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EP 32: International Intricacy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaw Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Man Who Sold The World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaw Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Conner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank jabs Conner right on the nose. Conner blinks but takes it well.
Conner throws a solid leg kick but Shank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conner.
Shank lands with a nice body punch.
Shank throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shank misses with the combination.
Shank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shank backing away here, and Conner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shank misses the body punch
and Conner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shank throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
Conner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. Shank moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Conner as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Shank misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Shank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shank.
Shank throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
Conner throws a series of punches but Shank moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner works the jab nicely.
Shank tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shank looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shank.
Shank throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shank. That's going to slow Conner down.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conner throws a jab but it's blocked by Shank.
Shank looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Shank throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shank wants to land a leg kick but Conner is out of range.
A lazy left from Shank finds it's target.
Conner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shank shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shank. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner takes a swing at Shank's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Conner misses.
Shank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Shank.
Shank looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Conner throws a big counter head kick but Shank avoids it with no problem.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. Shank moves away and avoids it.
Shank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shank throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shank tries to score with a low kick but Conner moves his leg out of the way.
Conner scores with a decent looking hook.
Shank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shank takes one to the side of the head.
Shank is rocked!
Shank circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Conner. Shank falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Conner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wayne Conner!
After winning the bout, Wayne Conner 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guto Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guto Silveira!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silveira but Silveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Silveira finds it's target.
Silveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross fails with the takedown
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Silveira.
Cross half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silveira sizes up Cross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silveira works Cross's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but Silveira moves out of range.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Silveira counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cross moves nicely into side control.
Cross controlling from side mount.
Silveira tries to escape but Cross is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silveira!
Cross working for a submission but Silveira is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Cross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silveira wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross looking to ground and pound but Silveira is blocking nicely.
Cross looking for a guillotine from mount but Silveira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling from the full mount.
Cross trying to control but Silveira is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Silveira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silveira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cross with shots to the head and body - Silveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to control but Silveira wriggling away.
Cross has hold of Silveira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silveira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cross working for a submission but Silveira is keeping him at bay.
Cross landing punches.
Silveira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cross 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.
Cross moves to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cross dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Silveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chris Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross goes for a double leg but Silveira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silveira continues to drive forward.
Cross looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silveira!
Cross working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silveira tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Chris Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silveira won't enjoy being in this position. Cross looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Silveira is tapping - it's over boys! Cross picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Cross!
Chris Cross really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hanma's choice of entrance music: B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
Hanma throws a wild body kick that Hopkins sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanma manages to circle out of the way.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hanma misses the jab.
Hopkins lands with a shot to the body.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Hanma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hanma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hanma slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Hanma as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Hanma as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Hanma's knee but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanma wants to clinch.
Hanma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopkins at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hanma misses with a leg kick.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanma won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma is looking to regain half guard here but Hopkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Hanma keeps trying to improve his position.
Hopkins wants to stand but Hanma has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma working for a triangle but Hopkins defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hanma is proving hard to escape from.
Hanma looking for a triangle here. Hopkins is fighting it but it looks tight! Hanma pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hopkins is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baki Hanma!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Baki Hanma made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Diablo tries for a takedown but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Diablo slips the punch.
Diablo misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shaw cracks Diablo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diablo misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Shaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shaw as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaw misses with a two punch combination.
Diablo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Diablo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Shaw.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Diablo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaw.
Santiago Diablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw throws a hook but Diablo blocks it.
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diablo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diablo ducks right into an uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw connects with a single shot there.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Diablo scores with a decent looking hook.
Shaw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diablo misses with a straight right.
A jab from Diablo misses.
Shaw lands a head kick. Diablo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Santiago Diablo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diablo gets the takedown into side control.
Shaw is looking for a sweep.
Shaw is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diablo off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diablo is trying to break free.
Shaw tightening his grip on Diablo, looking for the choke.
Diablo tries to break free.
Diablo showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shaw's arms.
Shaw tries to get the hooks in deep but Diablo pushed the leg off.
Diablo tries to escape but Shaw has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaw looking to break Diablo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Diablo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shaw will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Shaw is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Diablo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diablo trying to control the action but Shaw just sinks the hooks in.
Diablo is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Diablo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diablo darts in looking for a takedown but Shaw gets double underhooks and turns Diablo into the cage.
Diablo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Shaw.
Diablo throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Shaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shaw lands a nice shot that snaps Diablo's head back.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diablo dives in and grabs Shaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes down on Diablo's head and hops out.
Shaw lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diablo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Diablo misses.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Diablo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaw.
Diablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Diablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Shaw counters with a quick kick to the body but Diablo blocks it.
Jack Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Diablo.
Diablo misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Diablo manages to avoid it.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diablo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw moves out of range as Diablo strikes.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shaw goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Shaw lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw lands a really nice looking cross but Diablo seems unphased.
Shaw throws a head kick that half lands.
Diablo lands with a hook. Shaw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Diablo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diablo looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shaw misses the target.
Diablo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Diablo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaw but Shaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diablo with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Diablo with the counter takedown but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diablo lands an overhand right.
Diablo checks a low kick from Shaw.
Diablo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diablo throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diablo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shaw's guard.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diablo can do to turn this around?
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw working for a triangle but Diablo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diablo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diablo has managed to get both his arms back between Shaw's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo won't allow Shaw to sweep him here.
Shaw is trying to keep Diablo in close.
Shaw keeping full guard, as Diablo tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Nice uppercut there from Shaw.
Jack Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diablo moves out of range as Shaw strikes.
Diablo feints the counter takedown.
Diablo defending well as Shaw loads up on a big left hand.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shaw lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diablo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diablo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shaw is trying to defend but Diablo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shaw wants to improve his position but Diablo is controlling well.
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 Jack Shaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Diablo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The crowd cheers as Shaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diablo doesn't seem phased though.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diablo.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Diablo slips the punch.
Shaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaw. That snapped Diablo's head back.
The fighters circling - Diablo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw scores with a shot to the body.
Shaw leaves Diablo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Diablo misses the target.
Shaw takes one to the chin there.
Diablo avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Shaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Diablo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diablo.
A big left from Diablo misses.
Diablo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaw but Shaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diablo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diablo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Diablo catches Shaw right on the button with a cross.
Diablo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to improve his position but Diablo is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diablo trying to control from half guard but Shaw is working away.
Shaw trying to control but Diablo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to control but Diablo passes into side control!
Diablo is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaw is defending well.
Diablo throws an elbow but Shaw slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santiago Diablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diablo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diablo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo controlling from side mount.
Diablo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shaw is avoiding damage well.
Shaw dodges the ground and pound from Diablo.
Diablo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diablo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santiago Diablo.
I think Shaw 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shaw!
A relieved looking Jack Shaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arc Turian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit comes into the arena with The S.I.G.I.T. - Provocateur blaring out of the sound system. Arc Turian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
150 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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24
147 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arc Turian!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turian cracks Sigit with a good jab.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.
Turian feints and then cracks Sigit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sigit down.
Turian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Sigit backs off Turian throws a huge counter combo but Sigit manages to avoid it all.
Turian connects with an inside leg kick.
Sigit blocks a head kick by Turian.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Turian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Turian counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turian.
Turian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Turian thuds a left hand into Sigit's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian throws a body shot but no joy.
Turian misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Turian lands.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sigit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turian.
An inside leg kick lands from Turian.
Turian misses the shot to the body.
Turian looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigit is just out of range.
Turian clinches.
Turian misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Turian - that landed with a thud.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Sigit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian lands a nice shot to the body.
Turian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turian works on Sigit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sigit wants a takedown.
Turian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turian.
Sigit tries to score a body lock takedown but Turian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sigit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turian lands an uppercut.
Sigit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigit's face.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigit is breathing heavily.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sigit.
Sigit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turian misses with the combination.
Turian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turian lands a right hook to the body.
Sigit gets tackled into the cage by Turian. Turian maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands with a right to the head.
Turian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigit is working for takedown but Turian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turian looking to throw knees to the head but Sigit is blocking nicely.
Turian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turian lands a nice uppercut.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into Sigit's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Turian.
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Turian lands a nice shot to the body.
Turian lands a shoulder strike.
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigit is rocked!
Turian landing knees to the head.
Oh Sigit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigit blocks it with crossed arms.
Turian misses with a knee strike.
Sigit seems to have got his legs back now.
Turian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turian duly obliges.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt - Turian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Sigit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sigit rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turian.
Turian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turian misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arc Turian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turian circles away.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turian sprawls well. Turian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigit's calf.
Turian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sigit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turian to the ground. Sigit is now in Turian's guard.
Turian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sigit manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit wants to sweep but no luck.
Turian is stalling in the full guard.
Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sigit is looking for a triangle here but Turian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is looking for a sweep.
Sigit is not content to let Turian control the position.
Turian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sigit tries to improve position but can't.
Sigit sneaks back into half guard.
Sigit is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Turian.
Turian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turian throws a right hand that Sigit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigit also avoids with ease.
Turian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigit on the side of the head.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Turian circles away easily
and Turian counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turian stops a takedown attempt from Sigit.
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arc Turian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turian pushes Sigit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Turian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turian.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigit won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into Sigit's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Turian.
Turian digs a right hand into Sigit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigit's gas tank.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sigit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Turian.
Sigit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
Sigit wants to take the fight to the mat but Turian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Turian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turian pushes Sigit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turian lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turian.
Turian lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigit backwards.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turian tries to throw a body punch but Sigit avoids it by throwing Turian back against the cage.
Sigit goes for a takedown attempt but Turian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.
The Sigit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigit throws a jab when Turian was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arc Turian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arc Turian!
After the fight, Arc Turian 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Granger's choice of entrance music: This Fire Burns. 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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26
149 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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29
154 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Granger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Avila throws a lazy head kick
and Granger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Avila looking for submissions off his back.
Granger is working for a kimura but Avila is defending it quite comfortably.
Granger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Avila is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Granger!
James Granger gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Yates has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
194 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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24
199 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kluge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kluge scores with a leg kick.
Kluge avoids the body shot from Yates.
Kluge throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kluge throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kluge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kluge throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates tries to clinch there but Kluge circles away.
As Yates backs away, Kluge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kluge.
It looked like Kluge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yates.
Yates moves out of range as Kluge strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Kluge.
Kluge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kluge misses with a low kick.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluge throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Kluge misses
and Yates counters with a good low kick that Kluge was not able to check.
Kluge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kluge under the eye.
Kluge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Yates.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kluge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates throws a leg kick but Kluge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kluge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kluge fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kluge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kluge in his tracks.
Yates throws a hook but Kluge blocks it.
Kluge throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Kluge jabs at Yates's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge tries to score with a low kick but Yates moves his leg out of the way.
Kluge lands a really nice looking cross but Yates seems unphased.
Kluge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yates wants to clinch.
Kluge scores with a body shot.
Kluge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kluge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates stuns Kluge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kluge tests Yates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kluge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kluge ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Kluge throws a front kick aimed at Yates's knee but Yates avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses the jab.
Kluge clobbers Yates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Kluge saw it coming and moves away.
Yates fakes the leg kick and cracks Kluge in the body.
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
Kluge tries to keep at a distance but Yates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluge avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluge misses with a body punch.
Kluge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kluge has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Yates working aggressively here.
Kluge lands with a light punch inside.
Kluge has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Kluge is blocking nicely.
Kluge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kluge misses with a body punch.
Yates has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kluge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yates can turn it around.
Kluge swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluge throws a head punch that misses.
Kluge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kluge scores with a jab to the head.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Kluge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yates.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
Yates has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Kluge can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kluge fails to land.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kluge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coaker Kluge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yates throws a head kick that misses
and Kluge counters with a stiff right hand.
Kluge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kluge throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluge.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Yates tenderised Kluge's leg. Kluge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Kluge catches Yates right on the button with a cross.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kluge.
A punch combination from Kluge misses.
Yates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kluge.
Despite the aggression on Yates's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kluge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates is looking to chop away at Kluge's legs.
Yates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kluge slips under a jab.
As Yates backs away, Kluge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kluge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates lands with an overhand left.
Kluge has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kluge jabs at Yates's body.
Yates misses with a left hand
and Kluge counters with a straight right hand.
Coaker Kluge is winning the standup battle so far.
Kluge throws out a powerful jab.
Yates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Kluge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates feints and then cracks Kluge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kluge down.
The crowd cheers as Kluge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yates doesn't seem phased though.
Kluge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kluge counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Kluge is out of range.
Kluge throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Kluge misses with an uppercut.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge lands a really nice looking cross but Yates seems unphased.
Kluge throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Kluge misses.
Kluge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kluge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kluge.
Kluge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Kluge lands with an overhand left.
Yates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kluge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Kluge finds it's target.
Yates throws a leg kick but Kluge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kluge appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kluge misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kluge's knee momentarily.
Yates throws a low kick but Kluge avoids it.
Kluge throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Yates swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kluge avoids the head kick by Yates.
An attempted straight right counter from Kluge misses the target.
Kluge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Kluge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Kluge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates blocks a jab.
Kluge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kluge is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kluge misses the shot to the body.
Yates scores with the left hand. Kluge knows he should have avoided that one.
Kluge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kluge throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Kluge ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Kluge lands a nice looking body shot.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Kluge ducks down to avoid it.
Kluge lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kluge jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates catches Kluge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yates works over Kluge's head and body with a nice combination.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Kluge moves out of range easily.
Kluge jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kluge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kluge lands a nice hook to Yates's body. Yates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kluge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donk. Yates catches Kluge right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge feints a jab promting Yates to slip. Kluge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yates slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Kluge has knocked Yates down with a huge combo! Kluge steps away and waves a wobbly Yates back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Yates is rocked!
Kluge throws a pinpoint strike between Yates's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Yates crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Kluge scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coaker Kluge!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spar has chosen Loser: Beck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tre Spar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers looking to score a takedown here. Spar is defending well but Rogers drives through and ends up in Spar's guard.
Spar looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Spar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spar keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Spar is looking for a triangle here but Rogers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rogers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spar looking for submissions off his back.
Rogers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spar looking for submissions off his back.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Rogers's head coaches at LOD: Stockton Cardio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers dives in and scores a takedown into Spar's guard.
Spar has his foot on Rogers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogers works his way back into a safe position though.
Spar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers is working Spar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rogers has passed into half guard!
Spar wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Rogers trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rogers controlling the pace.
Rogers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spar sees it coming and defends easily.
Spar gets full guard.
Spar is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers pushes down on Spar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Spar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spar for as long as he can get away with.
Spar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rogers passes into side control.
Rogers taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spar looks to move to half guard but instead Rogers has passed into mount! Damn!
Spar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Spar has his hands clasped together but Rogers breaks the hold and Spar is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Rogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Rogers!
Our winner, Sam Rogers, 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.
Tre Spar spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent Andy thanks for the lesson of humility, the fans, Dick Hardwood and Hoarse Whisperer here at Epicity Productions for the opportunity. Also everyone at Bobby B's ill get back there and train for the next one'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Dorian Yates told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Yates!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Miller throws a right and a left that Yates avoids nicely.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Yates throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Yates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Yates finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Yates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Yates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yates looking for a triangle here. Miller is fighting it but it looks tight! Yates pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Miller is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dorian Yates!
Dorian Yates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellow Mood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a wild body kick that Mood sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Mood's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mood looks to land a body kick but Saint-Perrilloux moved away.
Mood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mood takes one on the button.
Mood scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mood.
Mood tries to clinch up but Saint-Perrilloux circles away and keeps his distance.
Mood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mood!
Mood avoids a kick to the body.
Mood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint-Perrilloux manages to circle out of the way.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Perrilloux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a leg kick but Mood moves out of range and Saint-Perrilloux only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Mood moved away.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a leg kick but Mood moves out of range and Saint-Perrilloux only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Mood.
Mood lands a head shot.
It looks like Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has been cut.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a kick to the body.
Mood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mood moves into the clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux working aggressively here.
Saint-Perrilloux avoiding damage as Mood throws knees to the body.
Mood presses Saint-Perrilloux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint-Perrilloux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but Mood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint-Perrilloux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mood has Saint-Perrilloux up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux 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.
Mood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses.
Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint-Perrilloux under the eye.
Saint-Perrilloux walks into a jab.
Saint-Perrilloux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint-Perrilloux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood throws a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux checks it.
Mood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mood tried to score with a low kick but Saint-Perrilloux checks it.
Saint-Perrilloux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saint-Perrilloux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint-Perrilloux ducks under a wild hook from Mood.
Mood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint-Perrilloux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mood. Mood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saint-Perrilloux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mood's head backwards.
Saint-Perrilloux blocks a head kick by Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hook but Mood blocks it.
Mood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood ducks under a wild hook from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body kick.
Mood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint-Perrilloux doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Mood moved away.
A lazy left from Mood finds it's target.
Mood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a leg kick.
Mood misses the body punch
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Saint-Perrilloux misses.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range as Mood strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick
and Mood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saint-Perrilloux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saint-Perrilloux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mood doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint-Perrilloux circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mood checks a leg kick.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
Mood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint-Perrilloux's calf.
Saint-Perrilloux misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a low kick.
Mood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mood loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Perrilloux slips the punch.
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 Mellow Mood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint-Perrilloux manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saint-Perrilloux! But no joy.
Mellow Mood is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mood.
Mood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mood throws a body punch but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Mood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mood throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux missing with a left hand there. Mood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood blocks a head kick by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Mood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mood misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mood throws a hook to the side of Saint-Perrilloux's head but Saint-Perrilloux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a quick counter leg kick but Mood is wise to it.
Saint-Perrilloux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint-Perrilloux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a solid leg kick but Mood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux swats away the attempt to clinch by Mood.
Mood digs a good hook to Saint-Perrilloux's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mood.
Mood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a lazy right hand but Mood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mood throws a sloppy head kick and Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range easily.
Saint-Perrilloux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mood lands a leg kick that knocks Saint-Perrilloux off balance momentarily.
Mood lands a head shot.
Mood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range of the body kick from Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood lands an overhand right.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a kick to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint-Perrilloux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saint-Perrilloux checks it well.
Mood swings for the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Mood.
Mood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mood lands with a shot to the body.
Mood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint-Perrilloux.
No joy there for Saint-Perrilloux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saint-Perrilloux blocks it with crossed arms.
Mood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to throw the jab but Mood is out of range.
Mood throws a quick counter head kick but Saint-Perrilloux was just out of range.
Mood scores with a decent looking hook.
Saint-Perrilloux lunges at Mood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mood's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint-Perrilloux momentarily.
Mood throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Saint-Perrilloux counter with a right hand.
Saint-Perrilloux walks into a stiff left hand from Mood.
Mood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a few strikes there.
Saint-Perrilloux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint-Perrilloux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Saint-Perrilloux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mood doesn't seem phased though.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint-Perrilloux lands the left hand.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to throw the jab but Mood is out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Mood moved away.
Mood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint-Perrilloux momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint-Perrilloux throws the kick towards the body but Mood avoids it.
Mood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Mood moved away.
Saint-Perrilloux checks the leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mood takes a step back to recover.
Saint-Perrilloux slips a jab from Mood.
Nice defenses there by Mood.
Mood throws a body punch but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Mood throws a low kick but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range easily.
Saint-Perrilloux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a push kick but Mood slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saint-Perrilloux. Mood shrugs it off though.
Mood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mood moves out of range as Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick.
Mood tries to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is having none of it.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Saint-Perrilloux avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a loose jab but Mood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint-Perrilloux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mood was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mood misses the shot to the body.
Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a jab to the nose.
Mood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mood scores with a hook to the body. Saint-Perrilloux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a hook.
Mood tries to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is having none of it.
Saint-Perrilloux flicks out a counter leg kick but Mood steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mood. That's going to slow Saint-Perrilloux down.
Mood cracks Saint-Perrilloux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a loose jab but Mood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mood cracks the inside of Saint-Perrilloux's front leg.
Mood looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint-Perrilloux is just out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood scores with a jab. Saint-Perrilloux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves away.
Mood checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a kick to the body.
Mood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mood's head.
Saint-Perrilloux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mood tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint-Perrilloux thinks about the counter body kick.
A cross from Saint-Perrilloux lands.
Jab, jab by Saint-Perrilloux - just one landing.
Saint-Perrilloux tried to score with a low kick but Mood checks it.
Mood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mood throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux blocks a jab.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a kick to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mood is looking to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is avoiding it.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a quick counter leg kick but Mood is wise to it.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an uppercut. Mood saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Mood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mood misses with an uppercut
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint-Perrilloux.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint-Perrilloux, as that shot connected.
Mood's corner calls for a 1-2. Mood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mood throws a sloppy head kick and Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range easily.
Mood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint-Perrilloux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mood misses with a punch to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint-Perrilloux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jacques Saint-Perrilloux just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mood defending well as Saint-Perrilloux loads up on a big left hand.
Mood throws a head kick that misses.
Mood thumps Saint-Perrilloux with a low kick.
Donk. Saint-Perrilloux catches Mood right on the button with a cross.
Mood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a front kick but Mood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a head kick but Mood moves out of range.
Mood throws a series of punches but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a lazy right hand but Mood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mood throws a nice head kick!
Mood throws a front kick aimed at Saint-Perrilloux's knee but Saint-Perrilloux avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux swats away the attempt to clinch by Mood.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mood is looking to counter the offense by Saint-Perrilloux and move into the clinch.
Mood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood swings widly with a right hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a straight right hand.
Mood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mood looks to land a right hand but Saint-Perrilloux moved out of range.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mood throwing a counter right hand but Saint-Perrilloux manages to avoid it.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint-Perrilloux manages to avoid it.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint-Perrilloux, as that shot connected.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mood lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saint-Perrilloux misses its intended target.
Mood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range as Mood strikes.
Saint-Perrilloux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Mood with an open hand slap.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Mood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mood checks a low kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood is looking for a counter combo.
Mood blocks the body kick.
It looked like Mood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood tries to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is having none of it.
Mood thows a body kick. Saint-Perrilloux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but Mood moved away.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Mood tenderised Saint-Perrilloux's leg. Saint-Perrilloux is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hook but Mood blocks it.
Mood throws a body punch but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mood. Mood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Saint-Perrilloux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mood misses the body punch
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a nice uppercut.
Mood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint-Perrilloux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux looks for the body kick but Mood saw that one coming.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mood. That's going to slow Saint-Perrilloux down.
Mood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint-Perrilloux to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a left hand but Mood moved out of range nicely.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a wild body kick that Mood sees coming a mile off.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a head kick but Mood moves out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux drops his hands momentarily and Mood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids the body shot from Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mood moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacques Saint-Perrilloux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Saint-Perrilloux's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint-Perrilloux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body punch
and Mood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mood.
Mood breaks the clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux catches Mood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saint-Perrilloux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mood is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a body kick
and Mood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Mood controls the action.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Mood with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mood.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Saint-Perrilloux slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint-Perrilloux throws out the jab.
A left lands for Mood.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a punch to the head.
Mood throws a hook but Saint-Perrilloux avoids it easily.
Crunch! Saint-Perrilloux slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Saint-Perrilloux staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a jab when Mood was well out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes the leg kick and cracks Mood in the body.
Mood swings for the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mood scores with a hook to the body. Saint-Perrilloux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Saint-Perrilloux misses.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a nice strike.
Mood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saint-Perrilloux is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mood slows down the pace here.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a punch to the body.
Mood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint-Perrilloux breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Saint-Perrilloux finds it's target.
Mood's corner calls for a 1-2. Mood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mood lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint-Perrilloux's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint-Perrilloux.
A jab from Saint-Perrilloux does it's job there.
Saint-Perrilloux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Mood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body shot
enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab.
Mood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mood connects with a body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a jab but it's blocked by Mood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Perrilloux swats away the attempt to clinch by Mood.
A jab from Saint-Perrilloux misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a hook
and Mood counters with a one-two to the body.
Mood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mood's sensitive parts.
Saint-Perrilloux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mood throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses.
Mood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint-Perrilloux to score with a decent uppercut.
Mood slips a jab from Saint-Perrilloux.
Mood moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mellow Mood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mellow Mood!
Mellow Mood retains his heavyweight title!
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