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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ole Bighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ole Bighead had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ole Bighead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBeau fails to land with a series of punches.
Bighead scores with a shot to the body.
Bighead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bighead throws a leg kick but LeBeau moved away.
Bighead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bighead slips a jab and a cross from LeBeau.
Bighead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LeBeau has time to react.
LeBeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bighead.
Bighead blocks a jab.
LeBeau misses with a series of wild punches.
LeBeau closes the distance and clinches up with Bighead, looking for a takedown. LeBeau pushes Bighead against the ropes but Bighead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LeBeau slips a straight right by Bighead.
LeBeau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bighead circles away.
Bighead jabs at LeBeau's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bighead misses with a looping right.
Bighead connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed LeBeau momentarily.
A jab from LeBeau finds it's way through Bighead's defenses.
LeBeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bighead. Bighead obviously looking to wear him down.
Bighead has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
LeBeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bighead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBeau.
Bighead seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Bighead avoids them all with ease.
Bighead lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bighead.
LeBeau throws a hook but Bighead blocks it.
LeBeau misses with the combination.
LeBeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bighead under the eye.
LeBeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bighead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
LeBeau tries to bum rush Bighead with a series of wild strikes but Bighead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LeBeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bighead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Bighead.
Nice cross by LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a looping right.
LeBeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by LeBeau.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from LeBeau.
Jab from LeBeau.
LeBeau has a takedown stuffed.
Bighead lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ole Bighead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy LeBeau.
An inside leg kick lands from Bighead.
Bighead jabs LeBeau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LeBeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeBeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LeBeau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bighead to score with a decent uppercut.
Bighead misses with a two punch combination.
LeBeau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LeBeau.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeBeau, as that shot connected.
Bighead just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bighead misses with a low kick as LeBeau jumps back.
Bighead lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bighead throws a hook but LeBeau blocks it.
LeBeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bighead circles away quickly and effectively.
LeBeau tests Bighead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Bighead.
Some wild striking there from LeBeau.
Bighead scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Bighead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeBeau connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bighead tumbling to the canvas! LeBeau pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bighead was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remy LeBeau!
Remy LeBeau thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bulge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bulge 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bulge!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulge tried to score with a low kick but Alcatraz checks it.
Alcatraz feinted with a counter takedown.
Bulge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bulge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulge throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease.
Bulge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alcatraz checks it well.
Alcatraz goes for a double leg but Bulge avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Bulge continues to drive forward.
Alcatraz misses the jab.
Bulge scores with a nice head shot.
Bulge has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alcatraz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alcatraz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz fails with a takedown attempt.
Alcatraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Alcatraz - just one landing.
Bulge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcatraz needs to keep his hands up - Bulge had a free shot at his head there.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the body kick.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulge moves away.
Bulge jabs Alcatraz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alcatraz on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Alcatraz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bulge misses with a low kick as Alcatraz jumps back.
Billy Bulge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcatraz. That did some damage!
Bulge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bulge scores with a leg kick.
Bulge throws out a leg kick but Alcatraz moves out of range and Bulge only half commits.
Alcatraz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Bulge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alcatraz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bulge as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Alcatraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcatraz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulge sprawls well. Bulge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alcatraz gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws an elbow but Bulge slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alcatraz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bulge is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge can't do much from the bottom here.
Bulge tries to improve position but can't.
Bulge parries the strikes from Alcatraz easily there. Alcatraz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bulge to escape.
Alcatraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alcatraz in side control, throwing shots but Bulge defends.
Bulge parries the strikes from Alcatraz easily there. Alcatraz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bulge to escape.
Alcatraz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bulge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bulge is not content to let Alcatraz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulge on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bulge is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bulge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alcatraz is looking to take a break and control but Bulge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Bulge will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bulge throws a leg kick
and Alcatraz counters with a shoot takedown. Bulge fights it but they end up in guard.
Bulge looking to control.
Alcatraz wants to pass the guard but Bulge is keeping the position.
Alcatraz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randy Alcatraz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alcatraz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bulge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bulge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bulge!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulge is working Alcatraz over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Alcatraz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alcatraz is trying to get back to half guard.
Bulge working the head and body with strikes.
Alcatraz is not content to let Bulge control the position.
Bulge working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bulge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alcatraz keeps working.
Alcatraz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alcatraz is trying to maintain the position but Bulge is very close to passing his half guard.
Alcatraz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bulge scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alcatraz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Alcatraz attempts a counter takedown but Bulge avoids it well and moves away.
Alcatraz with a poor takedown
and Bulge counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Billy Bulge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulge misses with a low kick.
Bulge misses with a wild body shot.
Bulge loads up on a big right hand but Alcatraz slips the punch.
Bulge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alcatraz if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alcatraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bulge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcatraz.
Billy Bulge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulge tries to land a front kick but Alcatraz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alcatraz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bulge tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alcatraz is in Bulge's guard.
Alcatraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz chips away with some ground and pound.
Alcatraz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bulge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alcatraz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcatraz keeping moving, preventing Bulge from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bulge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Bulge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Bulge misses the target.
Bulge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alcatraz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bulge. That one must have hurt.
Bulge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alcatraz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alcatraz is trying to work for a kimura but Bulge is defending well.
Alcatraz is trying to control the action in half guard but Bulge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bulge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alcatraz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulge moves into full guard.
Alcatraz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bulge keeping moving, preventing Alcatraz from controlling successfully.
Alcatraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bulge is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alcatraz wants to control from the top but Bulge keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bulge lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bulge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Bulge as Alcatraz shoots in.
A big right from Bulge misses.
Alcatraz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alcatraz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulge.
Bulge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alcatraz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alcatraz throws a big shot that misses.
Alcatraz slips under a jab from Bulge.
Alcatraz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alcatraz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge thuds his right hand into Alcatraz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bulge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alcatraz shoots in but no luck this time.
Bulge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Alcatraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcatraz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bulge was covering up waiting for the punch and Alcatraz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bulge keeping moving, preventing Alcatraz from controlling successfully.
Bulge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alcatraz manages to get himself to full guard.
Alcatraz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Randy Alcatraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bulge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alcatraz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bulge stacks Alcatraz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bulge!
Bulge trying to control the action but Alcatraz is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bulge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bulge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Billy Bulge!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Billy Bulge!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Billy Bulge!
Billy Bulge wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pahlm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church . Johan Pahlm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Wibowo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johan Pahlm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wibowo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wibowo dives in and grabs Pahlm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pahlm pushes down on Wibowo's head and hops out.
It looked like Pahlm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wibowo.
Wibowo lands a glancing blow to the side of Pahlm's head.
Pahlm misses with a low kick.
Pahlm gets caught flat footed, as Wibowo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wibowo trying to control but Pahlm is working from the bottom.
My spies in Evolve Fight Team inform me that Wibowo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wibowo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wibowo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pahlm trying to control the position.
Pahlm has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wibowo passes Pahlm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo looks to land a strike but Pahlm avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pahlm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pahlm keeping full guard, as Wibowo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo throws an elbow that misses. Pahlm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wibowo's guard. Nice move by Pahlm!
Pahlm is pushing down on Wibowo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wibowo is fighting to maintain full guard but Pahlm has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wibowo tries to get to full guard but Pahlm has control of the leg.
Wibowo is not content to let Pahlm control the position.
Wibowo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wibowo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm wants to control from the top but Wibowo keeps moving.
Wibowo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pahlm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wibowo is tightening it up a little... Pahlm has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pahlm reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pahlm taps out! Nice BJJ there by Wibowo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kevin Wibowo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mifune's entrance music is BABYMETAL - Uki Uki ★ Midnight . A fine choice. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsuya Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mifune checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mifune scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mifune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mifune on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thumbhisbum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mifune lands with a nice body punch.
Mifune looks to score with a jab to the body but Thumbhisbum is just out of range.
Mifune cracks Thumbhisbum with an open hand slap.
Thumbhisbum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mifune with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thumbhisbum to score with a decent uppercut.
Mifune lands a glancing blow to the side of Thumbhisbum's head.
Mifune has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Decent striking displayed by Mifune there.
Mifune wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mifune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thumbhisbum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mifune connects with a body shot that sends Thumbhisbum's belly button to the back.
Thumbhisbum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mifune lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune missing with a left hand there. Thumbhisbum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Thumbhisbum misses.
Thumbhisbum tries a head kick but it misses.
Mifune digs a good body shot into Thumbhisbum's ribs.
Mifune connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mifune. Thumbhisbum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mifune lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mifune.
Mifune slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
Mifune with a nice cross.
Mifune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mifune lands a nice hook to Thumbhisbum's body. Thumbhisbum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mifune thuds a left hand into Thumbhisbum's body.
Mifune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thumbhisbum is looking to land body kicks.
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!
Mifune with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thumbhisbum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mifune.
Mifune misses with a straight right.
Thumbhisbum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mifune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mifune is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thumbhisbum avoids the body shot from Mifune.
Mifune throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Mifune misses.
Good leg kick by Thumbhisbum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatsuya Mifune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum stuns Mifune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mifune misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Thumbhisbum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thumbhisbum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mifune misses with a body shot.
Mifune fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thumbhisbum sprawls well initially but Mifune persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mifune wants to control but Thumbhisbum is keeping him busy.
Mifune is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune wants to free his trapped foot but Thumbhisbum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thumbhisbum tries to roll over but Mifune keeps him under control.
Thumbhisbum controlling the position for now.
Mifune is thwarting Thumbhisbum's attempts to control the position.
Thumbhisbum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mifune.
Thumbhisbum felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mifune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thumbhisbum trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mifune missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thumbhisbum manages to get to full guard.
Mifune trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mifune postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thumbhisbum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mifune misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Thumbhisbum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Mifune dominated that round.
That's time! Mifune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thumbhisbum takes one to the chin there.
Mifune misses with a hook to the body
and Thumbhisbum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thumbhisbum jabs Mifune right on the nose. Mifune blinks but takes it well.
Thumbhisbum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mifune half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thumbhisbum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifune.
Mifune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thumbhisbum manages to avoid it.
Mifune misses with a body shot.
Thumbhisbum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mifune.
Mifune shoots in but Thumbhisbum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mifune. Thumbhisbum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thumbhisbum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune feints and as Thumbhisbum raises his hands in defense, Mifune changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifune throwing strikes but missing.
Thumbhisbum looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum is pulling down on Mifune's head. It's preventing any offense from Mifune, at least for the moment.
Mifune throws an elbow that misses. Thumbhisbum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mifune's guard. Nice move by Thumbhisbum!
Mifune working for submissions but it's allowed Thumbhisbum to get to half guard.
Thumbhisbum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thumbhisbum trying to control from half guard but Mifune is working away.
Mifune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thumbhisbum can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum is thwarting Mifune's attempts to control the position.
Mifune tries to get to full guard but Thumbhisbum has control of the leg.
Mifune moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mifune has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thumbhisbum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mifune working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thumbhisbum has passed into half guard!
Tatsuya Mifune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mifune knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thumbhisbum trying to control the action but Mifune is working from the bottom.
Well, if Thumbhisbum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thumbhisbum trying to control from half guard but Mifune is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mifune actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mifune misses with a body shot
and Thumbhisbum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thumbhisbum connects with an inside leg kick.
Thumbhisbum connects with the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mifune.
Thumbhisbum can't do much from the bottom here.
Thumbhisbum is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifune laying and praying for a moment but Thumbhisbum takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benjamin Thumbhisbum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mifune looks to score with a jab to the body but Thumbhisbum is just out of range.
A jab from Thumbhisbum misses.
Mifune feinted with a counter takedown.
Thumbhisbum thumps Mifune with a low kick.
Thumbhisbum connects with an inside leg kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mifune misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuya Mifune is winning the standup battle so far.
Thumbhisbum feints and then cracks Mifune's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mifune down.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mifune throws a sloppy body shot
and Mifune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mifune is rocked!
Thumbhisbum lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Mifune is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mifune misses with a hook to the body
and Thumbhisbum counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
Benjamin Thumbhisbum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawashima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Colossal - Wolfmother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takuji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaarlandt defends it nicely.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaarlandt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaarlandt wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaarlandt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice body kick.
Gaarlandt tries to land a front kick but Kawashima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Kawashima is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima drives through with a takedown into Gaarlandt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kawashima postures up in Gaarlandt's guard and throws a big left but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to his feet but Kawashima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kawashima throwing strikes but missing.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Kawashima from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawashima wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gaarlandt thows a body kick. Kawashima tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gaarlandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild body shot.
Takuji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown but Gaarlandt shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo Gaarlandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuji Kawashima.
Crunch! Gaarlandt slams his shin into Kawashima's torso.
Gaarlandt jabs Kawashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kawashima throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaarlandt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawashima avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Kawashima fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gaarlandt to the ground. Kawashima is now in Gaarlandt's guard.
Gaarlandt is looking to stand up but Kawashima isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kawashima wants to pass the guard but Gaarlandt is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kawashima won't allow Gaarlandt to get back to his feet.
Kawashima controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima looking to sit in guard and control but Gaarlandt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kawashima looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawashima, not yet.
Kawashima trying to control the position.
Kawashima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gaarlandt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kawashima wants to improve his position but Gaarlandt is controlling well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaarlandt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaarlandt's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaarlandt is trying to stand back up.
Kawashima misses with a punch to the head.
Kawashima looking for the choke but no joy.
Gaarlandt is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kawashima tries to keep control of the position but Gaarlandt is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Gaarlandt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kawashima throws an off balance right hand
and Gaarlandt counters with a solid body kick.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kawashima stops Gaarlandt from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kawashima working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kawashima thows a huge punch but Gaarlandt dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima is looking to take a break and control but Gaarlandt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to his feet.
Kawashima is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kawashima.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown but Gaarlandt shows good takedown defense.
Gaarlandt throws a counter high kick but Kawashima was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kawashima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaarlandt tries to avoid it but Kawashima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaarlandt to the ground. Gaarlandt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaarlandt stuffs the takedown attempt from Kawashima. Kawashima gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricardo Gaarlandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuji Kawashima.
Kawashima fails with the takedown
and Gaarlandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaarlandt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaarlandt throws a wild body kick that Kawashima sees coming a mile off.
Kawashima dives in for a single leg takedown but Gaarlandt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaarlandt sprawls well. Gaarlandt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawashima gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaarlandt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gaarlandt lands with an overhand left.
Gaarlandt lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawashima is defended easily by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Gaarlandt 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.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawashima can do to turn this around?
Gaarlandt looks for the body kick but Kawashima saw that one coming.
Gaarlandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawashima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gaarlandt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima walks into a straight right hand from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima fails with the takedown.
Kawashima walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima misses with a takedown attempt - Gaarlandt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gaarlandt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaarlandt as he jumps to the side.
Kawashima misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawashima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crunch! Gaarlandt slams his shin into Kawashima's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawashima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawashima is breathing heavily.
Gaarlandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawashima.
Decent striking displayed by Gaarlandt there.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaarlandt lands a really nice looking cross but Kawashima seems unphased.
Kawashima swings for the body but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt looks to land a body kick but Kawashima moved away.
Kawashima changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gaarlandt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kawashima takes a step back to recover.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gaarlandt looks for the body kick but Kawashima saw that one coming.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaarlandt misses with a body kick.
Kawashima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaarlandt avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick that misses.
Kawashima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaarlandt circles away.
Kawashima fails to land the takedown.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kawashima throws a big shot that misses.
Gaarlandt slaps away a takedown attempt from Kawashima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricardo Gaarlandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuji Kawashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaarlandt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gaarlandt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawashima misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaarlandt counters with a series of strikes. Kawashima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaarlandt tests Kawashima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaarlandt slips a jab from Kawashima.
Kawashima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawashima changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throwing a counter right hand but Kawashima manages to avoid it.
Kawashima misses with a takedown attempt - Gaarlandt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaarlandt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
A punch lands to the side of Kawashima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gaarlandt connects with a high kick.
Kawashima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaarlandt as he avoids it easily.
As Kawashima looks to move away, Gaarlandt throws a big counter combo bu Kawashima just gets out of the way.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kawashima or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaarlandt, which made it look bad.
Kawashima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaarlandt misses with a kick to the body.
And Kawashima tries to counter it with a takedown but Gaarlandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gaarlandt slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Gaarlandt throwing a counter right hand but Kawashima manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawashima scores with a hook.
Kawashima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaarlandt throws a front kick that sends Kawashima stumbling back into the ropes.
Kawashima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kawashima shoots and misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawashima is rocked!
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawashima blocks the body kick.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a jab to the body
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaarlandt finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt cracks Kawashima with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Kawashima falls to his knees and Gaarlandt doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gaarlandt!
Ricardo Gaarlandt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Takuji Kawashima spoke after the fight, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Sydney Elite Systems - Extreme MMA'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taishi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mori's choice of entrance music: The House That Snow Built. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taishi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket throws a lazy right hand but Mori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mori slips under a jab.
Mori avoids the body shot from Cricket.
Cricket has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cricket.
Cricket blocks a head kick by Mori.
An attempted straight right counter from Cricket misses the target.
Cricket takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mori throws a head kick that misses
and Cricket counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mori is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mori throws a push kick but Cricket slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cricket slaps away a takedown attempt from Mori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cricket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Cricket.
Mori throws a big counter head kick but Cricket avoids it with no problem.
Cricket blocks a head kick by Mori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mori moves away from the strike by Cricket.
Mori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cricket as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Cricket wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mori misses with a low kick.
Mori closes the distance and clinches up with Cricket, looking for a takedown. Mori pushes Cricket against the ropes but Cricket circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rick Cricket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
A leg kick checked by Cricket.
Mori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mori shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cricket sprawls well. Cricket wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mori gets slowly back to his feet.
Cricket lands a really nice looking cross but Mori seems unphased.
Cricket lands with a good body shot.
Mori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick and Cricket moves out of range easily.
Cricket swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mori looking to score a takedown here. Cricket is defending well but Mori drives through and ends up in Cricket's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori stands up and waves to Cricket to follow him.
Mori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cricket missing with a left hand there. Mori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mori flicks out a counter leg kick but Cricket steps away.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
Mori moves out of range as Cricket strikes.
Mori shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mori was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cricket tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cricket is not content to let Mori control the position.
Mori thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Cricket but he's now mounted!
Mori looking to control but Cricket is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mori goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cricket turns into him and now he's in Mori's guard.
Mori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cricket is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mori is trying to control the position but Cricket postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mori holds on and takes a little breather.
Cricket is looking to stand up but Mori won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taishi Mori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cricket avoids the head kick by Mori.
Cricket was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cricket is fending him off so far but Mori persists. Nope, Cricket circles away and we're back to standing.
Cricket stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Cricket wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cricket throws a looping overhand right but Mori ducks down to avoid it.
Mori tries a head kick but it misses.
Mori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cricket feints and then cracks Mori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mori down.
Mori misses with a takedown
enabling Cricket to counter with a crisp jab.
Rick Cricket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
Mori misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mori lands a head kick. Cricket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cricket checks a leg kick.
Cricket drives through and clinches with Mori against the ropes.
Cricket lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Taishi Mori has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cricket - that landed with a thud.
Cricket lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Cricket throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moris head.
Nice body punch from Cricket.
Cricket slows down the pace here.
Mori is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cricket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mori is breathing heavily.
Mori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cricket has him pressed against the ropes.
Cricket prevents the takedown attempt.
Cricket is trying to stall.
Cricket tries a body shot but Mori blocks it.
Cricket blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cricket digs a right hand underneath Mori's ribcage. Mori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket taking a breather.
Mori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cricket is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Cricket as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket lands a shoulder strike.
Mori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cricket gets underhooks to prevent Mori's takedown attempt.
Cricket looking to stall.
Cricket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mori has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cricket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cricket.
Mori goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cricket prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Cricket.
Cricket lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Mori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cricket has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Cricket scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Mori blocks a body shot from Cricket.
Cricket using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Cricket to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Cricket.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket lands a shot to the body.
Cricket tries to stall but Mori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cricket avoiding damage as Mori throws knees to the body.
Mori is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cricket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cricket prevents Mori from breaking the clinch.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mori goes for a takedown attempt but Cricket pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cricket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mori can do to turn this around?
Mori defending well as Cricket loads up on a big left hand.
Cricket scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cricket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Mori
and Cricket moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cricket.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Mori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori tries for a takedown but Cricket manages to get underhooks.
Cricket lands a nice uppercut.
Mori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cricket lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cricket as the two fighters clinch.
Mori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rick Cricket has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cricket lands with a light punch inside.
Cricket lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cricket.
Cricket lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cricket - that landed with a thud.
Cricket pushes Mori back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cricket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cricket dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
That's time! Cricket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cricket throws a hook but Mori blocks it.
Cricket bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cricket finds it's way round the side to connect with Mori's head.
Mori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cricket is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mori throws a body kick that misses.
Cricket keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mori tries a low kick but Cricket avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cricket changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cricket.
Cricket blocks a head kick by Mori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mori.
Cricket takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Cricket. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
Cricket slaps away a takedown attempt from Mori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cricket is out of range.
Cricket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mori throws a lazy head kick
and Cricket counters with a nice uppercut.
Cricket throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cricket scores with a jab. Mori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Taishi Mori's cut even more.
A head kick by Mori misses
and Cricket counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cricket lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mori is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cricket.
Mori 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!
Cricket is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mori.
Mori is still on wobbly legs! Can Cricket finish him?
Cricket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mori throws a leg kick but Cricket sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket misses with a hook. Mori ducked under it nicely.
Mori seems to have recovered his senses.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cricket counter with a right hand.
Cricket sizes up Mori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rick Cricket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mori is defended easily by Cricket.
Rick Cricket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
A shot to the liver by Mori. Beautiful body shot.
Mori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cricket wants to control but Mori is keeping busy.
Mori is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cricket is just riding it out for now. Mori eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori prevents Cricket from standing back up.
Mori maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cricket could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mori has cracked it and Cricket is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taishi Mori!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Taishi Mori made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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291 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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282 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
Nicolosi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paul OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Nicolosi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OConnell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
OConnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nicolosi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicolosi looks for the body kick but OConnell saw that one coming.
Nicolosi tries to score with a low kick but OConnell moves his leg out of the way.
OConnell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
OConnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Nicolosi should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that misses.
OConnell swinging wildly here.
Nicolosi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from OConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell cracks Nicolosi with a good jab.
OConnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicolosi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OConnell misses with a few strikes there.
Nicolosi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
OConnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
OConnell's corner calls for a 1-2. OConnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OConnell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by OConnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OConnell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nicolosi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolosi misses with a wild combination.
Nicolosi missing with a left hand there. OConnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from OConnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi loads up on a big right hand but OConnell slips the punch.
Nicolosi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by OConnell!
OConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicolosi.
OConnell sets himself, and Nicolosi steps forward looking for the clinch! OConnell avoids it this time.
OConnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
OConnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nicolosi counter with a right hand.
OConnell scores with a nice head shot.
OConnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
OConnell misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicolosi! But no joy.
OConnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicolosi is rocked!
OConnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
OConnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from OConnell does no damage.
Nicolosi wants to counter with a clinch but OConnell pushes him away.
OConnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nicolosi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi cracks OConnell with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicolosi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OConnell is looking to counter with a body kick.
OConnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OConnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolosi counters with an outside leg kick.
OConnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
OConnell checks a leg kick.
OConnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nicolosi looks to score with a jab to the body but OConnell is just out of range.
OConnell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nicolosi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OConnell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nicolosi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolosi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi misses with the body kick
and OConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicolosi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicolosi misses with a wild body shot.
OConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicolosi.
A telegraphed right hand from OConnell misses the target.
OConnell lands a head shot.
Nicolosi looks to score with a jab to the body but OConnell is just out of range.
Nicolosi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nicolosi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OConnell.
OConnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicolosi circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicolosi swings for the body but OConnell moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OConnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
OConnell misses with a double jab
and Nicolosi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul OConnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nicolosi blocks a leg kick.
Nicolosi throws a hook but OConnell avoids it easily.
OConnell throws a series of punches but Nicolosi avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicolosi.
OConnell moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicolosi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and OConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OConnell scores with a three punch combo!
OConnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OConnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicolosi doesn't seem bothered though.
Paul OConnell is winning the standup battle so far.
OConnell looks to land a combination but Nicolosi avoids it well.
Nicolosi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from OConnell. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OConnell misses with a kick to the body.
OConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Nicolosi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OConnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolosi can do to turn this around?
OConnell misses with an uppercut. Nicolosi saw that one coming.
OConnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
OConnell misses with a head kick.
Nicolosi throws the left hand but OConnell avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick there by Nicolosi.
OConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. OConnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
OConnell throws a leg kick
and Nicolosi counters with a body kick that stops OConnell in his tracks momentarily.
OConnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OConnell avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi throws a body shot but no joy.
OConnell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicolosi throws out the jab.
Nicolosi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi wants to counter the offense by OConnell and move into the clinch position.
Nicolosi tests OConnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch but OConnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicolosi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
OConnell scores with a hook.
OConnell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicolosi.
OConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OConnell loads up on a big right hand but Nicolosi slips the punch.
Nicolosi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from OConnell.
Nicolosi is looking to land body kicks.
OConnell swings widly with a right hand
and Nicolosi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands with a good body shot.
OConnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nicolosi pushes OConnell away with a front kick.
Nicolosi connects with the punch.
Nicolosi looks to land a combination but OConnell avoids it well.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the body.
Nicolosi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of OConnell's head.
OConnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicolosi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicolosi looks to land a combination but OConnell avoids it well.
OConnell is looking to slow Nicolosi down with leg kicks.
OConnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick but OConnell checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicolosi - that will leave a mark!
OConnell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OConnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.
OConnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nicolosi connects with a crisp jab.
Paul OConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicolosi's jab looks to have found its range, popping OConnell under the eye.
OConnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicolosi, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolosi thumps OConnell with a low kick.
OConnell misses with an uppercut. Nicolosi saw that one coming.
Nicolosi missing with a left hand there. OConnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OConnell lunges at Nicolosi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolosi's hand.
Nicolosi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nicolosi throws a low kick but OConnell moves out of range easily.
Nicolosi throws a series of punches but OConnell avoids them all with ease.
OConnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nicolosi scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from OConnell misses its intended target.
Nicolosi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nicolosi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OConnell.
Nicolosi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from OConnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch but OConnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of OConnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up.
OConnell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
OConnell lands a jab to the nose.
OConnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicolosi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OConnell moves out of range as Nicolosi throws a body kick.
OConnell looks to land a left hand but Nicolosi moved out of range nicely.
Nicolosi throws a body punch but OConnell moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from OConnell misses the target.
Nicolosi throws a wild body kick that OConnell sees coming a mile off.
Nicolosi jabs at OConnell's body.
Nicolosi forces OConnell back against the ropes and clinches.
Nicolosi misses with some punches.
OConnell wants to break free but Nicolosi has control.
Nicolosi throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolosi lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short left from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OConnell's efforts to push away.
Nicolosi scores a nice knee to the body.
Nicolosi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolosi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OConnell's elbow.
Nicolosi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConnell's defenses.
OConnell blocks the elbow strike.
Nicolosi has OConnell pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nicolosi lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
OConnell blocks an elbow strike from Nicolosi.
OConnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nicolosi missing with knees to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a knee strike.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OConnell is rocked!
OConnell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh OConnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicolosi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicolosi lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OConnell is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicolosi.
OConnell tries to circle away but Nicolosi has him pinned against the ropes.
Nicolosi pushes OConnell against the ropes. Nicolosi is working some dirty boxing. Nicolosi pushes off with a quick right hook! OConnell goes down! OConnell tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nicolosi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi is the new heavyweight champion!
Frank Nicolosi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Marshall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie MacArthur's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie MacArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Marshall finds it's way through MacArthur's defenses.
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur counters with a low kick, right behind Marshall 's knee.
Marshall throws a leg kick but MacArthur sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacArthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacArthur scrambles back to his feet.
MacArthur checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur misses the target.
MacArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacArthur checks a leg kick.
MacArthur scores with a shot to the body.
MacArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marshall misses with a body kick.
MacArthur throwing a counter right hand but Marshall manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but MacArthur moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacArthur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marshall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marshall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marshall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left and a right from MacArthur both land. Nice combination.
MacArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
MacArthur loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
We've been told by MacArthur's head coaches at Victory Gym and Spa that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
A combination from MacArthur does no damage.
Nice jab there from MacArthur.
MacArthur lands with a right hand.
It looks like Brandon Marshall has been cut.
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 ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
MacArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur.
MacArthur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marshall wants to land a leg kick but MacArthur is out of range.
Marshall tries to clinch up but MacArthur circles away and keeps his distance.
MacArthur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MacArthur scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from MacArthur misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshall.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur's shoulder, as MacArthur tries to avoid the shot.
Marshall staying out of range there.
A jab from MacArthur misses.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall thows a leg kick but MacArthur checks it
and MacArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice looking body kick.
MacArthur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marshall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
MacArthur cracks a nice hook into Marshall's ribs.
MacArthur avoids a kick to the body.
MacArthur lands an overhand right.
Marshall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacArthur throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie MacArthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marshall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
MacArthur misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
MacArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Marshall.
MacArthur connects with a single shot there.
MacArthur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and MacArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
MacArthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacArthur scrambles back to his feet.
MacArthur is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks MacArthur out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Marshall!
Our winner, Brandon Marshall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cortland Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chesney Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes into the arena with St. Anger blaring out of the sound system. Chesney Page has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cortland Cartwright's chin.
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206 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cortland Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chesney Page!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Page drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cartwright defends it well.
Page is looking to slow Cartwright down with leg kicks.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright throws a leg kick but Page moved away.
Page scores with a nice strike.
Cartwright with a poor takedown
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright fails with the takedown
and Page counters with a low kick, right behind Cartwright 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Page.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Page.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartwright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortland Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Page throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cartwright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Page defends well and Cartwright ends up having to push Page into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright walks into a left hand.
Page buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cartwright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Cartwright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Page lands with a shot to the body.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartwright was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Page sprawls and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Page.
Page attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Cartwright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page throws a leg kick which misses Cartwright's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartwright tries to avoid it.
Cartwright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page fakes the leg kick and cracks Cartwright in the body.
Page seems to be stalking Cartwright here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Cartwright drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chesney Page!
Cortland Cartwright spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent was a worth adversary. I will get better and come again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Joe Jackson- I'm the Man as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mitchell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Armstrong checks it well.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Armstrong has time to react.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Armstrong.
Mitchell lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong gets tackled into the ropes by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Mitchell works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.
Good body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong is trying to trip Mitchell. He has hold of a leg but Mitchell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Armstrong persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mitchell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armstrong working a defensive guard but Mitchell passes into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mitchell pulls his head out easily.
Mitchell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Armstrong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Mitchell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mitchell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Armstrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Nathaniel Armstrong has been cut.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong feinted with a counter takedown.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armstrong on the side of the head.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Armstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mitchell on his heels. He'll look to pass Mitchell's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Armstrong wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Armstrong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mitchell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mitchell has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitchell stacks Armstrong on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitchell!
Mitchell wants to stand but Armstrong has his arm trapped.
Armstrong is trying to escape the position but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Armstrong is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Mitchell stands up and beckons Armstrong to his feet.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Armstrong seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mitchell is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitchell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Armstrong's belly button to the back.
Armstrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Mitchell is working Armstrong over against the ropes.
Mitchell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mitchell crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Mitchell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Armstrong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Armstrong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
A jab from Mitchell does it's job there.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Mitchell against the ropes but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mitchell.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mitchell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to drag Mitchell to the mat but Mitchell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Armstrong blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Malcolm Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchell pushes Armstrong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Armstrong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Armstrong manages to end up in side control.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mitchell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Armstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Armstrong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mitchell reverses the position - he's now on top in Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mitchell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Malcolm Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
Malcolm Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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