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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neftali De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandor Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neftali De La Cruz's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neftali De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips under a jab.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De La Cruz scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva lands a big right hand that sends De La Cruz crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves De La Cruz back to his feet!
It looks like Neftali De La Cruz has been cut.
De La Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva fakes the body blow, causing De La Cruz to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! De La Cruz goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandor Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Clocks. Volkov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Love the way you hate me. . Sid Morrison had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Morrison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Volkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Volkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Volkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Volkov.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov working a defensive guard here.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Volkov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet but Morrison passes into half guard.
Volkov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Volkov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Volkov frees his head quite easily.
Morrison tries to control but Volkov wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws some wild stikes that Volkov manages to avoid easily.
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Volkov to control.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Volkov is staying in there.
Morrison working Volkov over with strikes here.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to control but Volkov wriggling away.
Morrison working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Volkov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Volkov shrugs it off.
Volkov wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Morrison but it's paid off an Volkov is forced to tap! Nice work by Morrison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sid Morrison!
A victorious Sid Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Socchio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Typhaze 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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174 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Socchio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze rushes Socchio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Typhaze is pressed up against the ropes. Socchio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Typhaze down to the mat. Typhaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Typhaze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Typhaze.
Typhaze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Typhaze closes the distance and pushes Socchio back into the ropes.
Typhaze misses with a knee strike.
Typhaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Socchio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Typhaze.
Typhaze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Typhaze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Typhaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Socchio is defending well for now.
Typhaze lands a nice uppercut.
Socchio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Typhaze to keep the fight standing.
Typhaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Typhaze lands an elbow just above Socchio 's eye.
It looks like Dan Socchio has been cut.
Typhaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhaze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Typhaze.
Typhaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Socchio's defenses.
Socchio is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Socchio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Socchio tries to pull guard but Typhaze forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Socchio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Typhaze prevents it.
Typhaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Socchio is breathing heavily.
Typhaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Typhaze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Socchio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Typhaze lands a damaging elbow.
Typhaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Socchio.
Nice elbow from Typhaze.
Good body shot from Typhaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Typhaze is leaning against Socchio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Typhaze crunches a lovely knee into Socchio's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Typhaze.
Typhaze tries to work over Socchio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Typhaze lands a left hand.
Typhaze lands a damaging elbow.
Typhaze lands an elbow that stopped Socchio in his tracks for a moment.
Socchio is rocked!
Socchio takes a shot to the head.
Oh Socchio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Typhaze.
Typhaze pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Socchio! Typhaze unloads with more strikes and Socchio sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Typhaze!
Jumping up and down and very excited, King Typhaze waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
33 - 52 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boulks stands up out of the half guard.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali doesn't manage to clinch there - Boulks circles away.
Khali clinches up with Boulks and pushes him back against the ropes.
Boulks breaks the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Khali closes the distance and pushes Boulks back into the ropes.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boulks has him pressed against the ropes.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Khali fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali wants to stand up but Boulks is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khali is working an open guard so Boulks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Boulks counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
Boulks stops Khali from standing up.
Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!
Khali clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Boulks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali looks to clinch
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khali pushes Boulks off looking to stand but Boulks dives back in and keeps control.
Khali pushes Boulks off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boulks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khali's guard.
Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boulks's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boulks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali closes the distance but Boulks moves to the side
and Boulks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulks is controlling him.
Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khali won't be happy with that.
Boulks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khali sprawls well. Khali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boulks gets slowly back to his feet.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Boulks drives through with a takedown into Khali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali tries to clinch
and Boulks counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
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!
Boulks stands up and waves to Khali to follow him.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boulks keeps the fight on the outside.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Boulks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves away
so Boulks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boulks gets to his feet - Khali follows without any prompting.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Khali has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boulks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Boulks has the dominant position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch up.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boulks decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali looks to clinch
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boulks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Khali wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boulks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Will Boulks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali looks to clinch
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khali has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boulks is on him like a limpet, forcing Khali back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boulks gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Boulks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khali appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boulks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali wants to clinch but Boulks slips to the side
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boulks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali tries to clinch up but Boulks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali tries to clinch
and Boulks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulks is controlling him.
Boulks stands and steps away. Khali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch up but Boulks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulks decides to stand back up. Boulks steps back and let's Khali get back to his feet.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali closes the distance but Boulks moves to the side
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boulks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Khali fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks stops Khali from standing up.
Khali will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Khali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
so Boulks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Boulks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boulks 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Boulks!
Will Boulks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brij Khali spoke after the fight, saying 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barns has chosen Mickey Avalon - I Get Even as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
178 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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24
176 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Barns!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a combination
and Barns counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Barns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barns controlling from the top position.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barns defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Barns counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barns.
Barns chips away with some ground and pound.
Barns landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barns with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barns is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz wants to sweep here but Barns controlling him for the moment.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barns postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Barns content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Barns slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barns scoring with some ground and pound.
Barns chips away with some ground and pound.
Barns throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Barns with a nice head shot there.
Diaz looking to control.
Barns wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Barns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Barns gets to his feet and stands over Diaz, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Diaz felt that one! Barns unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Diaz from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Barns!
Danny Barns took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportsmanship Ltd. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Diego Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Eu amo este esporte e eu nunca vou parar até que eu estou morto, então eu estarei de volta novamente. (I love this sport & I will never stop until I'm dead so I will be back again)'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski comes to the ring accompanied by VITER - Marichka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
146 lbs
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144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrzej Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rostowski.
Rostowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Rostowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice combination there by Bailey.
A head kick from Bailey lands but Rostowski takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Bailey.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rostowski is just out of range.
Bailey throws an off balance right hand
and Rostowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Bailey tries to control but Rostowski wriggling away.
Rostowski wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey looking to control but Rostowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bailey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rostowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rostowski prevents Bailey from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rostowski is looking to escape.
Rostowski can't escape the position.
Bailey looking to control but Rostowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey wants to control the pace but Rostowski is squirming around nicely.
Rostowski can't escape the position.
Bailey is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rostowski regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rostowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Rostowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailey's guard.
Rostowski throwing strikes but missing.
Rostowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rostowski postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rostowski with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Bailey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey tries a quick counter leg kick but Rostowski is wise to it.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rostowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bailey misses with a right hand
so Rostowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rostowski passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rostowski connects with a nice short shot to Bailey's temple.
Rostowski seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey gets full guard.
Rostowski 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.
Bailey working for a triangle but Rostowski defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bailey is on top in guard.
Rostowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rostowski is looking to sweep but instead, Bailey has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rostowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostowski is on top in guard.
Bailey keeping full guard, as Rostowski tries to pass.
Rostowski is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bailey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Rostowski is keeping the position.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Rostowski.
Bailey passes Rostowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Rostowski won't allow it.
Bailey wants to control but Rostowski is keeping him busy.
Rostowski gets back to full guard.
Bailey preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rostowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rostowski keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Bailey throws a big elbow that misses.
Bailey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rostowski's guard.
Rostowski tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
Andrzej Rostowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rostowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Bailey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rostowski tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bailey throws a head kick that misses
and Rostowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rostowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rostowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rostowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rostowski working the strikes but Bailey uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rostowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey wants to sweep here but Rostowski controlling him for the moment.
Rostowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rostowski's guard.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rostowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Bailey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bailey is looking for a sweep.
Bailey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rostowski off and has taken his back!
Bailey is hanging on to Rostowski's back as he tries to escape.
Rostowski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bailey.
Rostowski turns into Bailey and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey seems keen to control Rostowski's posture.
Rostowski throws a strike but Bailey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rostowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bailey postures up.
Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rostowski is keeping the position for now.
Rostowski is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Bailey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rostowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bailey trying to control but Rostowski is working from the bottom.
Andrzej Rostowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rostowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Rostowski checks a low kick from Bailey.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrzej Rostowski.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Bailey!
Alex Bailey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Mazzarri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
158 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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33
186 lbs
13 - 18 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Enrico Mazzarri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzarri.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mazzarri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris working aggressively here.
Mazzarri lands with a left to the head.
Mazzarri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mazzarri looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is pressed up against the ropes. Mazzarri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mazzarri looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Mazzarri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mazzarri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzarri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzarri lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazzarri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Mazzarri is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mazzarri lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazzarri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Mazzarri trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mazzarri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is staying active underneath Mazzarri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Mazzarri avoids it.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris wants to clinch.
Mazzarri connects with a nice looking jab.
Phil Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzarri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Mazzarri working Harris over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Mazzarri control the position.
Harris has hold of Mazzarri's hands but Mazzarri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris wants to improve his position but Mazzarri is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazzarri slips a jab from Harris.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mazzarri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Mazzarri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mazzarri to score with a decent uppercut.
Mazzarri swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Mazzarri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mazzarri to regain full guard.
Mazzarri has an active guard here but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
Harris thows a huge punch but Mazzarri dodges it nicely.
Harris wants to take a breather but Mazzarri is having none of it.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris with the ground and pound but Mazzarri uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mazzarri's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri looking to control.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Mazzarri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Mazzarri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazzarri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzarri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazzarri throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mazzarri's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris wants to control from the top but Mazzarri keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Mazzarri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Mazzarri from controlling successfully.
Enrico Mazzarri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mazzarri throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Mazzarri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mazzarri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.
Mazzarri wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mazzarri pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Mazzarri counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Mazzarri looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mazzarri keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Mazzarri has momentary wrist control but Harris slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris won't allow Mazzarri to sweep him here.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mazzarri is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzarri wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mazzarri is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Mazzarri has wrist control.
Mazzarri keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Mazzarri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Mazzarri!
Mazzarri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harris has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris trying to control but Mazzarri is working from the bottom.
Mazzarri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mazzarri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzarri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazzarri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Mazzarri blocks nicely.
Mazzarri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Mazzarri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mazzarri advances to half guard.
Mazzarri is looking for a kimura here.
Mazzarri trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Harris.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phil Harris!
During a confident post fight interview, Phil Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleixo Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
262 lbs
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240 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleixo Gene!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanislav pushes Gene up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stanislav breaks from the clinch.
Stanislav lands a nice hook to Gene's body. Gene takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanislav lands a nice shot to the body.
Gene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stanislav. Stanislav obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stanislav.
Gene looks to land a body kick but Stanislav moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanislav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanislav let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stanislav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gene.
Stanislav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanislav slips under a jab.
Stanislav cracks Gene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gene throws a lazy right hand but Stanislav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanislav is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gene.
It looks like Adam Stanislav has been cut.
Stanislav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gene backs up against the ropes.
Gene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stanislav. Stanislav obviously looking to wear him down.
Gene throws a hook but Stanislav blocks it.
Stanislav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Stanislav both land. Nice combination.
Gene misses with a body shot.
Gene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanislav circles away quickly and effectively.
Stanislav misses with a few strikes there.
Gene appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gene takes one on the button.
Gene is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stanislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanislav lands a left and a right that send Gene crashing to the mat, dazed. Stanislav thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gene is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanislav lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanislav stalks Gene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gene's face. Gene staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Gene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanislav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stanislav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gene seems to have got his legs back now.
Gene misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanislav lands with a light punch inside.
Stanislav breaks the clinch.
Gene connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Stanislav.
Gene feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stanislav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gene misses with a straight right.
Gene misses with a low kick.
Adam Stanislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gene slips a jab and a cross from Stanislav.
Gene misses with an uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Stanislav has knocked Gene down with a huge combo! Stanislav steps away and waves a wobbly Gene back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A punch combination from Stanislav misses.
Stanislav is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stanislav throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Gene's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Stanislav dives in looking to finish as Gene flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Stanislav's strikes! Stanislav is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Gene's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Gene was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Stanislav! Adam Stanislav retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Molito. Beautiful body shot.
Molito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molito connects with a right hand. Vargas shakes it off.
Molito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Molito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Molito staying out of range there.
Vargas lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Ryan Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molito checks a leg kick.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vargas misses with a leg kick
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Molito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Molito misses with a looping left.
Molito throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Molito checks it
and Molito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Molito scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ryan Vargas has been cut.
Molito throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas scores with a hook.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Molito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas misses with a hook to the body
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vargas!
Molito misses with a hook.
Molito misses with a straight right.
Vargas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molito unleashes a big counter combination but Vargas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Molito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vargas looks to land a body kick but Molito moved away.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
Vargas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Molito takes one to the side of the head.
Vargas throws a low kick, looking for Molito's leg but Molito calmly moves out of range.
Molito lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Molito.
Molito cracks Vargas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito's corner calls for a 1-2. Molito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vargas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molito lands with a straight right. Vargas didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas misses the jab.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Molito dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vargas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molito is out of range and Vargas settles back down.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Vargas there.
Vargas misses with a jab to the body
and Molito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molito 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.
Molito throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Molito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Molito. That snapped Vargas's head back.
Vargas is rocked!
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molito counters with a huge left! Vargas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Molito isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Vargas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Molito!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito! Enrique Molito retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Enrique Molito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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