gaarlandt with a big knee straight up the middle! Gaarlandt is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Gaarlandt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Gaarlandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li-Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaarlandt seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Li-Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Li-Taylor, against the cage.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li-Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Li-Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow just above Gaarlandt 's eye.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Li-Taylor has control.
Gaarlandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Li-Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li-Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaarlandt blocks it with crossed arms.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li-Taylor.
A right hook to the body lands for Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Li-Taylor.
Gaarlandt avoiding damage as Li-Taylor throws knees to the body.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the head.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li-Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Li-Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Li-Taylor pushes Gaarlandt against the cage. Li-Taylor is working some dirty boxing. Li-Taylor pushes off with a quick right hook! Gaarlandt goes down! Gaarlandt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Li-Taylor moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Li-Taylor!
After the big win, Roy Li-Taylor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. Nikolay Burdyalov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ragnar Danneskjöld's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Burdyalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danneskjöld doesn't seem phased though.
Burdyalov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danneskjöld takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danneskjöld slips under a jab from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Burdyalov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danneskjöld dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Burdyalov misses the shot to the body.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Burdyalov avoids it easily.
Danneskjöld walks into a left hand.
Danneskjöld has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Danneskjöld ducks down to avoid it.
And Danneskjöld tries to counter it with a takedown but Burdyalov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld looks to score with a jab to the body but Burdyalov is just out of range.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Burdyalov tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burdyalov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Danneskjöld ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Burdyalov misses.
Burdyalov cracks Danneskjöld with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown but Burdyalov sprawls well.
Nikolay Burdyalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danneskjöld misses with a wild body shot.
Danneskjöld fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burdyalov avoids it really well and circles away.
Burdyalov scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Burdyalov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burdyalov wants it to stay on the feet.
Danneskjöld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that misses
and Danneskjöld counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danneskjöld stands up over Burdyalov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burdyalov wants to stand up but Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Danneskjöld throwing strikes from guard but Burdyalov blocks nicely.
Burdyalov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burdyalov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danneskjöld can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Danneskjöld working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld distracts Burdyalov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burdyalov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danneskjöld defends it easily.
Danneskjöld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burdyalov's head.
Danneskjöld won't allow Burdyalov to get back to his feet.
Danneskjöld lands a couple of digs.
Danneskjöld with a nice head shot there.
Danneskjöld cracks Burdyalov with a solid left hand.
Danneskjöld drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskjöld jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burdyalov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Danneskjöld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burdyalov wants to get back to his feet but Danneskjöld is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov trying to control the position.
Danneskjöld scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burdyalov has momentary wrist control but Danneskjöld slips an elbow through the middle.
Burdyalov looking to control.
Danneskjöld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burdyalov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskjöld landing some decent shots from guard.
Danneskjöld works over Burdyalov with some ground and pound from guard.
Burdyalov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjöld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjöld landing with the ground and pound.
Danneskjöld connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danneskjöld misses with a wild body shot.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burdyalov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danneskjöld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danneskjöld slips under a jab from Burdyalov.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Burdyalov, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Burdyalov against the cage but Burdyalov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burdyalov slips a jab from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown but Burdyalov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Danneskjöld blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burdyalov sprawls well. Burdyalov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danneskjöld gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolay Burdyalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld avoids the head kick by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a body shot but no joy.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burdyalov cracks Danneskjöld with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Burdyalov, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Burdyalov against the cage but Burdyalov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burdyalov lands with a cross.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burdyalov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danneskjöld's head.
Danneskjöld checks a leg kick nicely.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burdyalov throws a combination. Danneskjöld tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danneskjöld is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burdyalov manages to avoid it.
Danneskjöld lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burdyalov backs up against the cage.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burdyalov lunges at Danneskjöld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danneskjöld's hand.
Burdyalov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Danneskjöld like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Danneskjöld from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Burdyalov!
An out of breath Nikolay Burdyalov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ragnar Danneskjöld had this to say: 'Who is John Galt?'.
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