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UNFC53: Kokoszka vs Chavez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikolaj Bajeczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikolaj Bajeczny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikolaj Bajeczny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajeczny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson throws a head kick but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Bajeczny tries to counter with a takedown but Thompson is quick to defend against it.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bajeczny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Bajeczny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson darts in and clinches Bajeczny up against the ropes.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bajeczny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajeczny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thompson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajeczny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bajeczny.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bajeczny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson trying to stall but Bajeczny improves his position.
Bajeczny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.
Bajeczny blocks an uppercut.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bajeczny.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Bajeczny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bajeczny wants to take the fight to the mat but Thompson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikolaj Bajeczny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajeczny blocks an uppercut.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bajeczny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson looks for the body kick but Bajeczny saw that one coming.
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bajeczny!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thompson trying to control the action but Bajeczny is working from the bottom.
Bajeczny parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bajeczny to escape.
Bajeczny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson wants to stand but Bajeczny has his arm trapped.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bajeczny wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson tries to clinch but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Bajeczny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bajeczny will feel that in the morning.
Bajeczny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bajeczny keeps the fight on the outside.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bajeczny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bajeczny as he jumps to the side.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bajeczny quickly recovers to half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bajeczny's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Bajeczny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bajeczny circles away.
Bajeczny tries to counter with a takedown but Thompson is quick to defend against it.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Bajeczny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bajeczny attempts a counter takedown but Thompson avoids it well and moves away.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bajeczny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson rushes Bajeczny and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bajeczny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bajeczny.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson swings for the body but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Bajeczny moves out of range easily.
Bajeczny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Bajeczny circles away and keeps his distance.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thompson wants to clinch but Bajeczny slips to the side
and Bajeczny counters with a takedown into side control.
Thompson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajeczny has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Bajeczny circles away.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bajeczny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bajeczny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bajeczny counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
Bajeczny prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bajeczny manages to pass to side control.
Thompson wants to stand back up but Bajeczny manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is pushing Bajeczny's head away, looking to escape. Bajeczny manages to hold on to the position though.
Bajeczny has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Thompson throws a lazy body kick
and Bajeczny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bajeczny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Bajeczny shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikolaj Bajeczny dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bajeczny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Bajeczny's legs.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bajeczny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson tries to kick Bajeczny off but Bajeczny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bajeczny escapes and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Bajeczny does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bajeczny counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bajeczny decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Bajeczny feinted with a counter takedown.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bajeczny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson throws a head kick but Bajeczny moves out of range.
Bajeczny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Bajeczny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bajeczny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bajeczny.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Bajeczny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bajeczny.
Bajeczny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikolaj Bajeczny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson is pressed up against the ropes. Bajeczny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mikolaj Bajeczny has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajeczny is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Bajeczny controls the action.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bajeczny slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson moves to clinch but Bajeczny breaks away
and Bajeczny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajeczny stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bajeczny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Bajeczny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bajeczny.
Bajeczny defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Bajeczny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson is working an open guard so Bajeczny takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyler Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Bajeczny blocks a head kick by Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tyler Thompson!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tyler Thompson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tyler Thompson!
Tyler Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Tyler Thompson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Editiny Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. 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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132 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Editiny Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick scores with a nice strike.
Dick thuds a left hand into Young's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dick.
Dick works Young's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dick doesn't seem phased though.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donk. Young catches Dick right on the button with a cross.
Dick slips a straight right by Young.
Dick clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Daft Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick slips a jab from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dick moves away.
Dick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a straight right.
Dick slips under a jab from Young.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young cracks Dick with a good jab.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young scores with a jab.
It looks like Editiny Dick has been cut.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dick counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Young.
Dick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dick connects with a jab.
Young missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick is looking to counter punch.
Dick misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick avoids the head kick by Young.
Dick misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dick is defended easily by Young.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Young misses with a low kick.
Dick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Dick's head.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a leg kick but Dick moved away.
Dick swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Dick counters with a two punch combo.
Dick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young tries to sprawl but Dick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dick is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dick is stalling here. Young is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Young has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick being controlled for a moment.
Young tries to move to mount but Dick blocks the move with his legs.
Dick is trying to control Young's posture but Young avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young just content to control the position.
Dick is looking for a sweep.
Dick prevents Young from improving position.
Dick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Young wants to work for an arm triangle but Dick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dick is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Editiny Dick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young misses with a head kick.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Dick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young throws a hook to the side of Dick's head but Dick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daft Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dick fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Dick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Dick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daft Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Dick down.
Young misses with a jab to the body
and Dick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Dick forces his way into half guard.
Young is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is not content to let Dick control the position.
Young makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Young.
Dick wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Dick passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dick wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dick is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is staying active underneath Dick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dick working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Young's thigh. Young counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dick tries to move to mount but Young blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dick tries to advance to mount but Young denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daft Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dick doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dick throws out the jab.
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young 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 Dick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dick avoids the head kick by Young.
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dick on the side of the head.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
Dick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dick.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young scores with a head kick.
Dick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Dick slips nicely into half guard.
Young won't allow Dick to pass to mount.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Dick wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.
Dick is looking for a kimura here.
Dick trying to control from half guard but Young is working away.
Editiny Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Editiny Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Dick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daft Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daft Young!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Daft Young!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Daft Young!
Daft Young wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Daft Young thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Editiny Dick was interviewed post fight and said 'Good match, and now I'll be going back home to my wife whose as usual, has a surprise for me on bed'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raf Camora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camora throws a leg kick
and Small counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small tries to clinch but Camora is having none of it.
Small seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Camora lands a nice looking body kick.
Camora avoids the body shot from Small.
Camora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Small.
Small checks a leg kick.
Camora misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camora.
Camora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camora throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Camora.
Small drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camora sprawls and moves away.
Camora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora tries a low kick but Small avoids it.
Small throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Small steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Camora. That one must have hurt.
Camora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camora misses with a head kick.
A jab from Small finds it's way through Camora's defenses.
Good leg kick by Camora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camora lands a front kick.
Small moves out of range of the body kick.
Small has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camora.
Small moves out of range of the body kick from Camora.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camora.
Camora throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camora throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
Camora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Camora.
Camora lands with a slapping head kick.
Small misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Small gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Camora.
Camora throws a leg kick that misses.
Camora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camora throws a leg kick but Small sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camora misses with a kick to the body.
Small misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Camora is predictable there
and Small counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small misses with a two punch combination.
Small misses with a two punch combination.
Small has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camora.
A swing and a miss from Camora.
Small walks into a left hand.
Small looks to land a combination but Camora avoids it well.
Small moves out of range as Camora throws a body kick.
Small throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camora.
Camora thumps Small with a low kick.
Camora clobbers Small with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camora throws a shot from downtown. Small moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Small with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Camora.
Small 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.
Camora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Small takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camora scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Small doesn't seem bothered though.
Camora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Small is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Camora misses the target.
Small takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Small has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camora.
Small checks a leg kick.
Camora swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Camora dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camora scores with a leg kick.
Camora misses the shot to the body.
Small shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Camora pinned against the ropes. Camora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dixie Small is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camora flicks out a counter leg kick but Small steps away.
Camora motions for Small to come forward. Camora throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Small seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Small connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camora's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camora misses with a body kick.
Camora misses with a low kick.
Small takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Small checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Small misses its target.
Raf Camora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small slips a jab from Camora.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Small might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camora swings away with a body shot that misses
and Small counters with a series of strikes. Camora will be more careful next time no doubt.
Small will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small looking to score a takedown here. Camora is defending well but Small drives through and ends up in Camora's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Camora wants to stand up but Small is controlling him.
Camora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Camora is pulling down on Small's head. It's preventing any offense from Small, at least for the moment.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Camora has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
Camora seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Small stands and throws Camora's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Small has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Small misses with the ground and pound.
Camora stops Small from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Camora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Small trying to control the position but Camora is working away.
Small lands a nice forearm strike.
Camora avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Small.
Small wants to control but Camora is keeping him busy.
Camora prevents Small from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Small is working hard here to advance position.
Camora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Camora scores with a nice body kick.
Small will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Small lands with a shot to the body.
Small takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Camora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camora throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Small takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Small is trying hard to land a takedown here. Camora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Camora lands with a shot to the body.
Camora misses the shot to the body.
Small was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camora defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Camora connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small moves forwards but Camora connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camora looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Camora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Camora
and Small counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a takedown attempt - Camora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camora. That's going to slow Small down.
Camora misses with a low kick.
Camora misses with a low kick.
Small moves out of range of the body kick from Camora.
Camora throws out a leg kick but Small moves out of range and Camora only half commits.
Camora feints and then cracks Small's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Small down.
Small has a takedown stuffed.
Small misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raf Camora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camora throws the kick towards the body but Small avoids it.
Small swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camora throws a leg kick
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Camora backing up. Camora nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
Camora throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Small was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Small throws a right hand that Camora ducks under and follows up with a left that Camora also avoids with ease.
Camora appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camora misses with a body kick.
Small darts in and clinches Camora up against the ropes.
Camora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Small is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Camora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Camora has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Raf Camora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Small wants a takedown but no success here.
Small is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Camora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora keeps control of Small as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Small has Camora pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Camora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Camora prevents a takedown attempt there.
Small is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Camora is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camora scores with a shot to the side of Small's head.
Camora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small wants a takedown but no success here.
Small tries for a takedown. No joy.
Camora lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Small can't get the takedown.
Dixie Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camora works on Small's body with a couple of short punches.
Camora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camora works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Camora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camora tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Small is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Camora pushes Small back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camora misses with a body punch.
Camora is pressed up against the ropes. Small has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Camora down to the mat. Camora avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Camora lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Raf Camora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Camora has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Raf Camora!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Raf Camora!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Raf Camora!
Raf Camora wins by unanimous decision!
Raf Camora seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Dixie Small stepped up to the mic, saying 'It was a good win, but nevertheless, I'll still be bringing home my opponent's girl . Don't feel left out man. And as usual, we'll be making a pov video for all you fans out there. Sayonara'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Bernhard Adelhard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Johns's chin.
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adelhard.
Johns throws a counter high kick but Adelhard was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adelhard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johns's calf.
Johns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Adelhard feints and then cracks Johns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johns down.
Adelhard lands with an uppercut that bounces Johns off the ropes and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Adelhard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adelhard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Adelhard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Adelhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Johns counters with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard scores with a body shot.
Adelhard throws an off balance right hand
and Johns counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johns - that will leave a mark!
Adelhard jabs at Johns's body.
Adelhard moves out of range as Johns throws a body kick.
Adelhard drives through and clinches with Johns against the ropes.
Adelhard avoiding damage as Johns throws knees to the body.
Adelhard is working Johns over against the ropes.
Adelhard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adelhard avoids it.
Adelhard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns dives in and grabs Adelhard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adelhard pushes down on Johns's head and hops out.
Johns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Adelhard jabs at Johns's body.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johns is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Johns square on the jaw! Damn, Johns is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernhard Adelhard!
A victorious Bernhard Adelhard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jimmy Johns spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my very worthy opponent. Today just wasn't my day, but rest assured that I will be back stronger than ever. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Crazy Train. Douglas has chosen Rock You by Helix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Douglas defends well and Smith ends up having to push Douglas into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith wants to clinch.
Douglas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith slips a jab from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Smith is pressing down on Douglas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Douglas is holding on for now.
Smith controlling the pace.
Douglas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Douglas.
Smith pushes down on Douglas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Douglas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Douglas gets back to full guard.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smith escapes and throws Douglas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Douglas tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Douglas to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith laying and praying for a moment but Douglas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Douglas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Douglas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Douglas wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Douglas is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Douglas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Douglas both land. Nice combination.
Smith avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Douglas wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith presses Douglas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the ropes.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Douglas.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Douglas presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Smith cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Douglas.
Douglas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
A short right from Smith.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Smith clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peter Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Douglas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Douglas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Douglas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Douglas working his ground and pound in the gym.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Douglas throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Douglas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Douglas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Douglas shoots in.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith lands a front kick.
Douglas gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Douglas manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Douglas.
I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Smith!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Peter Smith!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Peter Smith!
Peter Smith wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meguru Takayanagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi fails to land the takedown.
Takayanagi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Joe tries to roll over but Takayanagi keeps him under control.
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.
Takayanagi trying to pass the guard but Joe defending well.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Joe gets full guard.
Joe keeping full guard, as Takayanagi tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayanagi trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to sweep here but Takayanagi controlling him for the moment.
Joe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takayanagi defends it easily.
Joe is trying to control the position but Takayanagi postures up.
Takayanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takayanagi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe looking to control but Takayanagi passes into half guard.
Takayanagi is keen to just control but Joe is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Takayanagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
Takayanagi is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe won't allow Takayanagi to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takayanagi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takayanagi stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Takayanagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takayanagi won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Takayanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Takayanagi slips an elbow through the middle.
Takayanagi trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Takayanagi lands a couple of digs.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe keeping full guard, as Takayanagi tries to pass.
Joe has his foot on Takayanagi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takayanagi works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takayanagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takayanagi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takayanagi trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Takayanagi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe keeps Takayanagi at a distance using the push kick.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Takayanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takayanagi 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.
Orange Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takayanagi.
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 Orange Joe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takayanagi clinches up against the ropes.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takayanagi looking for a takedown.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Joe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe.
Joe presses Takayanagi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi wants the takedown. Joe is fighting it off but Takayanagi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joe's guard against the ropes.
Joe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Takayanagi has wrist control.
Joe pushing down on Takayanagi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe working over Takayanagi with some ground and pound. Takayanagi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Takayanagi's head.
Joe working over Takayanagi with some ground and pound. Takayanagi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joe is trying to control the action in half guard but Takayanagi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takayanagi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Takayanagi is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe winds up and cracks Takayanagi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takayanagi is rocked!
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takayanagi is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takayanagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe wants to control but Takayanagi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takayanagi is looking to control Joe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takayanagi avoid being mounted?
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Takayanagi actively working from the bottom here.
Joe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takayanagi is looking to improve his position.
Joe trying to control from half guard but Takayanagi is working away.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takayanagi taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Takayanagi wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takayanagi can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Joe.
Takayanagi is in trouble now - Joe has advanced to mount!
Joe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Takayanagi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Joe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Joe stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orange Joe!
After winning the bout, Orange Joe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Papadakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brody comes to the ring accompanied by Tom Petty - Won't Back Down. Kostas Papadakis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Papadakis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadakis shoots and misses
and Brody counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadakis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Brody misses.
Brody scores with a nice head shot.
Brody misses with a hook. Papadakis ducked under it nicely.
Brody stuffs the takedown attempt from Papadakis. Papadakis gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Brody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Papadakis.
Papadakis takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Brody misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brody, as that shot connected.
Papadakis ducks under a wild hook from Brody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis shoots in looking for a takedown. Brody tries to sprawl out of it but Papadakis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Brody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Brody.
Brody darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brody's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brody duly obliges.
Brody scores with a hook to the body. Papadakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papadakis gets a clinch.
Brody scores with a knee to the head.
Brody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadakis manages to break the clinch.
Brody is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brody lands with a straight right. Papadakis didn't see that one coming.
Papadakis is rocked!
Frank Brody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadakis clinches.
Papadakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Brody finish him?
Brody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brody sizes up Papadakis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Papadakis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Brody throws a right hand that Papadakis ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadakis also avoids with ease.
Papadakis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Papadakis seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Brody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadakis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Papadakis moves out of range as Brody strikes.
A head kick misses from Papadakis.
It looked like Brody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brody's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papadakis under the eye.
Brody looks to land a left hand but Papadakis moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody slips a jab from Papadakis.
Nice defenses there by Papadakis.
Papadakis misses with a leg kick
and Brody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Papadakis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Brody tenderised Papadakis's leg. Papadakis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brody lands a jab to the nose.
Brody connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brody scores with a hook.
Brody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papadakis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brody looks to throw the jab but Papadakis is out of range.
And Papadakis tries to counter it with a takedown but Brody pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papadakis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Brody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brody bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Papadakis's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papadakis slips under a jab.
Papadakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brody keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadakis is looking to clinch.
Papadakis tries to move into range but Brody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papadakis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brody circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brody counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brody dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brody slips under a jab from Papadakis.
Papadakis walks into a stiff left hand from Brody.
Brody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadakis can do to turn this around?
Brody scores with a jab. Papadakis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brody.
Papadakis tries for a takedown but Brody circles away easily
and Brody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brody moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Brody misses.
Papadakis feints the counter takedown.
Brody scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody with a nice cross.
Papadakis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brody lands a nice shot that snaps Papadakis's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadakis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brody throws a wild body kick that Papadakis sees coming a mile off.
Papadakis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Papadakis fails with the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Brody has knocked Papadakis down with a huge combo! Brody steps away and waves a wobbly Papadakis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Brody! Papadakis is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Brody!
Frank Brody thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nich DiM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opdauhl has chosen Ludacris-Get Back as his entrance music. Terry Opdauhl has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nich DiM'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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nich DiM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl blocks a head kick by DiM.
DiM swings widly with a right hand
and Opdauhl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opdauhl scores with a hook.
Opdauhl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DiM throws an off balance right hand
and Opdauhl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DiM on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DiM tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opdauhl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DiM fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Opdauhl is out of range.
DiM shoots in but Opdauhl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DiM misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by DiM's head coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Opdauhl cracks DiM with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
DiM is rocked!
DiM misses with a leg kick
and Opdauhl counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oh DiM is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opdauhl circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops DiM to the canvas! DiM doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Opdauhl keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Opdauhl!
Terry Opdauhl bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Gregory was not able to check.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregory.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregory.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Gregory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregory's sensitive parts.
Gregory throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Gregory defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Gregory is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with the body kick
enabling Gregory to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gregory shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dave Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gregory.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Gregory's head back.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Gregory's front leg but catches the back leg as Gregory tries to avoid it.
Gregory looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Gregory seems unphased.
We've been hearing reports that Gregory has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregory.
Gregory connects with a body shot.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gregory moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Gregory looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Gregory on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Gregory just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Gregory shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gregory works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gregory is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gregory is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory controlling the pace.
Gregory works his way into full mount!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gregory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson wants to hold on but Gregory pushes him away.
Gregory thowing shots but they're missing.
Gregory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregory throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Gregory loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gregory sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gregory trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Gregory trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Gregory working Johnson over with strikes here.
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 Joe Gregory will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gregory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Gregory saw that one coming.
Gregory staying out of range there.
Gregory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregory manages to avoid it.
It looked like Gregory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Gregory's shoulder, as Gregory tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory slips under a jab.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Gregory counters with a stiff right hand.
Gregory misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Gregory misses its intended target.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Gregory's side.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Gregory moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Gregory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A jab from Gregory finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Gregory lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dave Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gregory avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Gregory misses its intended target.
Gregory just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
Johnson slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregory misses with a body shot.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gregory stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Gregory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Gregory trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gregory is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Gregory trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gregory throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gregory or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Gregory moved away.
Gregory throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregory misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Gregory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Gregory misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson stuns Gregory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gregory takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gregory is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregory misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a jab when Gregory was well out of range.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregory throws out the jab.
Gregory misses the shot to the body.
Gregory shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gregory on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Gregory.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Gregory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregory. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gregory.
Gregory blocks a jab.
Gregory misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gregory cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregory throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Gregory didn't see that one coming.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregory misses with a wild body shot.
Gregory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson wants to slow Gregory down by chopping away at his legs.
Dave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Gregory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gregory swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Gregory's ribcage but misses.
Gregory throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory slips a jab from Johnson.
Gregory drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gregory controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Gregory is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Gregory looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Gregory takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Gregory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gregory misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Gregory ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe Gregory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gregory wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Gregory is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gregory tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Gregory.
I think Gregory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Dave Johnson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dave Johnson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dave Johnson!
Dave Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Dave Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Cesar Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Cesar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kokoszkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chavez lands a nice hook to Kokoszka's body. Kokoszka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kokoszka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kokoszka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Chavez misses
and Kokoszka counters with a two punch combo.
Chavez jabs at Kokoszka's body.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokoszka.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokoszka.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Kokoszka didn't see that one coming.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Kokoszka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Kokoszka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Kokoszka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kokoszka throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokoszka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kokoszka throws a body kick that misses
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kokoszka really felt that one!
Kokoszka misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Chavez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kokoszka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with a straight left.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Kokoszka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Kokoszka misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chavez. That's going to slow Kokoszka down.
Kokoszka ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kokoszka has time to react.
Kokoszka connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kokoszka counter with a right hand.
Chavez misses with a hook. Kokoszka ducked under it nicely.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez wants to slow Kokoszka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kokoszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chavez blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kokoszka misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
letting Kokoszka counter with a right hand.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Kokoszka slips the punch.
Kokoszka misses with a body shot.
Kokoszka throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokoszka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kokoszka circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Chavez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kokoszka follows Chavez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Kokoszka!
Dominik Kokoszka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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